Honda’s presence in the electric two-wheeler space has long been limited to one-off scooters and bikes. But all that is set to change with the Japanese maker unveiling a performance electric motorcycle called the EV Fun Concept at this year’s EICMA motorcycle trade show.
Acceleration of a 650. Range of 62mi.
/yawnOh and it will likely look nothing like the concept, as always. The rider triangle is much too sporty to be “for the masses” and it has no turn signals and useless fenders.
IMO, electric motorbikes don’t make any sense - they’re not for cities, and they’re not for road-tripping because their range stinks. They’re an insistence on round-peg in a square hole; they’re a mechanical horse.
What we need is tiny one-person electric cars - the limit on range at highway speeds is aerodynamics, and motorbikes just aren’t as aerodynamic as putting the human inside a shell.
In what way are they not for cities? I think that’s what they’re best at.
Cars don’t make sense in a well-built city, you can walk or take a train and they scale much better. Electric motorbikes are five figures, which is waaay too expensive. Buy a motorscooters or ebike, either would be just as good.
Motorbikes are great in car-centric cities, but that’s because car-centric cities are failed urban-design abominations. It’s like building a city without stairs/elevators and then claiming jetpacks are practical.
I cannot speak for you but literally everywhere I’ve ever lived or visited is a car-centric city where a motorcycle does extremely well.
So while eMotos may not be ideal for your utopic scenario, in real life they work very well.
I don’t know what I want. Something really basic? But then why not just but an e-bike? I initially thought a ct110 type bike, but what advantage does that have over a push bike? I’m not sure any more. Maybe I just want something I can afford and justify to my family.
I don’t know how it is in the US, but in Aus an e-bike is limited to 25km/h. So that’s why a ct110-type bike would be cool. Could sell them to Auspost too.
