- Dec 13, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48668791
What scooter are people of Ireland replacing their bikes with? Something like this beauty?
What scooter are people of Ireland replacing their bikes with? Something like this beauty?
Seriously mate, electric bikes like the Zero SR/F are brilliant pieces of kit. Anyone not taking electric bikes seriously is doing themselves a disfavor. Sure, there's the question of range, but that will become less of an issue as batteries get more powerful, electric engines become more efficient and charging infrastructure becomes more widespread.
Also, this year marks the inaugural year of the MotoE championship. An electric motorcycle world championship that runs together with the MotoGP. They had a test at Valencia last week and first race will be in Germany in 4 weeks. It has old MotoGP riders like Bradley Smith, Xavier Simeon and even Sete Gibernau, as well as some old Moto2/Moto3 talent like Maria Herrera.
Why is this important? Because it's racing taken seriously and will drive the development of better, stronger and more efficient electric motorcycles. Those developments will trickle down into the consumer market.
By the time it's 2030, you'll have a Ducati Panigale E to ride, believe me