{"id":4804,"date":"2021-03-25T13:55:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T19:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scenicapp.space\/blog\/?p=4804"},"modified":"2021-03-25T13:55:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T19:55:49","slug":"the-state-of-electric-motorcycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scenicapp.space\/blog\/the-state-of-electric-motorcycles\/","title":{"rendered":"The state of Electric Motorcycles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over at ScenicApp we rarely write about Electric Motorcycles. Why is that? It&#8217;s not because there is no news about them. Almost every day there is a news article on them. It&#8217;s not because there are no electric motorcycles. It seems almost every week a new model appears. It&#8217;s not that there are no brands. It seems almost every month a new electric motorcycle brand pops up. Just have a look at this <a href=\"https:\/\/manofmany.com\/rides\/motorcycles\/best-electric-motorcycles\">list of 18 electric motorcycles<\/a>. You&#8217;ll see some pretty &#8216;exotic&#8217; brands and models there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/scenicapp.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/electric.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scenicapp.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/electric.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scenicapp.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/electric-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then why? Well&#8230; because technology is just not there yet. To be more specific, the technology to create a compact and light enough battery with a decent range that can re-charge within 5 minutes. Because, let&#8217;s face it, as touring and adventure riders, that&#8217;s what we need!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, if you commute or do some grocery shopping, the typical range of 100 to 150 miles (150 &#8211; 250 km) will do, but that&#8217;s not enough for a good day trip, let alone a multi day trip. Add to that the lack of charging station availability in many countries, and the fact that charging takes more like 30 minutes than the usual 3 minutes, and you&#8217;ve got yourself an unpractical (not to say unworkable) situation. Unless, of course, you have <a href=\"https:\/\/scenicapp.space\/blog\/long-way-ewan-charley-vs-youtube\/\">a gasoline powered van traveling with you and a diesel generator on call<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is some good news on the horizon though. Just a few weeks ago <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimatemotorcycling.com\/2021\/03\/01\/honda-ktm-piaggio-and-yamaha-sign-e-motorcycle-battery-agreement\/\">Honda, KTM, Piagggo and Yamaha signed an agreement around swappable e-bike batteries<\/a>. Now THAT could be a great solution. Imagine (at least that&#8217;s how I imagine it) rolling up to a &#8216;gas&#8217;-station, riding your bike above a &#8216;hole in the floor&#8217;, then, some arms come up, your old empty battery is dropped and a new full one is put in place. Et VOILA. Ready to roll in the same amount of time as a conventional &#8216;fill-up&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having said all this, I do believe that electric is the future of motorcycling. Electric motorcycles already out-perform traditional ones. It&#8217;s only a matter of time before we nail the range and recharging problem. Once that&#8217;s done&#8230; combustion engine based motorcycles will become a thing of the past. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over at ScenicApp we rarely write about Electric Motorcycles. Why is that? 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