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paulybronco
6 years ago

Well HD is going to be the first mainline manufacturer to have an electric bike. The live wire will be available in 2019. HD are very concerned about the steady declining world sales of bikes and now need a fresh direction.

Bobber T
6 years ago

If it is anything like the prototypes that have been thrown around, it could be a very tempting sports bike indeed. The biggest concern is how far/ long you can travel in comparison to how long it takes to recharge - the same issue that has stopped most electric cars being a success.

Kingchops
6 years ago

I remember seeing Jay Leno test it. He's not the greatest Harley fan but I recall he was impressed with it.

boxa
6 years ago

Probably sell in Europe , where they conmmute around towns , i seen they had plug in points for electric cars on the motorway garages , Aust will never sell when we pop out for a quick ride round the block and do 200 klm

fatbat
6 years ago

How green are these battery powered vehicles really when you plug it into the wall, which is still using mostly coal fired electricity?!

kevinc
6 years ago

Electric vehicles have incredible acceleration off the mark.
Could be the fastest yet, away from the traffic lights.
as to charging, yes, it should be done via renewable energy

B0GN
6 years ago

WHAT ABOUT THE THUNDER!!!!

Ferrett62
6 years ago

Watched a doco a while back about nuclear power and the technology has moved way beyond the original power stations, most of the accidents with nuclear power happened with decades old technology and as it turns out pretty dodgy construction and operation or natural disasters with limited capacity to cope. The greens play on old fears about the horrors of nuclear war and radiation fallout to push their own agenda that will eventually drag us back to the dark ages and current pollies are scared to even bring up nuclear power as an option, not to mention getting Australian investment for the idea so we don't have to hand it over to foreign countries with unknown agendas.

friday
6 years ago

check out history of wood gas producers beginning in 1870s . when hard times hit is when hard up folk start making shit just to get by .
during WW2 Ford Aus has the Powell . check some old car museums and yas might see a restored example .
the southerners were out running the law with moonshine in their cars and bikes , pre Nascar days.
I remember that shite movie Battle truck but what stuck out was the dude running his bike on chicken shit methane .
theres pics of cars with gas bags on the roof during the war , some kinda gas carb metering device ?.
Queensland has plenty of sugar cane = theres alcohol right there .
If anything people need a shake up to get some innovation going .
less power the Gov has the better . so called servants .

http://www.build-a-gasifier.com/powell-gas-producer/

Krash Kinkade
6 years ago

Just thinking, once there is a lot of electric cars & maybe electric bikes.
I'm wondering about re charging there batteries, how long that will take? also will there be line up's at the plug? I think worth thinking about.

Harley will prob offer a hot wire tune up kit.

awaba
6 years ago

Germany has stations to recharge electric cars,you have a choice of waiting on your batteries to recharge or swap your battery pack for another that's charged.
Tesla is making big steps toward electric vehicles,to buy a current top of the range vehicle would cost a years wages
The Japanese are working on hydrogen fueled cars,emissions from these vehicles is water,The unit they have currently is far to big to fit into a 5 seater family sized car

kevinc
6 years ago

Had a ride in Prius cab the other day, - it had done 600,000km, still looked in perfect condition.

Wideglider
6 years ago

Test rode a Zero DSR motorcycle a couple of years back. Unbelievable acceleration from any revs, smooth, quiet, comfortable. Returned it to the dealer an hour later & told him "this is the future" - he replied that everyone who rode it said that.

Soapbox2627
6 years ago

I hired a Prius for the world masters a few years ago, $14 in petrol in 4 weeks
was a good small car

awaba
6 years ago

A couple more for you....Tesla and Maserati went head to head on a strip,from the standing start Tesla was all over Maserati,Maserati eventually caught the Tesla and won.
Tesla's electric motor is direct drive and keeps winding out as you press down on the accelerator, no changing gears etc
This one is second hand from a mate and he could have just been winding me up.
In England and some European country's where electric cars are gaining more and more popularity,the electric car manufacturers have had to fit some type of noise to the cars to warn pedestrians,push bike riders etc of their presence as the rate of accidents between electric cars,pedestrians pushie riders etc was on the increase..I still think the mate was trying for a windup on that one.And somehow I think he succeeded :D

Krash Kinkade
6 years ago

Quoting awaba on 01 Jun 2018 05:19 AM
Germany has stations to recharge electric cars,you have a choice of waiting on your batteries to recharge or swap your battery pack for another that's charged.
Tesla is making big steps toward electric vehicles,to buy a current top of the range vehicle would cost a years wages
The Japanese are working on hydrogen fueled cars,emissions from these vehicles is water,The unit they have currently is far to big to fit into a 5 seater family sized car

if I bought a brand new car like a Tesla , I would not be happy to part with my brand new battery in an exchange for one that I know nothing about. I also doubt all these electric cars use same battery. there is also a limit to number of charges, also the % of the battery's fully charged can drop as it gets used more. there is a lot to think about. how large & how heavy is a battery that powers a Tesla? do they have a number of battery's or only one? also if your racing a Maserati, whats the distance under full power you get from the battery before it needs recharging? there would be a big difference in driving slow & using full power in the battery range. Aussie is a big country you can fit England 7 times into the state of NSW.

Soapbox2627
6 years ago

sence could prevail

all manufactures could use the same batteries

Arron
6 years ago

Quoting awaba on 01 Jun 2018 05:19 AM
Germany has stations to recharge electric cars,you have a choice of waiting on your batteries to recharge or swap your battery pack for another that's charged.
Tesla is making big steps toward electric vehicles,to buy a current top of the range vehicle would cost a years wages
The Japanese are working on hydrogen fueled cars,emissions from these vehicles is water,The unit they have currently is far to big to fit into a 5 seater family sized car

Quoting Krash Kinkade on 01 Jun 2018 11:37 PM
if I bought a brand new car like a Tesla , I would not be happy to part with my brand new battery in an exchange for one that I know nothing about. I also doubt all these electric cars use same battery. there is also a limit to number of charges, also the % of the battery's fully charged can drop as it gets used more. there is a lot to think about. how large & how heavy is a battery that powers a Tesla? do they have a number of battery's or only one? also if your racing a Maserati, whats the distance under full power you get from the battery before it needs recharging? there would be a big difference in driving slow & using full power in the battery range. Aussie is a big country you can fit England 7 times into the state of NSW.

Cant say much for other vehicles but the Teslas seem to have good battery life , there's an article about one that's done 160,000 miles with 10% battery degradation
https://electrek.co/2018/04/14/tesla-battery-degradation-data/

Krash Kinkade
6 years ago

that's pretty good life Aron, there is 444 battery like that in a Tesla, just wondering about putting on the charger and getting the exchange battery for a quick refill stop?

awaba
6 years ago

Quoting Krash Kinkade on 02 Jun 2018 07:09 AM
that's pretty good life Aron, there is 444 battery like that in a Tesla, just wondering about putting on the charger and getting the exchange battery for a quick refill stop?

Quick recharge times are now at 15mins..

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paulybronco

Bobber T

Kingchops

boxa

fatbat

kevinc

B0GN

Ferrett62

friday

Krash Kinkade

awaba

kevinc

Wideglider

Soapbox2627

awaba

Krash Kinkade

Soapbox2627

Arron

Krash Kinkade

awaba