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Honda's E-VO electric motorcycle: All is not what it seems (newatlas.com)

submitted 4 days ago by InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world

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An electric motorcycle bearing a Honda badge is bound to attract serious attention – and lately, the rumor mill has been buzzing. Has Honda finally launched its first fully functional electric motorcycle? You might’ve seen headlines suggesting as much, but there’s more to the story than meets the…

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[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nifty looking. Maybe we'll start to see global offerings from Honda in the future

It does look kinda big and chunky though, which I guess is unsurprising given the space needs for EV guts

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Could make for a nice touring bike. The extra bulk justifies more tiedowns for luggage, idk

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

An electric motorcycle with 100 miles of range and not enough power to do highway speeds is not a touring bike. Imagine a Harley Sportster with the power of a 150cc scooter but each refill takes well over an hour. At least it doesn't vibrate like a Sportster.

Until the tech and the prices get better these will not sell well.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't want to be confrontational but.... skill issue

but fr i wouldn't lol

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

These at least are lightweight and can refill in under a minute lol