Obviously Gogoro Inc., an upstart with ambitions to develop and sell the Gogoro Smartscooter electric-scooters as well as aim to transform energy distribution and management in megacities, is serious about its plan to popularize its line of stylish e-scooters in Taiwan, in the wake of cutting prices of its erstwhile upscale-priced scooters, having recently announced it has tied up with President ...

After several years of research and development, Yu Siang Shun Co., Ltd., a firefighting equipment developer and manufacturer in Taiwan, recently said that it has successfully developed two new, innovative firefighting products, including the SEMAT firefighting motorcycle and SEMAT DC firefighting system. The former is a specially-developed scooter designed to carry the SEMAT DC firefighting syst...

Many exciting new products, bikes and concepts were unveiled at the 8th Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show (Motorcycle Taiwan 2013) and the 3rd Taiwan International Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan 2013) at the Taiwan World Trade Center Exhibition Hall on April 10-13, 2013. The shows were organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs in conjunction with ...

Thanks to their fuel efficiency, ease of use in congested traffic, and relatively low ownership and operating costs, two-wheeled vehicles including scooters, motorcycles, and bicycles are a very popular mode of transport in Asia, especially in China, Taiwan, India, and most of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. The growth of the overall market for these vehicles wit...

Due to still unsteady peripheral economic conditions in the EU, the EU market for motorcycles, scooters, tricycles and other vehicles in the L-category, has declined the fifth consecutive year in 2012 with another drop of 12.7%, according to ACEM (Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers in Europe). Post-1997 All-time Low With little over 1.5 million units sold in Europe, Powered Two-Wheeler s...

With very high output of motor scooters for domestic and export sales, Taiwan is one of the top-three global suppliers of high-quality, innovative scooter performance-tuning parts. In recent years, however, the island has advanced furthered by supplanting Japan to take the lead in the sector. After electronic fuel-injected (EFI) engines became mainstream, ever more Taiwanese companies have foc...

Sales of electric vehicles (EVs), two-, three- or four-wheels, have been falling short of expectations of governments, makers, maybe not consumers but eco-conscious buyers for years, though likely to see "visible" growth over the next several years. Currently, sales of four-wheel EVs and electric scooters (e-scooters) are more concentrated in Europe, the United States and China, though the ma...

Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. (KYMCO brand), a major powered two-wheeler (PTW) manufacturer in Taiwan, reportedly won an order from BMW for alternator systems for its new i3 luxury electric citycar, with an agreement signed between the two parties, according to foreign news wires. But KYMCO executives declined to comment on the order. In Taiwan, KYMCO is a major PTW vendor, exports to a number o...

Despite the economic crisis affecting the European motorcycle market, signs of recovery are at hand, according to ACEM (Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers in Europe). The analysis of recent market trends highlights that urban mobility and passion are still acting as main drivers of the motorcycle market. While some segments have suffered from the impact of the economic downturn, sales of...

To confront the increasingly serious problems such as traffic congestion and environmental pollution, the Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers in Europe, or ACEM, is promoting a slogan—“Powered Two-Wheelers: the SMART Choice for Urban Mobility”—that is expected to both help solve the urbanization problem and boost powered two-wheeler (PTW) industry development. The ACEM, a professional body...