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[shayan]

https://electrek.co/2020/08/04/evoke-6061-long-range-cruiser-electric-motorcycle-launched-15-min-dc-fast-charging/

Important part:

According to Evoke, that large battery should be sufficient for a city range of up to 470 km (292 miles) and a highway range of 265 km (165 miles).

With that much range, electric motorcycle touring becomes an option, with riders likely to get two to three hours of ride time between charge breaks.

Speaking of charge breaks, they won’t be very long. The inclusion of DC fast charging means that a 15-minute charge stop at a 125 kW fast charger can fill the Evoke 6061’s battery pack from 0-80%. As Evoke puts it, “At 25 km per minute of charge, your pit stop won’t give your tires a chance to cool down.”

The bike also includes a built-in 1.8 kW AC charger, which will leave you waiting quite a bit longer to fill up when you don’t have a Level 3 DC fast charging station around.

Live stream here: https://www.facebook.com/evokemotorcycles

[DonTom]

he bike also includes a built-in 1.8 kW AC charger, which will leave you waiting quite a bit longer to fill up when you don’t have a Level 3 DC fast charging station around.

Sounded great until I got to that part. Kinda reminds me of the mickey-mouse AC charger on the Harley LW.

IMO, they should all try for 6KW AC charging as there are many areas where only J1772 is available.

However, that bike would work out very well in this area as the CCS chargers are probably the most common of them all out here.

Will we be able to buy that bike in the USA? If so, will there be any support for it?

-Don-  Auburn, CA

[Crissa]

Since AC charging is bulky, I can see trying to avoid adding it to a motorcycle.

-Crissa

[shayan]

Since AC charging is bulky, I can see trying to avoid adding it to a motorcycle.

-Crissa

Agreed, they must've used up all the space they can find for that huge ~24kWh battery pack, which in addition needs a great amount of cooling to support 125kW peak charging rates.
Despite that, the Livewire would've benefitted with atleast a 3kW (if not a 6kW) onboard charger rather than a 1.8kW charger.

If only the 6kW chargers could get less bulkier (with better heat management), that will make it easier to not have anything less than 6kW on an eBike