This article is about two or three wheeled electric vehicles . For single-person, three or four-wheeled mobility aid scooters, see Mobility scooter. For electric powered kick scooters, see Electric kick scooter. For electric powered bicycles, see Electric bicycles.
Electric motorcycles and scooters are plug-in electric vehicles with two or three wheels powered by electricity. The electricity is stored on board in a rechargeable battery, which drives one or more electric motors. Electric scooters (as distinct from motorcycles) have a step-through frame.
Electric motorcycle manufacturers include Brammo, Zero Motorcycles, Lightning Motorcycle, Energica Motor Company, Quantya, Electric Motorsport, Hollywood Electrics, Yo and Lito. Yamaha plans to enter the market shortly with at least two models. Spanish company Bultaco intends to enter the electric motorcycle market in 2015. Heavyweight Harley Davidson introduced a new prototype electric motorcycle in June 2014.
Electric scooters: the primary commercial production supplier for worldwide markets, is Z Electric Vehicle. The BMW C Evolution electric scooter was released in Germany in May 2014. Honda participated in European lease demonstration and driving tests for its electric scooter in 2012 but has not yet announced its availability for sale. Terra Motors, a Japanese electric vehicle maker, will begin selling electric scooters in India by 2015. Gogoro announced a swappable battery electric scooter at CES 2015.