Orange County Choppers is producing a hybrid motorcycle in a deal with Schneider Electric. According to a statement the aim is to build a motorcycle “capable of traveling farther, without refueling or recharging, than any other OCC bike in history”. The move comes after OCC has already produced an electric chopper and so it seems we could be going eco in the chopper market of all sectors.

Schneider Electric will provide the components and technical knowledge to build the hybrid bike, which may have something like a parallel power train a bit like that originally used on the Toyota Prius hatchback car.

Apparently the hybrid chopper should be ready by the end of 2009, exclusively offered to contract partners who will get their own Orange County Chopper. Unfortunately there are no pics yet, but for more details, the press release is after the jump.

Source | Autoblog

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Hard to believe that Paul Teutul Sr. from Orange County Choppers would try his hand in building something as so green as a zero emissions motorcycle, but they’ve done it up in their typical custom style and the result is the Siemens Smart Chopper.

Commissioned by Siemens USA, the chopper made from recycled materials is powered by a 27-horsepower electric motor from Advanced DC and can go an estimated 60 miles after a single charge. Top speed is listed at 100 mph.

Source | autoblog

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Remember the Orange County Chopper B-2 Stealth Chopper? Here’s the unveiling video with OCC boss Paul Teutel Sr. giving a little details on the bike dubbed the Spirit of Innovation.

I know it’s the proverbial drop in the bucket for a big company like Northrop Grumman, but how much did they pay for this bike?

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Northrop Grumman, a B-2 prime contractor, in collaboration with Orange County Choppers has custom made a B-2 bomber-themed motorcycle to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first flight of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.

Similar in appearance to the B-2 stealth bomber, the front of the bike resembles the B-2’s cockpit, the aft deck of the bike is made in the same titanium used for the original B-2 aft deck, while the top view of the bike is identical to B-2’s planform aligned design.

Why would anyone want to make a motorcycle look like a weapon of destruction?

Source | irconnect

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