Li and the electric motorcycle

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Li and the art of electric motorcycle evolution:
https://reneweconomy.com.au/li-art-electric-motorcycle-evolution-91065/

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The history and evolution of electric motorcycles is happening before our eyes.

In the short five years I’ve been lucky enough to own a street version, I’ve watched these wondrous machines edging rapidly towards becoming as fast as their fuel injected counterparts.

Perhaps the ultimate test of motorcycles and man is the infamous Isle of Man street race. This ninth year of an electric class showed that although range remains a challenge, speed and power are tantalisingly close.

The electrics are now only 6.5 per cent slower than the superbike race speeds at this 60km, cross country island race. They’ve been gaining at around 2 per cent each year since they started nine years ago when they were 30 per cent slower.

The electric race was won this year by the stunning multi-million dollar Shinden Mugen machine again with a new record 196km average race lap speed – but only just.

8) `Course, some might say the "real action" is in short distance urban travels at much slower speeds on bikes you can pedal and of much lighter weights requiring much less energy to move and are far cheaper to buy and maintain. :wink:
 
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