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Six reasons why we should embrace electric motorcycles

Electric motorcycles have become punching bags for traditionalists, but there are plenty of good reasons why we should embrace the change

The electric motorcycle conversation is growing louder as major manufacturers continue to look towards a very different future. But traditionalists are still afraid to take the leap of faith.

Listen to any rusted-on motorcyclist and they will tell you of their emotional attachment to the speed, sound, smell and feel of internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycles. Many of those people also will tell you that electric motorcycles don&#;t have enough range, take too long to charge, and are too expensive. Quite simply, many motorcyclists are afraid to embrace the change that is inevitably coming.

The world is changing, and so is the motorcycle industry. Electric motorcycle technology faces a number of challenges, but it is clear that we are moving in that direction, like it or not. So you may as well strap yourself in for the ride. Here are six reasons why we should embrace electric motorcycles.

Husqvarna recently unveiled its E-Pilen electric concept

1. Electric vehicles are good for the planet (sort of)

You&#;re probably sick of hearing it, but electric motorcycles are good for the planet. Well&#;sort of. Electric vehicles produce zero carbon emissions but the manufacturing process does. In fact, it is believed that EV production produces more CO2 emissions than conventional vehicle production. However, the theory is that EV&#;s have a smaller carbon footprint over their lifespan. Of course, it would take a fair few years of operation to offset the CO2 produced during the manufacturing process, but EV&#;s are ultimately greener in the long run.

Another argument against EVs is that, traditionally, electricity has been produced in un-environmentally-friendly ways. But renewable energy is becoming more prevalent and this will result in cleaner charging of electric vehicles.

Is this our ticket to a greener future?

2. It is inevitable

Whether you like it or not, electric vehicles will soon become the norm. International agreements like the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement are forcing countries to become more environmentally conscious and more than 14 countries have already committed to phasing out fossil-fuel vehicles at some point in the future. In some cases, this will happen sooner with more than 20 cities planning to phase out ICE vehicles before .

Automobile and motorcycle manufacturers are effectively on notice &#; they may have to go electric in order to survive. Already we have seen Harley-Davidson launch its own electric brand, while companies such as BMW, KTM, Husqvarna, Triumph, Honda, and Yamaha are all in deep with electric motorcycle development. It is coming, so we may as well embrace it.

BMW is working on some cool things behind the scenes

3. The disadvantages will become advantages

The biggest barrier for electric vehicles is their disadvantages. Battery range, charging times, lack of infrastructure, and price tags are all areas of concern for motorcyclists. But as time goes on, and as more people begin to embrace electric, these disadvantages will be slowly be diminished. In fact, we may even see electric vehicles outperform their fuel-powered counterparts in these areas one day.

For starters, battery range is constantly improving as manufacturers perfect technology. And, even better, swappable battery technology is being developed that would allow users to swap batteries on the go like you would with a gas bottle. Charging times are also getting faster and charging infrastructure will one day become as common as fuel stations. As for the high prices, they will come down as more people embrace the change and manufacturers streamline the production process.

Swappable battery technology should help with pesky range issues

4. Less cost in the long run

Electric motorcycles have less running costs than conventional vehicles. Firstly, they are much simpler mechanically. That means less servicing and repairing faults. Sure, the battery will die one day, but most EV batteries generally have long lifespans.

Additionally, you&#;re not paying for fuel or oil, so the only consumables will be things like tyres and brake pads. And with all the money you&#;ll save on fuel, I think you can live with that. Over the course of ownership of an electric vehicle, you&#;ll spend less than you would on a conventional vehicle, and this will be exaggerated when EVs eventually become cheaper.

Super Soco offers electric motorcycling at an affordable cost

5. Combustion engine vehicles won&#;t disappear

Look, I&#;m a traditionalist too. I love the sound and smell of two-stroke in the morning. And I love the rumble of a big V-twin, and the scream of an in-line four. But I also recognise that EVs are important, and they are not going away. So why not take the leap of faith? And I honestly believe that petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles won&#;t disappear off the face of the earth. Sure, they might become far less common, and we may not be able to use them in urban areas, but I think they will still exist to some degree.

Maybe several generations down the track will see ICE vehicles become extinct, but it&#;s unlikely to happen in our lifetime. My reasoning? Look at how many vehicles are currently out in the wild. Even if manufacturers stopped making ICE cars and bikes tomorrow, it would be a long time before the second-hand market dies off. I realise that my argument is based on no actual statistics or research (so feel free to prove me wrong), but I&#;m pretty confident that all you petrol heads will still be able to burn fuel for many years to come.

Electric motors will become more common, but they should't kill off fuel-powered vehicles

6. They are bloody good fun

To all you electric motorcycle haters out there, have you ever ridden one? There are a lot of noisy critics who haven&#;t even given electric a shot. Take it from me, they are more fun than you think. For starters, torque comes on instantly, making for exceptional performance in many cases.

Electric motorcycles can be fun to, you know?

