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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[–] vic_rattlehead@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I have an electric motorcycle (Zero FX) and a borderline ebike (Sur-ron X). Honestly military use cases are probably great for them.

They're super quiet, they can be laid down on their sides without any fluids leaking out, you can charge them without crazy charging infrastructure. I have charged mine with a large solar blanket before! Swapping batteries is pretty quick, but honestly when I spend a day in the woods with either, I'm worn out before the battery is.

Range anxiety is real for serious highway miles, however for scouting where you have even 1 proper truck to strap it to for distance travel, I could see a very real benefit to having a couple of these available for fast, offroad, short-range mobility use.

[–] aesopjah@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I had range anxiety on my klr even, and that has a huge tank for an offroad(ish) bike. would have been so much nicer to have the same range (300 km) but know that if I had to I could just post up at a camp site and charge up with a panel

[–] vic_rattlehead@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Anything electric lightweight enough to go off-road isn't getting anywhere near 300km 😅

They just aren't ready for touring yet, as much as the industry tries to tell us they are. Trailer it to the trails like a dirt bike.

Love the KLR btw, those things are venerable ✌️

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