Electric motorcycle battery standard

[Roper_imp]

Well, this is kewl.

Honda, KTM, Piaggio, and Yamaha Form Electric Battery Consortium.

"Now four of the world’s most powerful motorcycle makers have signaled their intention of banding together to develop a universal standard for swappable electric motorcycle batteries, in a move that could bring a new level of clarity to how the future will look."

Honda, KTM, Piaggio, and Yamaha Form Electric Battery Consortium

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

That is fantastic. That is a good collection of leaders to support such a movement.

Now it will be a race to see who swappable battery offering will be standard.

Betamax or VHS?

 

[Houtman_imp]

This is electrifying news ! If this takes off than more people will be interested in going to electric motor cycles .

 

[Gone in 60]

I sort of see Honda as the Sony of the motorcycle world, so... Betamax?

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

This should be enabling since "power" will now be mainly defined by:

* The available battery technology,
* And the motor(s).

It would be easy to imagine a near future motorcyclist falling totally in love with their frame/suspension/brake set-up, but getting bored with the motor drives and possibly the batteries (due to range, weight, cost, peak output, etc.). They would simply tweak out these components and load in the latest algorithms to tune their beast.

 

[Cormanus]

Watt is this all about? Isn’t it shocking news?

 

[Houtman_imp]

Watt is this all about? Isn’t it shocking news?

I feel some resistance here....

 

[Lord Popgun]

Resistance is futile.

Hopefully they can rectify the battery situation.

 

[Tev62]

Resistance is futile.

Hopefully they can rectify the battery situation.

Some bright spark you are, "Resistance is futile" because you are being Impeded.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

I sense few are getting a charge out of this.

 

[Houtman_imp]

We have some bright sparks on this Forum but if it gets too much out of hand the Moderators will act like a fuse.

 

[the Ferret]

another subject I find enlightening

 

[KiowaEagle_imp]

Ohm....This thread makes me yawn.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

The subject is not as grounding as hoped. :dodgy:

 

[Tev62]

Will the moderator discharge his capacity and close this thread so it can trickle away tenderly please?

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

That was a short-circuit, Tev.

 

[Houtman_imp]

Is it time to pull the plug on this tread ?

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Let's not get carried away and pop a cap.

 

[Cormanus]

Whether to close a current thread is a hard call for a moderator.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

All the power to ya Cormanus.