Can-Am didn't get the memo I guess - 2023 Electric Motorcycles release....

[UtahPete]

Don't they ever consult us first?

https://www.autoblog.com/2022/08/08/...ard-hydrofoil/

[Little Blue]

..YES, a very good question but I have learned that you will Never get a good answer.

Stay Healthy and Be Safe. ....

[Cobwebs]

There's probably some gigantic undisclo$ed incentive to build these things that nobody wants. Sure as hell wouldn't be based on any credible evidence. You can pretty much reverse everything now to get the true picture.

[Valkrocket]

Can't help but wonder what kind of range the street edition will have and how long a wait while charging. It seems to me that going green is going to make you add time to your scheduled trips (days not hours). Not really a touring feature. I'll stay with my fossil fuel Thank you.

[bikerbillone]

So true Cobwebs, who buys these things? How will the builder brands make money? What am I missing in the common sense department?

[MRH]

A commuter two wheel motorcycle may very well have a useful place in their product range, as would an electric bike kept adjacent to nearby mountains and hills. It's also a place to start so we can eventually have the infrastructure to make electrical practical for riding several hundred miles in a day, and having the range and access to charging that currently exists for gasoline. This isn't for us, at least not yet, and at least for a while.

I have a home that runs on solar, and I pay very little for electricity. We can certainly make more of our energy clean, and they are working on batteries that will be better for the environment. None of this is going to be ideal in the early adoption range, or suitable for every owner, but I think it's a smart place to re-enter a market that where the buyers are aging out and where something newer like this could appeal to a younger audience.

[UtahPete]

A commuter two wheel motorcycle may very well have a useful place in their product range, as would an electric bike kept adjacent to nearby mountains and hills. It's also a place to start so we can eventually have the infrastructure to make electrical practical for riding several hundred miles in a day, and having the range and access to charging that currently exists for gasoline. This isn't for us, at least not yet, and at least for a while.

I have a home that runs on solar, and I pay very little for electricity. We can certainly make more of our energy clean, and they are working on batteries that will be better for the environment. None of this is going to be ideal in the early adoption range, or suitable for every owner, but I think it's a smart place to re-enter a market that where the buyers are aging out and where something newer like this could appeal to a younger audience.

You are being entirely too reasonable for this facetious thread.

[MRH]

You are being entirely too reasonable for this facetious thread.

The moderators reached out to me as well. I promise it won't happen again.

[newdave]

The moderators reached out to me as well. I promise it won't happen again.

Aww, don't do that!

Pretty much all the same points I was going to make. I too have a solar home and autos. While these relatively short-range e-bikes aren't for me, I'm sure the tech will come along.

[2dogs]

Aww, don't do that!

Pretty much all the same points I was going to make. I too have a solar home and autos. While these relatively short-range e-bikes aren't for me, I'm sure the tech will come along.

Short-range=greater control.

[2dogs]

Wondering how these smart meters will play out in the future in regards to power distribution and power shortages?

[UtahPete]

Wondering how these smart meters will play out in the future in regards to power distribution and power shortages?

The future is definitely less knowable now than it was 2 decades ago!

[Pirate]

A commuter two wheel motorcycle may very well have a useful place in their product range, as would an electric bike kept adjacent to nearby mountains and hills. It's also a place to start so we can eventually have the infrastructure to make electrical practical for riding several hundred miles in a day, and having the range and access to charging that currently exists for gasoline. This isn't for us, at least not yet, and at least for a while.

I have a home that runs on solar, and I pay very little for electricity. We can certainly make more of our energy clean, and they are working on batteries that will be better for the environment. None of this is going to be ideal in the early adoption range, or suitable for every owner, but I think it's a smart place to re-enter a market that where the buyers are aging out and where something newer like this could appeal to a younger audience.

The issue isn't that electricity doesn't have a place, its that it is being forced upon us without the infrastructure first. Newsom it seems has reversed course about Diablo, which should have never been on the closure list to begin with. Europe knows that in order to supply the needed electricity, nuclear had to be the main source, since solar, wind, etc wont support all the usage. We need a few more nuclear plants in the US.

[Cobwebs]

The issue isn't that electricity doesn't have a place, its that it is being forced upon us without the infrastructure first. Newsom it seems has reversed course about Diablo, which should have never been on the closure list to begin with. Europe knows that in order to supply the needed electricity, nuclear had to be the main source, since solar, wind, etc wont support all the usage. We need a few more nuclear plants in the US.

Name one issue that has been caused by the general populace.

[UtahPete]

Name one issue that has been caused by the general populace.

Huh?

I think just about every issue facing humanity was caused by humanity. And Can-Am of course

[CopperSpyder]

CA has only one nuclear power plant that provides less than 10% of CAs power, wind and solar provides more than 22% of CAs power, Gas about 37%, and so on.

[Cobwebs]

Huh?

I think just about every issue facing humanity was caused by humanity. And Can-Am of course

And WHO told you that.

[UtahPete]

And WHO told you that.

Nobody had to tell me that. I believe we are each responsible for our own actions and collectively as a society.

[Cobwebs]

Nobody had to tell me that. I believe we are each responsible for our own actions and collectively as a society.

Based on information from.........

[UtahPete]

Based on information from.........

That's the way I was brought up.

[Donbmw]

Green is not Green! We are doomed to have them rammed up our ##### wither we want the or not.

[UtahPete]

Green is not Green! We are doomed to have them rammed up our ##### wither we want the or not.

Huh? What? Are we still talking about Can-Am developing electric motorcycles?

[PeterKelly]

I’m not sure if this was posted already.

No mention of an electric Spyder though

https://ir.brp.com/news-releases/new...lectric-lineup

[Pirate]

Name one issue that has been caused by the general populace.

I am not saying the general populace has caused any issue, and I feel that gas and electricity have their place. One shouldn't completely replace the other. Case in point, I drive a ton of miles for work and an EV wouldn't work for my type of driving so I use a gas powered car. Plus, EV cars are $$$. I have an EV lawn mower and recycle when I can.

[MrMagicFingers]

I am not saying the general populace has caused any issue, and I feel that gas and electricity have their place. One shouldn't completely replace the other. Case in point, I drive a ton of miles for work and an EV wouldn't work for my type of driving so I use a gas powered car. Plus, EV cars are $$$. I have an EV lawn mower and recycle when I can.

I am in the same boat. I am in IT and cover the province of NS here in Canada. I am constantly on the road 24/7. Pre-pandemic I always had 1 or 2 months a year where I have put over 10k km on the car, not every single year but certainly in the last 5 years prior. I've gone through a lot of cars over the years (35 years in IT).

I have electric lawn equipment - no gas, pool is heated by solar, lighting and electronics in the garage are all solar and same with the house. We do what we can.

When it comes to cars (and bikes) it's has to be gas for us all the way until the time comes where they can be charged in minutes and have at least a 800km range AND are able to be rapidly charged at gas stations. That being said, we have a pretty good infrastructure going on here in NS for electric car charging.

BUT, when I see some of these UGLY A$$ designs of electric bikes I have to ask WHY? If they want to sell them, don't make them look that butt ugly! I would never buy one... not because their electric but because they are just so visually unappealing!!

Tim