<![CDATA[Gizmodo: enertia]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: enertia]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/enertia http://gizmodo.com/tag/enertia <![CDATA[Best Buy Testing New Section For Electric Scooters, Segways]]> Best Buy has started a 19-store trial of a new section for electric scooters, assisted bikes and Segways. The new business plan, in full: lure customers in with below-wholesale CDs, then pitch them to buy multi-thousand-dollar personal transportation devices favored by eccentric billionaires and mall cops. Though to their credit, this line from on of their execs about the section's business prospects is pretty funny:
I'm not sure how it's going to do either, but I like the muscles we're exercising.

They're heroically flexing their metaphorical creative retail muscles, so you don't have to flex your real ones. Anyway, the trial is happening in Washington, Oregon and California for now, so stop by to snag a test ride around the appliances section. [WSJ]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5308326&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Enertia Electric Motorcycle]]> The Brammo Motorsports Enertia is a 100% electric bike. Charged by normal plug in a speedy three hours (faster than my Macbook Pro), six lithium phosphate batteries can store up to 45 miles worth of riding. But at a top speed of only 50mph, the chain-driven Enertia is more of a decorated moped than a motorcycle (though the Brembo brakes sound nice). Hitting stores next year, a limited edition carbon model will run $14,995 with the standard priced at $11,995. Because it takes green to go green.

[enertia via treehugger]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=276040&view=rss&microfeed=true