They’ll need to be the size of a Range Rover to accommodate the power cells. Sounds to me like the answer to a question that no-one’s asking.
Electric motorbikes are the future.
Get over it.
Can't believe how expensive the i3 is. Pig ugly as well.You'll be trading your panzer in for an i3 then.....?
Battery technology will inevitably improve and every reason to believe electric bikes will become a viable alternative to petrol.Had a go with a KTM freeride electric mx bike at E-scape near Chester last week, brilliant fun.
Bit un-nerving at first not having any engine noise, but the way the power is delivered is lovely.
Can't see battery bikes having much range, although they would make sense commuting into big cities.
A reasonable point but when when phone sizes settled down in the early 2000s, I’d get a week out of my Nokia. You’ll be lucky to get 30 hours out of the average smart phone now, unless you go for one of the larger ones. My iPhone 8 Plus goes two days but if I’m away on survey and really using it then I get a day.Battery technology will inevitably improve and every reason to believe electric bikes will become a viable alternative to petrol.
Remember how big mobile phone batteries were when mobiles first became available? Literally the size of a small briefcase and a great way of developing biceps.
All fairish points ...but......stuff has to evolve. Today's mobile phones are a totally different beast to the 'early Nokias'. If you could use the battery technology of today in an old Nokia i waould be very, very surprised if the life didn't at least double.A reasonable point but when when phone sizes settled down in the early 2000s, I’d get a week out of my Nokia. You’ll be lucky to get 30 hours out of the average smart phone now, unless you go for one of the larger ones. My iPhone 8 Plus goes two days but if I’m away on survey and really using it then I get a day.
I know several people with Tesla S cars. You have to pay stupid money to get a specced up one with a decent range on it. Even then, once you start using facilities like wipers, lights, aircon, stereo, etc. the range drops dramatically. I bought three brand new Panzers for less than the cost of a decent spec Tesla S; even if I’d paid full retail for each one, the Tesla would still cost more.
They have a long way to go before they become as mainstream as the nanny state would like. And don’t get me started on Elon Musk’s business ethics!
It seems most hybrids cannot go beyond 50 miles on the electric but are done for tax dodges to assist petrol cars
We can always dump the dead batteries in the sea.