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…
Hope they make a public version, they look really mean
Maybe not even make a civilian version, just allow people to buy the military version. When Arnold Schwarzenegger bought a military Hummer back in the day, they weren’t selling civilian versions. I don’t know how much he had to do to make his truck road legal, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he had to do something.
Schwarzenegger bought his because he wanted a unique vehicle, one that almost nobody else had, and that was a true military vehicle. Ukraine could probably raise money from people who wanted the same thing. Sell them the same bike that is being used on the battlefields of Ukraine at a significant mark-up, and let them show that by their purchase they’re also supporting the Ukrainian efforts.
Them being silent has already lost the demographic of engine-revving boyracers, who want their thundercock to be imposingly loud.
They don’t burn oil either, so they can’t throw black clouds in people’s faces when they peel out.
There are hundreds of electric dirt bikes already out there.
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.
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.
People ride mountain bikes without noise, 40mph.
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…