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BMW seems intent on introducing honestly bizarre prototypes.

https://electrek.co/2021/09/06/bmw-unveils-high-speed-electric-bicycle-with-300-km-of-range-plus-an-electric-motorcycle/

A 600 180-mile range e-bicycle and a 37mph top-speed motorcycle.  Both of course in their weird zebra livery and with no storage or faring.

-Crissa

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/prototype-electric-motorcycle-wmc/

A very interesting design that tries to break up the profile of the bike to add stability.  White Motorcycle Concepts has a two-motor, ducted low frontal area bike.  They thing they can get a land speed record.

It certainly looks slick!

-Crissa

https://www.daymak.com/road-warrior.html

'Dealers wanted'

'Light-up LED exhaust pipe'
'...you can turn on the built-in exhaust pipes that light up and make engine noises...'

-Crissa

I wonder about advertising unconnected from a round of funding or actually shipping...

-Crissa

So after five thousand miles, I have gotten into a groove with some features.  And one I've been using more is the Mode button.  When I first started riding, I mostly used Eco.  Then I started using Custom, changing the braking and throttle power to my needs with weather and skill.  But the mode button was kinda... Not helping?

It only works with the throttle slack for two seconds, so it's a little laggy.  But... There are times this is useful.  See, it always goes through the modes in the same cycle.


Then I realized that how I had been riding... Could make this useful.  See, while going down a long hill, I could flick through them - since I wasn't using throttle - and slip through three levels of throttle regen.  Not just three levels of throttle power!  Same for braking, if I were to encounter different surfaces like when I go over the hill, suddenly I go from sunny to foggy, or dry to snow.

Anyhow, being able to flick through them low-middle-high is kinda cool and useful.

-Crissa

I don't know how accurate this is, but I do watch him

-Crissa

Silicon doping seems to be the new hotness that's being tamed in lithium ion batteries, and there's evidence that batteries with high charge rates are on the horion.

This guy has a great series on batteries, specifically Tesla's experiments, and the different difficulties that materials bring.  Each video can't,cover everything, of course.  His speculation about Battery day was spot-on, though, so his guesses have been good so far.  Makes for good viewing if you wonder about the different words being bandied about.

-Crissa

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Aptera!  Only technically a motorcycle like an Arcimoto, but still a really sexy vehicle.

Hard to say more, as a little runabout, this is the way to do it.  It should get better miles per watt hour than my motorcycle!

https://www.aptera.us/

-Crissa