Electric motorcycles

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Turbo Ghost

I don't see electric cars or any other vehicles being viable as a mass-production item until everyone adopts a standard that will allow hot-swapping of battery units at any local station. If I want to travel to NY from here, I don't want to have to stop 2 hours from there and wait 8 hours for my battery to recharge. It's like the voluntary usage by most manufacturers of the micro usb connectors for charging. Before it can happen, the most reliable and cost-effective design will have to be discovered first. I have no problem with driving/riding electric as long as it will perform up to the standard of a gas-powered vehicle.

thats my issue with them so far. It can be good as a commuter vehicle if you can charge it at work. But i cant see it as something you take out for a day of backroad riding. Worst case scenario with gas is if you do run out at least you can get a container and get to a gas station. I cant see you going to find a gallon of electrons I also dont want 2 hrs of downtime on a ride waiting for a battery to recharge.