Never thought i would say this, but some of these high tec electric motorcycles are quite stylish, with good performance to match, the milage range seems to be limited though, but i gues that will improve.
It also looks like most of the big brands are investing heavily in these machines, & i guess once the infastructure for charging etc is in place, then this is possibly the end for the old fossil fueled donkeys we ride.
With most countrys signed up to reduce carbon output, the writing has to be on the wall for sure, but i think the legislation that will come soon, will not be to ban combustion engine vehicles, but limit where they can be used, ie towns, cities, near schools etc.
You could like it to drink driving, smoking etc, within a very short time it could be just as socialy unacceptable to drive/ride a smoky old vintage car/motorcycle around town etc.
How long have we got? well luckily, our politicians are so innept, that they have forgot to build any new power stations to feed this new line of enviromentaly friendly vehicles, so i guess another ten years is probably nearer the mark.
I could never afford to buy one & i guess i`m not on my own, so at least the congestion on our roads will ease..... but following all the trends of the last 50 yrs, the faster technology improves, the quicker the change will come.
I always thought that it would be the exhaustion of oil suplies that finished off the combustion engine, but that may be wrong, anyway, what i was going to say was, has anybody got one/ planning to or even ridden one, it would be interesting to hear what the riding characteristics are like, engine ( motor )braking etc.
What do you think the future holds?
It also looks like most of the big brands are investing heavily in these machines, & i guess once the infastructure for charging etc is in place, then this is possibly the end for the old fossil fueled donkeys we ride.
With most countrys signed up to reduce carbon output, the writing has to be on the wall for sure, but i think the legislation that will come soon, will not be to ban combustion engine vehicles, but limit where they can be used, ie towns, cities, near schools etc.
You could like it to drink driving, smoking etc, within a very short time it could be just as socialy unacceptable to drive/ride a smoky old vintage car/motorcycle around town etc.
How long have we got? well luckily, our politicians are so innept, that they have forgot to build any new power stations to feed this new line of enviromentaly friendly vehicles, so i guess another ten years is probably nearer the mark.
I could never afford to buy one & i guess i`m not on my own, so at least the congestion on our roads will ease..... but following all the trends of the last 50 yrs, the faster technology improves, the quicker the change will come.
I always thought that it would be the exhaustion of oil suplies that finished off the combustion engine, but that may be wrong, anyway, what i was going to say was, has anybody got one/ planning to or even ridden one, it would be interesting to hear what the riding characteristics are like, engine ( motor )braking etc.
What do you think the future holds?
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