Plus side is there is just battery, motor (with inbuilt gearing system to step up/down, cooling system which means a smaller bike is possible.
Downside is this stuff is still relatively early in development so is quite heavy and big. When they start to decrease in size comes the weight reduction and when they start to decrease the thermal radiation there will be more performance.
Electric car companies still don't know how long their batteries will last though which is why you own the car but not the battery, the battery is a rental service the last time I checked.
How is electricity made? With dirty coal, nuclear with waste that we don't control properly or inefficient "renewable" sources.
All of these produce massive greenhouse gases during the process and/or in the process of creating the equipment.
It's a double-edged sword that they don't understand. Personally I feel hydrogen is the way to go, it's only emission is water vapour. That'll stop the planning heating up by increasing moisture in the air - yay!
I really didn't like the idea of electric vehicle's but now I would be quite happy with owning one. When they look like this I wouldn't be complaining. Although the problem is I have heard they are might pricey so I won't be able to afford one! Unless prices go down I. stuck with good old fashioned petrol vehicles!
Most of the electricity is generated from fossil fuels so it's just moving the problem (if you see it as a problem) rather than solving it which seems pretty pointless imo.
Kwacky wrote:Given events in the middle east we need to get rid of our dependency on oil. Something we should have done a long time ago.
Its easy to do if these things are done for the benefit of the greater good....but its always those with a vested interest in the status quo that keep things as they are.