There is also something really appealing to me about zipping stealthily around the streets and being able to hear every sound, from the wind, to the rustling of the trees, and to the couple having an argument on the footpath. Some people enjoy attracting attention through loud noise, but I&#;d rather be able to move around unnoticed. And if you really think you&#;ll miss the noise, then take note of companies like BMW, who has employed Hans Zimmer to create a soundtrack of emotional engine noises for its electric cars. I, for one, am excited to see where electric technology will take us. The sky is the limit.

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This article was originally published on May 13, .

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Why Electric Scooters are the Next Big Innovation

They are slow, lower-range and many other downturns. And that&#;s the future.

Allan Viana

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It is no secret that Tesla is one of the most innovative companies of the decade. Before Tesla, electric vehicles were not a thing. They made the electric car more than possible; they made the electric car desirable while the automobile industry is shrinking fast. Tesla can make almost everything your gas-driven car does. However, the Tesla vehicles are expensive and demand a charging infrastructure that yet does not exist outside rich countries, and that&#;s a big deal.

MUUV Electric Scooter, a company from Brazil

The electric scooters, on the other hand, maybe only have 60 km of range, a maximum speed of 75 km/h and the price is just as expensive as a regular gas scooter. But, as I just read &#;The Innovator&#;s Dilemma&#;, by Clayton M. Christensen, I&#;ve thought about this subject. He points out that innovation flourish where we believe there&#;s not a market. That&#;s, literally, the definition of innovation.

My dad is a motorcycle nerd. The kind of nerd who knows every bike launching year, how the engine is made, and which bike is passing on just by their sound (yes, this is possible and he can do it). As my father says, electric scooters are just not worth it. We want harder, better, faster, and stronger choppers. And there it is, our Innovation Dilemma! The motorcycles companies are listening to consumers and making a better product as we demand. They will never develop a bike worse than the current models. However, while it looks like nobody would like a weaker electric scooter, now we see them becoming each time more popular. But why? Who are these buyers? Electric Scooters are not a luxury product as a Tesla? The answers are where we think there isn&#;t a market. Think about you have a teenage daughter, who must go to school, and you don&#;t have the time to take her there. At the same time, you don&#;t want her racing around or going too far from the school. The electric scooter is the perfect solution.

The iconic scene in Pulp Fiction () where Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willies) is on a chopper.

Scooters are, in general, targeted for in-city driving. Making the scooter as fast as 120 km/h just does not make a big difference. The gas scooter is an established product. In the last 10 years, few things changed. On the other side, the electric one keeps making improvements. The battery is getting bigger, the speed is increasing, and the more people buy this product, the more we need charging stations &#; which is not even close to popular in poor countries. As seen here, in Brazil there is 675 EV charging stations. This means 1 in each far, far away distance. In some time the electric scooter will be as powerful as the gas-driven, with the pros of been more eco-friendly and cheaper in cost/km.

The simple yet efficient Electric Scooter has the power to change the market more deeply than Tesla. Rather than focuses on the richest, the Scooter focuses on day-to-day driving.

What about the established big players?

Now, you and I know about the future of electric scooters &#; and we are just regular people that probably don&#;t work in this sector. Yamaha, Honda and Harley-Davidson must be doing something, right? Yes, of course. They are trying too. But these companies are fantastic at making the regular oil motor. The electric one is quite different, and the parallel is not so easy. Furthermore, the electric vehicle depends on the battery. These &#;regular&#; companies do not have expertise in such research and development. Actually, most regular vehicles companies use third-party batteries.

By these technical aspects, Yamaha, Honda, and Harley-Davidson do not have any advantage. We must understand the electric vehicle as a new product that uses the same old design.

Simple Electric Motor. Source: Robert&#;s Freshman Physics Blog.

That&#;s not all. These big regular oil companies sell hundreds of thousands of products by the year. They already expect these big numbers. If a new Yamaha motorcycle sells &#;just&#; thousands, it is considered a big fail. Yet, the emerging startup is trying to sell the first thousand and the same number would be considered a huge success. Now, can you picture these same numbers in a board meeting with Yamaha and some startups: &#;We sold about 10,000 units last year&#;. While the Japanese executives will try to cancel the project, the startup would probably invest even more, seeing this as a new opportunity.

That&#;s why big companies sometimes create a new startup in another place, far from the matrix, where relatively small numbers can be considered relatively big numbers. Where old processes and bureaucracy are not a thing. Yet.

The established companies will die, sooner or later

The scooter electric technology is such a new business that it still has many entrants, each one trying a different thing. There isn&#;t, at the time, The Main electric scooter company. Because this is an innovation, the market is not yet completely ready, and many companies will fail while others will rise like stars.

Almost all (if not all) companies respect the natural life cycle: they are born, they grow, they get old, they die. Many times, it&#;s when the company feels the strongest and the better that they can&#;t see new entrants. I&#;m not saying established companies are arrogant, but they are just as huge a cruise boat: they&#;re slow to change, but when change, they are unstoppable. The startup, on the other hand, is the speedboat: small, fast and efficient. Someday a new startup will overcome the established company just as David and Goliath.

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