Technology trends are either way too common or way too unnoticeable, but I tell you, the latest one is "going green." I really don't believe they're doing it for the sake of humanity, but merely (as always) for the money. Nature caring doesn't come cheap and eco devices are sure to get as common as bread and soap (random example) somewhat soon. That's why companies are getting in this trend, because the sooner you start something, the sooner you start getting money out of it.

Siemens recently announced the first custom electric motorcycle that was built by teaming up with custom motorcycle manufacturer Orange County Choppers, named the "Siemens Smart Chopper."

"We wanted to build this unique chopper to raise environmental awareness and reflect what the 69,000 employees of Siemens USA are doing to help America stay on the cutting edge of tomorrow's green economy," said Daryl Dulaney, President & CEO of Siemens Building Technologies. "Siemens is already very much a part of the fabric of America, and our portfolio is one of the greenest in the business. Green is not marketing hype for us; it is in our DNA."

Built by Orange County choppers over the course of a month, it was forged with recycled materials, advanced DC Motors Inc Series 8-inch motor, LED lighting by OSRAM Sylvania, a Siemens company, 27 Peak horsepower and maximum speed of 160.93 km/h. The range is somewhere at 96.5 miles on a single charge (so, you can drive for 40 minutes at top speed, that's good enough) and, of course, it sports an on-board charger that can be plugged into any 110-volt outlet.

For the Orange County fans, mind that the episode when they build the Siemens Smart Chopper is going to air on TLC on October 22.

"Building an electric bike from recycled materials was something new for us, but we definitely enjoyed the challenge and think that the end product makes a great addition to our wide range of unique motorcycles," said Paul Teutul, Sr., founder of Orange County Choppers, based in Newburgh, N.Y. "While electric bikes probably won't surpass traditional ones for the foreseeable future, we also think that energy efficient technologies are increasingly important for both manufacturers and consumers."


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