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I have nothing against electric per se. But to my subjective eye, that is just an ugly bike.
I agree and I'm not sure it will ever grow on me, either.
I have nothing against electric per se. But to my subjective eye, that is just an ugly bike.
There's actually a row of charging stations behind a motel in Columbus.
Electrics are for those with not far to go.
The Tesla supercharger. They are also placed in Flatonia, Houston, Three Rivers, Victoria, New Braunsfels... spaced so that there are charging options for travelers. They put them near restaurants so that a driver could get 30 or 40 minutes of charge while they eat.
That's pretty much everybody with money to buy a new motorcycle. 450 or so urban counties make up 60%-70% of the economic output of the nation while the other 2500 make up the balance. Targeting the urban and suburban commuter makes more sense in term of economic and infrastructure from a business perspective. I'd bet that when powersports manufacturer ask what rural Americans are buying the answer it UTVs, not motorcycles, and most of those sales are probably hobby farmers.
I have nothing against electric per se. But to my subjective eye, that is just an ugly bike.
Did you see the 2020 Pan America later down in the article?
Truly hideous. Who in their right would pass up all the great adventure bikes available to buy that thing, the first attempt by a company who has zero experience in the dual sport market.
If it's true HD, it will be overweight and overpriced.
clothespins in the spokes perhaps ...?
So, I think of this bike like another step into the darkness, and hope against hope that someday somebody will be able to figure out how to make these things pretty again. They also need to design them so they make cool noises like a proper bike again, clothespins in the spokes perhaps ...?
Dave.
The biggest knock commonly heard against Formula E is lack of noise. The cars are brilliantly engineered & really fast. But they sound like slot cars! I think a lot of traditional race fans would enjoy the series more if the cars played recordings of Ferrari V-12 or Cosworth V-8 engines.
Or a clothespin in the spokes.
Unless they can get charging times down to under 5-10 minutes, I see a serious need for some kind of battery standardization that makes them modular for cars, bikes, etc,... This way, kind of like empty propane tanks, you could stop at a charging station, SWAP discharged batteries for fully charged ones in a matter of a few minutes and then be on your way. There's no way I am going to sit at a charging station for 30 minutes waiting for my batteries to recharge every few hundred miles. Right now, I have a 500 mile range on my truck and it takes less than 10 minutes to refill.
I guess I could see electric being good for commuting where you might have enough range for a there and back each day, plus maybe a bit of errand running, before you plug it in for the night. So in urban environments, great. But heaven forbid you need to leave the urban environment...
If we had the room, a small electric car would work well for my wife. She has a 5 mile commute on a country road to get to work. She comes home for lunch so 20 miles per day would be easy. If I had her commute, an electric bike would likely already be in my garage.