With gas prices higher than they’ve ever been it really makes you start thinking more seriously about EV (electric) motorcycles. With this in mind and since we had a Livewire One in the shop, we decided to see if I could reasonably live with an electric motorcycle for a day and see if I could adapt to the EV way of life! Could it finally be time to go FULL EV? Let’s find out in today episode of Shifted!
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Takes about $18 to get her up from 0-100 in Northern Virginia
I'll ass u me that people buy electric vehicles simply because they want to?
Isn't that the end of all the criticisms? Do they really need to argue with other people about the expense, range, lack of EV chargers, the real impact to to environment, etc.?
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Didn’t know you were from Georgia, I subbed bro
What people forget about electricity is how it's made. Ev vehicles are actually worse for the environment when you look at the mining for lithium and diesel generators for charging stations. But all yall see is it doesn't use gas lol
Looks absolutely hideous….
Harley just cashin in
Harley Davison, I hope you see this. I have loved the brand since I was a little kid. I knew the sound of a Harley before I saw it. I had a leather jacket and I was so sad when my kid size leather jacket no longer fit. But I was kinda turned off by the brand due to the price and poor performance.
The Sportster S and Livewire have changed my mind. But you have to compete with Zero motorcycles to really capture the market. Harley, PLEASE make hot swap batteries and invest in battery stations.
The Harley Davidson lifestyle was abiding by no rules or not following others. It was making your own road. Exploring alone or in a group. Riding across country. Racing. Keep that spirit alive and embrace electric. I can’t wait to buy a Sportster S. And I’d buy electric in a heartbeat if somebody had hot swap battery stations.
OC: Chase, I think something you should REALLY beg these manufacturers for, is hot swap battery stations. A standardized battery pack with stations would truly change how people view electric motorcycles. You could accept lower range if you could easily turn in your battery for a charged one. Stations could show how many they have charged on hand so you could plan group rides and stops. You could carry a spare, possibly.
I use a Sur Aron to commute 30 miles every day and I have zero complaints. I can go easy on it and do the full commute. Or I can rip full speed if I charge at work. I absolutely love electric and know the weaknesses. The benefits outright the cost all day.
I can rip a dank nooner in my neighborhood at midnight and nobody has a clue I did it.
1 hour charge up? It was 103 degrees yesterday!!
I'm not stopping and waiting for a charge while riding my motorcycle, it makes the ride that much longer, sorry can't indulge in an expensive electric bike with limited range, don't see the advantage.
I'll switch to electric when I can get a charge a quickly as a gas fill-up and as available as a gas station 😉
Can't wait to get an electric bike, but I'm also cheap so it will probably be many years before an electric makes more financial sense than my 2006 Vulcan 900
Easier to flow the electrons than shovel the coal I suppose.
OC: An electric bike makes the most sense for me, since I rarely travel more than 50 miles in a stint unless I'm haunting backroads, plus my commute is very short and my job has charging stations.
But the price of an electric bike is too damn high. $23k!? I'd rather get a Pan Am if I'm shelling out that much
you can take your electric bike and shove it hard!!!!
Only thing is the range on these electric motors is still pretty poor. They are great for running errands around town, but any distance greater than 30 miles you are gonna want a combustion engine to get you there without wasting hours to re-charge.
to completely debunk one of your points… you dont have to run a gas tank to empty, and you dont need to fill it to full. Its no different for the electric.
Why can’t Engineer put a alternator on them vehicles for it always be charged
Rode a demo event at the Rock Store in California….bike is great…price needs to drop to 16-17k , 22k price without electronic or decent suspension???…otherwise v2 verssion in the future if the company survives
Very cool looking bike! But I love the sound of a Harley/V-Twin and my Kawa 1400 with Area-P exhaust!
I noticed in your video you used extension cords to charge the bike. Doesn't it say not to charge your bike with extension cord or has there since been update to allow use of extension cords ?
No, electric bikes and cars suck ass, when you run out of charge youre done for the day, also they dont have any sound.
Hey I'm a cyclist and I smell all kinds of weird exhausts , worse coming from 2 stroke weeny boppers motorbikes… I will be in heaven if all vehicles were electric with speed limiters…
I have no problem with the idea of electric motorcycles. Not my speed but to each their own. I will only have a problem if govt starts regulating in a way where standard motorcycles are no longer legal on the road and or sold by manufacturers etc. As long as there is still a choice the more riders the merrier I fully support any expansion on the culture but reject restrictions with extreme prejudice (a lil bit of drama but still mean every word)
With the talk of spending some time doing Pokémon, or enjoying time with nature, just imagine that time NOT in the nice sunny day of spring or so. How about that hour or so in winter, or in the rain, or freezing rain? Maybe a just simply cold and windy? How does that hour sound verses a couple minutes? Yes you will pay more, but you still go further and less time filling up with gas. Until they can make batteries have similar range and time to fill up as gas, electric is not up to the task of propelling our lives.
Just finished a 2500 mile tour on my Livewire
This dude is getting chunky
to much blah blah blah 👎👎👎🤪
I just can’t do it, I like to jump on and go. By the time my bikes are on E I need to stretch take a piss and then go back at it. Charging station are not common like a gas station. Besides all that I spent an insane amount of money making my V4 exhaust sound like noise porn, which is awesome 😎
have to ask will it burn the rear tire not holding the brake
The fast charger does NOT use a J1772 plug as stated in the video, it uses a CCS plug. The J1772 is what you would use at home without the two bottom pins.
You are falling into the trap of the government and brain washing , they have pushed the price of fuel , so ask the question to how they going to rip you off again . They are not worth it watch 44teeth and the triumph
This is Shifted? lol
What is the purpose of a 20,000 electric motorcycle if you can’t even go to far on it? Might as well buy a 2,500 electric moped if you only riding in your city or town.
I love this rise in EVs, but as an electric kick scooter owner myself, the drawbacks come from the length of time it takes to "top up". Your typical stop at the gas station (assuming a pump is open when you arrive) may take less than 5 minutes, but my e scooter takes 5 HOURS to fully recharge.
Now my girlfriend and I have started taking long walks around the city between battery cycles as I recharge, but that's precious time that we could be riding instead. Imagine the range anxiety of knowing you have less than an hour of charge time, can't power up grades more than 20°, and have to find activities to fill in the 1/4 of a day it takes to top up before you can ride another 30 to 45 minutes.
That's the shitty side of EVs. Yes, you can modify the vehicle, but you can also technically ride with jerry cans of gas in your saddlebags too.
I think that's looks gonna be better if use Sportster's lamp…
23$ to fill up the tracer? Must be nice being free :3
23$ in Greece doesn't even get me half a tank. Euro moment. T_T
Oc: impossible, i live in rural southern oregon. The roads are absolutely beautiful around here. My road to town is probably more twisty then some have in their state.
That being said im 110 miles from a “larger” city and buy larger i mean 80k lol there is 1 charging station there at a target.
If im doing math right the range on the livewire is about 100 miles. Thats a short ride here in oregon. Most time we go out for a ride its 150-200 miles
Heayy can you do a vid on one of the new 2022 ZERO BIKES