Dogiedog64@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoElectric motorcycles with solid-state batteries seem to be coming soon.youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1212arrow-down1external-linkElectric motorcycles with solid-state batteries seem to be coming soon.youtu.beDogiedog64@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square80fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoSure there is. There’s a value to some people to look different. That translates to dollars. There’s not a Performance advantage to a hubless wheel.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoMotorcycle buyers, especially sportbikes, don’t take kindly to bullshit. Hubless wheels are heavy, have more wear components and are pointlessly complex. But pointless complexity is a requirement in EVs to justify the overprice.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoAnd truck buyers value functionality. Yet the cyber truck made money. 🤷♂️
Sure there is. There’s a value to some people to look different. That translates to dollars.
There’s not a Performance advantage to a hubless wheel.
Motorcycle buyers, especially sportbikes, don’t take kindly to bullshit. Hubless wheels are heavy, have more wear components and are pointlessly complex. But pointless complexity is a requirement in EVs to justify the overprice.
And truck buyers value functionality. Yet the cyber truck made money. 🤷♂️