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General Category => Electric Motorcycle News => Topic started by: Richard230 on January 13, 2014, 09:49:17 PM
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Here is an article about ElectroForce Motors and their range of electric motorcycles. They look nice in the photos, prices are low - as is the performance. But they would make a nice in-city commuter and the potentially low prices would go a long way to getting people into the EV market. But being Chinese, no doubt distribution, sales, service and parts supply networks would likely be an issue.
http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/new-electric-motorcycles-from-china-looks-a-winner.htm (http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/new-electric-motorcycles-from-china-looks-a-winner.htm)
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Yeah, the way I saw it, for that price it's interesting enough as a 2nd bike. A sort of starter-electric-bike. Small commutes, or for a trip to the local Starbucks. For people who are sitting on the bench to see what happens with the e-bikes, this could be interesting.
And yes, sales & service will be an issue, but that hasn't stopped the likes of Zero & Co from selling internationally. My Zero comes from Paris, which is 200 kms away. So let's see how this develops. I did read that they are going for an international sales (Brazil notably).
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Looks like its based on a Honda CBR250 chassis and uses a hubmotor and a removeable battery. Pretty slick!
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The guys from that Chinese company posted in the comments section of the Electric Motorcycle Buyer's Guide that I wrote at GreenCarReports.com. They apparently have at least a small dealer network in China. It will be interesting if they end up trying to sell their bikes outside of China. Although right now they seem a bit underpowered for the US market.
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The chinese bikes seem like good little town runabouts, which are so simple they can be fixed with a screwdriver and a hammer... ;)
Saying that I'd never have one, speed and range no where near what I require.
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I believe the business model is there just not sure if it will all work out ::)