The newly unveiled Yadea Kemper electric motorcycle offers more than just a speedy recharge, it's also a fast and powerful ride.
  • HarlockJC@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    So many small companies have said something like this in the past, and it never happened

    • diewethje@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      There are a couple reasons for this. The biggest is that it takes a lot of time and money to develop road-legal vehicles, and this technology hasn’t been around in a production-feasible form for that long.

      I’m an engineer at an electric motorcycle company. We’ve charged to 80% in less than 10 minutes with our test mules. We’re fortunate enough to have the resources to bring it to production, but it still takes years.

  • thewouldshed@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It has pedals to use after completing a 1/4 mile.

    If it topped out at 80 but went 250 miles per charge I’d buy today

    • 0ne_Winged_Angel@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Engine noise would be a safety feature if the sound was projected forward, but it ain’t. If I don’t have my windows down, I get zero extra notice of someone riding in my blind spot.

  • otterplus@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The problem with electric motorcycles is they lack universal appeal. Perhaps I should say global appeal as there are so many variables. In smaller countries it could be the greatest thing ever as larger displacement ICE vehicles are taxed per cc and the distances traveled are well within the range capabilities. In larger countries such as the USA the use case just isn’t there. It would be great for those that don’t need to leave their city for their commutes and have plenty of controlled intersections for regenerative braking to aid range.

    Most people in this country have much farther, higher speed, commutes which act in direct opposition to the benefits of electric vehicles. I rarely ever have to visit my base office, but there isn’t an electric motorcycle that could make the trip without requiring a charge to get home and that’s only 30 miles at upwards of 65mph.

    • Sharp-Pop335@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Electric scooters are pretty popular in Turkey. Or maybe just the areas I visited. They top out at 40kph so the batteries last a decent while.

      And by electric scooter I mean full size sit down ones, not the ones you fold up and ride like 10 miles.

      • fourthdawg@alien.top
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        1 year ago

        Electric scooters are getting more popular in Indonesia too. And more cheaper models (mainly from Chinese manufacturer) are started to be more common. But in terms of popularity, they still way behind of regular ICE scooters tho.

  • wwarnout@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    …and gets how many kilometers per charge?

    “The company hasn’t shared a range figure yet…”

    • chriscross1966@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Given it’s rather slower than the Zero SR/F which has rather more than double the battery capability, I’m guessing in town around 70 miles, out of town about 40-45?.. Wish I could afford the SR/F, it truly would be a practical transport for my 70-mile round-trip commute

    • kevshea@alien.top
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      1 year ago

      You charge up, you drive around, yadea yadea you’re stuck on the side of the highway.

  • MeatHamster@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I can charge my phone pretty quickly and if I shoot it out of a cannon, it’s pretty fast too.

  • Kljmok@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Read that as Yamaha and got interested, reread, immediately lost interest.