E-bike+200 MPH club

[Seanextra]

Been looking into EV conversions, it was actually how i came to own my first FJ then i was hooked bought number 2 and now a XJR. The first FJ was going to be the donor chassis for EV but unfortunately i succumb to the ICE!!! check this little number out gotta love the effort put into to this bike, Oh and turn up the sound !

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[moparman70]

I think electrics will catch on for all the mudane -- day to day stuff -- but when it comes to all around fun and sport -- you need the sound - mechanics - that only the smelly, noisy exhaust can bring.   

I hoping electrics bring the gas prices down so I can enjoy my other toys more.

stevec

[axiom-r]

Actually saw what I believe was an EV1 on the highway today, managing a respectable 70mph or so.  Bright headlights, too.

Electric cars and electric bikes are neat to see the technology evolve, but it's a damned silly idea.  Move the pollution to the generation source (so not really so "green" eh?) and hours to refuel?

Fooey.

I had a chemistry professor years ago that made fun of electric vehicles.  He said that there is no point in creating electric cars until we can figure out a clean way to charge their batteries... then of course the batteries themselves are not at all "green" and will be around for 10's of thousands of years beyond their use date......

Perception is that you are being really "green" by not using fossil fuels but when you get down to the calculation of how much pollution it generates to charge the battery vs. burn the fuel he claimed it is a loss to use the battery. It was years ago but it was common sense and math.  The only upside of starting to make the cars now is that we need to develop the technology so that when we do have a clean energy source in the future the electric cars and bike are already here...