It is depressing as hell being stuck in a fossil fuel obsessed world when we have had other viable options for decades, but take heart when you see electric dirt bikes beginning to proliferate in war, if Electric Vehicles are winning on the cutting edge of the frontline for reasons that have nothing to do with environmentalism, the future is far closer than it seems...

Also god damn I really hate loud dirtbikes and ATVs in nature so looking forward to these undercutting fossil fuel powered dirtbikes everywhere....

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

It would make a nearly ideal wildlife spotting tool so long as you kept things to a safe speed.

For highspeed stuff I imagine they will have to come up with some kind of artificial noise to warn animals like a low hum or something.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

People ride mountain bikes without noise, 40mph.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 hours ago

Yeah and I would argue it is actually pretty unnecessarily dangerous to do so both for the riders and wildlife.

Exhibit: A) that mountain biker who ran full tilt into a bear with cubs and got killed.

I know I have been put into dangerous situations plenty of times by mountain bikers while walking on trails that are hurtling around blind corners in areas where walkers or even horses are common.

I am not saying bicycles should have an air horn on them, but like bells that jangle loudly or like anything really...

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago

Usually it’s the opposite. BEVs make artificial noise only below 60 km/hr. Above that it shuts off because the vehicle is making enough noise from the tires.