New E-Pilen electric motorbike
Discussion
TheInternet said:
Except this one will no doubt cost a fortune and be all but pointless.
The vitpilen which it's clearly based on is quite keenly priced.I still suspect you're correct though as the KTM freeride EXC is more expensive than the rest of the EXC range and I'd presume this uses the same/an evolution of that tech.
AceOfHearts said:
Looks good but will it be any better than something like a Super Soco?
10ish bhp to the Soco's 4, so presumably a fair bit quicker...dibblecorse said:
Looks like any other cheaply made entry level bike, the range is pitiful, its a mere trinket.
Depends what you use it for, 100mile range is several days commuting for most, but for that little power I wouldn't want to ride on outside urban roads. There's several pay per km electric step through scooter hire companies operating around here and they're massively popular, so I'd have thought there'd be a reasonable market for something a bit more motorbike bike like.I saw a Zero on the road the other day, never seen one before, surprisingly small, looked smaller than my wife Diversion 600.
RizzoTheRat said:
Depends what you use it for, 100mile range is several days commuting for most, but for that little power I wouldn't want to ride on outside urban roads. There's several pay per km electric step through scooter hire companies operating around here and they're massively popular, so I'd have thought there'd be a reasonable market for something a bit more motorbike bike like.
I saw a Zero on the road the other day, never seen one before, surprisingly small, looked smaller than my wife Diversion 600.
It says 100km, so 62 miles.I saw a Zero on the road the other day, never seen one before, surprisingly small, looked smaller than my wife Diversion 600.
If they're saying 62 miles range it'll be nearer 45-50 in the real world.
Bit pointless when a 125 will do 125 miles on a fiver of petrol.
Weso said:
RizzoTheRat said:
Depends what you use it for, 100mile range is several days commuting for most, but for that little power I wouldn't want to ride on outside urban roads. There's several pay per km electric step through scooter hire companies operating around here and they're massively popular, so I'd have thought there'd be a reasonable market for something a bit more motorbike bike like.
I saw a Zero on the road the other day, never seen one before, surprisingly small, looked smaller than my wife Diversion 600.
It says 100km, so 62 miles.I saw a Zero on the road the other day, never seen one before, surprisingly small, looked smaller than my wife Diversion 600.
If they're saying 62 miles range it'll be nearer 45-50 in the real world.
Bit pointless when a 125 will do 125 miles on a fiver of petrol.
The average commute distance in the uk is 9 miles. 
Rubin215 said:
I park my van on the drive.
For all the distance between my front door and the driver's door it's barely worth my while even putting on my helmet and gloves...
So between you and hucumber you have an average commuting distance, sounds ideal For all the distance between my front door and the driver's door it's barely worth my while even putting on my helmet and gloves...
Also no use for my 2 mile commute, I actually came in to work on my motorbike this morning for a change, but it took longer than cycling, however for a 10 mile urban commute, something like this would be more interesting than a NUI scooter, although in reality the scooter is probably more practical. Depends on the price though, at 2.5-3k it would be competing with electric scooters and high end e-bikes, much more than that and I can see them struggling to sell.
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Thursday 9th September 07:59
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