I had an electric car, and they are genuinely great to drive. The only problem was, you can't drive them too far, I usually got about 75 miles from mine. That cost about £2 to charge for that range though, that should be great news to the tight Yorkies and Jocks on here.
I was at the isle of man tt in 09(?) when the first electric bikes raced... wasn't impressed at all... Still ain't.. but according to the riders then and those joining up now, it's a good thing... I hate a good thing...losing the smell of 2stoke was bad enough.. Losing the smell and sound of internal combustion engine altogether is for the fucken birds.
I had a shot of an electric KTM a few weeks back, Not sure if it was the lack of gears and instant torque but it felt fantastic around a dirt track with jumps and all sorts. It was as if it had 50+hp, turns out on 'power level 2' its nearer to 25hp but because its everywhere in the range it feels massively more powerful. Also sounded quite nice too like a baby turbo whine! I'd love a shot of a proper electric superbike, So easy to ride, adjustable power, very fancy electronics...I'd imagine it to be pretty exciting
I went to the TT last year a massive critic of the Zero bikes, But even I can't deny.. they looked fast! and they're not a million miles off the big boys. Do need alot of development though
Not relevant at all to the new story that you didn't know about and it took you all night to find! Now get some sleep
Nobody made a comment about Ducati, electrics and reliability yet? I’ve got a deposit on a Jaguar I-Pace, but the suggested price keeps going north so whether I follow through on it depends on numbers when it is confirmed in the spring. Regrettably electric, or fuel cell, probably is the future.
Not for the first time - the cost of buying energy is about the same whether you buy it as mains electricity or as pump petrol. Look it up. If you imagine energy is cheaper as electricity you are living in cloud cuckoo land, unless you make your own. Once you have got a certain amount of energy stored on board your vehicle (in a petrol tank or a battery, as the case may be), how efficiently the mechanism turns the stored energy into motion is another matter. Sellers of electric vehicles often make wildly optimistic assertions about the amount of energy which can be stored and its cost, the distance and speed which it can propel the vehicle, the rapidity of recharging, and the efficiency of the whole process. Battery electric vehicles do have certain genuine advantages, but they also have massive drawbacks. Their proponents consistently damage their cause by exaggerating the former and suppressing the latter.
