Honda and Yamaha to Sell Electric Motorcycles

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Okay, they won’t be your grandpa’s old 50cc Super Cub like you see in the picture, but Honda and Yamaha are both planning battery electric motorcycles that will have the performance of their current 50cc bikes without using a drop of gasoline.

Yamaha plans to release their bike in 2010, which seems to be the year of the electric car already. Details are scarce, but the bike should have an impressive 62 mile range, and will probably cost a pretty penny compared to its gasoline-powered counterparts.

Honda, on the other hand, will be releasing their bike in 2011 with a target range on 31 miles. They are hoping that the Japanese post office and other fleets that do deliveries will take to the electric bikes in order to reduce costs and pollution associated with shipping.

Details are scarce, but we’ll keep you updated. Would you buy one?

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