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[Richard230]

Motorcycle.com has just published a general interest article discussing 5 myths about electric motorcycles and why they are not all that true. 
https://www.motorcycle.com/features/electric-motorcycles-5-myths-you-shouldnt-believe.html

[Crissa]

Pretty good article!

Tho I dunno about the cost/payback.  It's alot of miles.

Then again, the performance of my bike in year six of its life so far shows that there's not much worry about batteries!

-Crissa

[Richard230]

Pretty good article!

Tho I dunno about the cost/payback.  It's alot of miles.

Then again, the performance of my bike in year six of its life so far shows that there's not much worry about batteries!

-Crissa

 I agree. There is little concern regarding the life of Zero batteries, but their on-board chargers are another matter. 

[DonTom]

From that article: "Energica claims its current batteries will last between 149,000 to 249,000 miles before exhibiting a loss in performance."

So then why won't they give a battery warranty of 149,000 miles? 

-Don-  Auburn, CA

[DonTom]

I agree. There is little concern regarding the life of Zero batteries, but their on-board chargers are another matter. 

The experience with my DS is the opposite. The battery crapped out at less than 10K miles, the OBC is still as good as new at 11,000 miles. YMMV.

-Don-  Auburn, CA