Electrify Expo offers a tipping point moment for people curious about how these products perform. This is North America’s largest demo-day for electric vehicles,” claims Birtwell. Future rounds will be in Miami and Austin for this first year and look for Electrify Expo to expand exponentially in 2022. From Aventura and CSC to Super73 and Zugo there was a wide array of electric motorcycles and scooters on display and available to demo… Just don’t ask about a certain creative director blitzing the North 40 going north of 40 mph on a Sierra Electric Motorcycles supermoto machine! Joining established brands like LiveWire, EZ-GO and Super73 were some emerging players in the space. In alphabetical order some of the stand outs of the show from a motorcycle dealer perspective included:
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utts on seats is the proven formula for selling motorcycles, but how about entire market sectors? Electrify Expo is a new event designed to welcome ICE fans to the EV realm. Come for the demo rides, stay for the party! Everything from industry speakers to food trucks and an evening concert — there was even a kid’s zone to keep “ the little ones entertained — and did we mention demo rides? “Electrify Expo brings together the world’s leading e-mobility brands for consumers to experience interactive displays, test drives and product debuts, in a fun family atmosphere,” explains Electrify Expo founder BJ Birtwell. “Experiencing e-mobility products in an environment like this is a game changer.” Dealernews joined nearly 20,000 spectators to experience the latest electric motorcycles, e-bikes, scooters, skateboards, hoverboards and cars from the top players in the electric mobility market. With more than 500,000 square feet of exhibit and festival space, the Great Park of Orange in Irvine, CA was the perfect venue to prove the Electrify Expo concept. And with about 4,000 consumers showing up before the gates even opened on Saturday morning, seems like the show is a go!
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AVENTURA-X From Barcelona, but with U.S. arms in Miami and Los Angeles, Aventura is the cosmopolitan answer to a classic scooter updated to the EV era, complete with styling straight from Roman Holiday but with 60V20AH Lithiumion removable battery packs. “Aventura-X will accelerate the future of sustainability, enriching lives around the world with the safest and most eco-friendly means of transportation on the market. Through our commitment to quality, constant innovation, and respect for the planet, we aim to exceed expectations and be rewarded with a smile. Individual accountability for our own performance and for the quality of our products will demonstrate to our customers we are caring, reliable and dependable.” Click here: https://aventura-x.com/