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1 Up Down	X Rider nabs for first EPA Certification of Conformity for electric motorcycles Posted by AutoBlogGreen 1 year 21 weeks ago - Tags: Transportation Login to post comments - Made popular 1 year 21 weeks ago
We got a note from Xtreme Green Vehicles last week announcing that their X Rider was the first electric motorcycle to receive a Certificate of Conformity from the EPA. We thought this was unusual, since X Rider is not the only ebike available (see Zero X and Brammo for two examples), but it turns out to be accurate. The EPA confirmed to AutoblogGreen that all highway-speed vehicles now need a Certificate of Conformity. This doesn't mean that the electric motorcycles from Brammo or Zero aren't legal, though, since the EPA has only required these certificates "recently," and vehicles imported or made before the changes can be sold without a certificate. Xtreme Green Vehicle's David Isserman told AutoblogGreen that: We applied for it originally because according to the stimulus package, one of the requirements to be eligible for the tax credits was to have a Certificate of Conformity. As it turned out, when we originally approached the EPA, they said that every on-road highway vehicle had to have one and that low speed vehicles do not need to have one because they aren't going on highways. The EPA's Certification of Conformity "certifies that a particular class of motor vehicles conforms to the EPA requirements." We called the EPA to find out why, for example electric motorbikes from Brammo or Zero didn't have a certificate, and the first response we got was, "Why would the EPA even issue a certificate for an electric motorcycle?" Turns out, that person wasn't up on the latest information (seems to be a trend in the government these days) and a bit more poking around revealed that Xtreme is indeed the first to get a Certificate for the category "Highway Motorcycle - Battery Electric," which is required to legally operate battery powered/electric motorcycles on U.S. highways. You can see the certificate for the X Rider here.Gallery: X Rider[Source: Xtreme Green Products]Continue reading X Rider nabs for first EPA Certification of Conformity for electric motorcyclesFiled under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Green DailyX Rider nabs for first EPA Certification of Conformity for electric motorcycles originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . Full story @ autobloggreen.com
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