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.
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.
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.
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.
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.