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Finland based electric motorcycle manufacturer Verge has appointed the developer of Apple and Tesla stores , respected business and retail visionary George Blankenship , as its new Chief Revenue Officer . With a career spanning more than 40 years , Blankenship has developed acclaimed retail strategies for world-renowned brands and will be responsible for developing Verge Motorcycles ' customer interface and customer journey , as well as its global store strategy .
Alexander Buckan will take over from Edgar Heinrich as the new head of BMW Motorrad Design , effective 1 January 2024 . Buckan will be responsible for the design of all BMW Group two-wheeled vehicles , rider equipment and accessories . Edgar Heinrich , who has been BMW Motorrad ' s Head of Design since 2012 , is retiring after 35 years at the BMW Group . Buckan began his career at BMW Motorrad as a transportation designer back in 2003 . Since then , he has been responsible for a variety of different models , including the F 800 GS , 450 X , R 1200 GS LC and R 1200 GS Adventure LC .
MEGA ChinaMotor reports that " noteworthy " new electric PTW introductions at CIMAMotor 2023 in September included new models from the likes of VFLY , a new brand from Yadea ; FELO , a " a cutting-edge highperformance electric motorcycle brand that has competed in MotoE last year "; Arctic Leopard , a Chinese electric offroad vehicle brand that has announced its participation in the 2024 Dakar Rally ; QJETECH , the electric vehicle brand of QJMOTOR Group , with ADV scooter models ; Loncin owned Bicose with its EC04 ' flat ' scooter and the EF03 electric off-roader ; CINECO , a " high-end electric vehicle brand " owned by ZONGSHEN ; Surron and leading lithium battery brands such as Ampace and Greenway .
French electric snowbike manufacturer Moon Bikes says it will be opening ten new MoonBikes Parks in Europe and North America this winter - " enhancing our presence worldwide and complementing our existing family of 45 parks ".
Landport - ' New Gen ' batteries at EICMA
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year , Dutch specialist Landport Batteries offers batteries for all powersports applications as well as being the European Master Distributor for the powerful USA made Braille XCEL-Lite lithium batteries range . The Landport range runs from Absorbent Glass Mat lead-acid technology ( AGM ) featuring advanced cranking performance and excellent vibration resistance , through Advanced , Classic , Deep Cycle , EV Series to Dry , GEL , LP Series and Extreme application battery architectures . EICMA 2023 will see them taking another step forward with the introduction of a new generation of powersports batteries and a new
Devoted to tourism
GIVI is celebrating its 45th anniversary with several activities related to two-wheel motorcycle tourism . A decade after the first adventure ( Patagonia 2013 ), the company organised in Italy a new adventure branded GIVI EXPLORER : The Dolomites and Stelvio Adventure , " an exciting tour that took a group of 33 motorcyclists to the most beautiful mountains in Italy from 9 to 15 September ". The account of this trip is
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available on the GIVI EXPLORER web portal , a virtual space dedicated to fans of motoadventures , which , after ten years of activity - in line with its anniversary - has been completely updated . The birth of GIVI EXPLORER also coincided with the introduction of the first GIVI branded aluminium cases , tested in
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range of Braille lithium batteries . " Designed and manufactured in the USA , Braille is a globally recognised market leader in providing the best starting solutions for all aspects of the motorsport and tuning markets for over 20 years ". www . landportbv . com
Patagonia in 2013 . To mark this double anniversary , The Dolomites and Stelvio Adventure was the ideal opportunity to ' test in the field ' the new line of aluminium Outback Evo cases designed by GIVI . The set consists of one top case and two side cases , one of which is contoured - there were tested on some of the motorbikes ridden by the participants . The tour in Italy was planned down to the tiniest detail and 26 motorbikes , ridden by people from all over the world , travelled for seven days through some of the most impressive passes and stunning locations in the Dolomites . www . givimoto . com
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