Mike Botan

1 day ago | advrider.com | Mike Botan

This news is a bit out of the ordinary for electric motorcycle manufacturers. Stark Future (Stark), the maker of the popular Stark Varg MX electric motorcycle says that it has recorded its highest ever monthly revenue of €18.3 (~$20.5M) while delivering a positive EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of €2.8 (~$3.1M). This means that Stark was able to deliver an approximate EBITDA margin (profit) a little over 15% for the month.

3 days ago | jalopnik.com | Mike Botan

You're all amped up about buying your new car. You negotiated its price, calculated your monthly payment, purchased insurance, and now it's time to register it. But surprise! With the closing of registration loopholes in California and Utah that reduced some residents' fees, these states will pull more cash out of their citizens' wallets. Vermont, too, recently slammed its registration loopholes shut. Like it or not, states have very variable registration costs.

3 days ago | jalopnik.com | Mike Botan

It's been a long day, and you're ready to go home. It's snowing outside, so you bundle up, run through the parking lot to your car, push the start button and ... nothing. Zilch, nada. Your car remains in its now-frozen slumber because its battery has died. Avoiding situations like this is why Consumer Reports tests car batteries and reports on its findings. Car batteries are not all the same. Some hold their charges longer than others, or withstand heat and cold better.

3 days ago | jalopnik.com | Mike Botan

Those four rubber doughnuts rolling beneath your car are supposed to help you control your car and arrive at your destination safely. But some tires have defects that make driving less safe. In these instances, U.S. law requires manufacturers to recall their defective tires. Tires affected by these recalls can come from many different brands and sizes.

1 week ago | advrider.com | Mike Botan

Is Harley-Davidson about to cut the cord on its LiveWire electric motorcycle brand? That’s the question that some are mulling after LiveWire’s parent, Harley-Davidson’s recent quarterly investors meeting. While the meeting was more about Harley’s quarterly performance, as a corporate parent, the discussion included the financial performance of its LiveWire electric motorcycle brand. Sales of the brand’s electric motorcycles continue to be dismal.