Electric motorcycles and scooters
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Sep 21, 2026
Wes FlemingHOST
That's a less romantic but far more important question.
Wes FlemingHOST
But as electric motorcycles go, this is at least a tangible product rather than a rendering, a promise, or a revolutionary business plan coming from an empty factory.
Wes FlemingHOST
If you ask me...
Wes FlemingHOST
That means that Regent is already ahead of a distressing number of their competitors.
Wes FlemingHOST
Finally, here's a little business move.
Wes FlemingHOST
Electric motorcycles and three-wheelers are moving into Africa in rapidly growing numbers, but the development looks different depending on where you are or where you're looking.
Wes FlemingHOST
According to Chinese customs data reported by the Associated Press, so it's being filtered, African imports of electric motorcycles and three-wheelers from China increased 60% in the first half of 2026, reaching a total value of about $114.5 million.
Wes FlemingHOST
Morocco led the continent with 80,188 units imported, worth about $21.5 million.
Stephen GrootesHOST
I was surprised but not surprised.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Electric motorcycles made in China, the number that's imported to Africa has risen by 60%.
Stephen GrootesHOST
I mean, that's a big number.
Stephen GrootesHOST
But look at how useful they are.
AJ HoffmanHOST
... was a thing here.
AJ HoffmanHOST
It, I'm, I'm looking at this, a woman has been charged with impaired driving on an E-scooter.
Rob ThompsonHOST
I think that, you know, you shouldn't-
AJ HoffmanHOST
What?
Rob ThompsonHOST
Is it clickbait or just poorly written?
AJ HoffmanHOST
N- it's poorly written, poorly reported because th- there was a, a...
AJ HoffmanHOST
Okay, so this woman crashed her, uh, E-scooter, and when police arrived, uh, they discovered that she was impaired and charged her accordingly.
AJ HoffmanHOST
But it's, the, the problem I have with it is when it says what her blood alcohol concentration was.
Mike SmithHOST
There's another viral video here.
Mike SmithHOST
The police also say, now this is quite disturbing, he said there is a trend of young riders on these electric motorcycles attempting to bait the officers into a pursuit.
Mike SmithHOST
You gotta be kidding me here.
Mike SmithHOST
What do you think of this? I
Paul DoroshenkoGUEST
Shocking.
Mike SmithHOST
Yeah, and we've talked a lot about the e-scooters and the problems that those have been causing, electric scooters.
Mike SmithHOST
Now there's a lot of concerns being raised about these electric motorcycles, especially these electric dirt bikes that police say are for off-road use only.
Mike SmithHOST
Many of them do not have signal lights.
Gavin JenningsHOST
E-scooters, what are Gardaí going to do from today?
Seán CanneyGUEST
Well, first of all, from today, the regulations which I signed the day before yesterday give effect to the fact that anybody with an e-scooter needs to have a high-vis vest on them and also needs to have a helmet.
Seán CanneyGUEST
You can see if somebody doesn't have a helmet on or if they don't have a high-vis vest on, you can stop them or take the e-scooter off them.