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Electric Motorcycle News / Re: Megawatt Charging Technology. (MCS)
« on: June 01, 2026, 10:35:39 PM »
A lot of these kinds of installations will probably have storage systems on site so they can buffer by charging the storage at a lower rate. If there's a rush they might obviously run the storage down and have to throttle trucks stopping there but if well sized it should work ok.

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Energica / Re: Hope for Energica?
« on: April 24, 2026, 11:31:32 PM »
It's more likely to be slop these days. Either way the issue isn't how it was made, it's the lack of proper review before launching.

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Energica / Re: '22 Energica Eva, without power HELP!
« on: April 21, 2026, 03:30:32 PM »
I have the exact same problem with my 2022 Eva Ribelle...  I got to 37k miles and the immobilizer started tripping randomly, then after a few months it never powered up again.  No heartbeat, no response to charger, nothing.  Checked all fuses (including the glass cylinder fuse). 

At a loss.

Your best option is to try and find a dealer that's still willing to work on the bikes. Eva Ribelle has a known problem with the PSU that can cause this, the firmware on its controller gets wiped for some reason so you have no 12v power. It can to be flashed but you'll need someone who knows what they're looking at to properly assess that that's the actual issue. As for fixing it I think there's someone in The Netherlands who does it but I only know that because the Euro dealer networks managed to contract with them.

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Energica / Re: Hope for Energica?
« on: April 18, 2026, 04:50:14 AM »
Interesting that the new Ribelle models are detuned from 169HP to 147HP, so seemingly there's a marketing element at play resulting in engineering tweaks.

That's a mistake, the page needs proof reading.

The use that number repeatedly as both peak and continuous power (or sustained power as they're calling it) and down in the stats block they do actually give the proper peak power figure of 126kW (169hp).

Extremely annoyingly they're still quoting charge rates in mph instead of kW.

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ACTUALLY

I'm gonna disagree with that. I don't really mind the range and charging on my Eva Ribelle, as compromises they're fine because my body needs a break. It's *where* the chargers are that makes them annoying. I don't actually want to spend half an hour sitting around at a maccies down the back of an out of town business park and once I've done that or if I know I'm gonna have to then I'm not gonna make the long stop elsewhere that I actually do want to do.

Consistently short charges mean that I get to spend more time where I want to be and less time where I don't and that counts triple when I'm riding with friends.

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General Discussion / Re: Antora graphite storage batteries
« on: April 07, 2026, 04:40:14 AM »
I think this is more some of the niche battery types that work very well for fixed site storage where power density, thermal performance, and handling tolerance aren't such a big deal because those problems have easy engineering solutions in those use cases. Cost and longevity are much more important in fixed storage.

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Energica / Re: Hope for Energica?
« on: March 25, 2026, 05:13:13 PM »
Stonewolf, Thanks for the post. So it seems like European dealers have been contacted and are signing dealership contracts while US dealers have never been contacted, at least mine hasn't. So while it seems Energica is coming back to life it doesn't seem like they are coming back to the US. Maybe one of the European dealers would be willing to supply parts to US riders.

I expect it's more that they're prioritising the markets where they think they're going to do best. They'll be back to the US in time and I expect a parts channel will at least open up given the company's historical focus on customer care and the fact they seem to be continuing that policy by putting existing customers needs ahead of production and examining extended warranties. If you look at other companies even Zero has refocused on the European market and I think the American market just faces too many structural problems from chargers, to market acceptance, to lack of government support.

The 20% price drop is really interesting, that would bring Experia down from 1.5 S1000XRs to 1.17 by UK pricing and maybe more like parity somewhere with a higher purchase grants.

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Energica / Re: Hope for Energica?
« on: March 24, 2026, 08:11:37 PM »
I got an update from EEMC today
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We’ve now received the revised importer/dealer contract from the new Energica, which we are in the process of signing.

In the meantime, we’re compiling a list of parts requirements for customers. If you have any parts, bodywork, or components you’re looking to replace, please send them over and we’ll include them in our request for pricing and availability.

We now have access to new old stock parts from the new European distribution centre, with supply expected to be supported again by the new factory as production of parts and motorcycles resumes later this year.

On the subject of new bikes — if you are interested in a new model with full warranty, please do let us know. The first model expected back into production is the Experia. While pricing hasn’t been finalised, we’re being advised to expect at least a 20% reduction. Part exchanges welcome.

We’ve also raised the possibility of extended warranties for existing customers’ bikes (subject to inspection by EEMC), which the new Energica operators are seriously considering.

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Energica / Re: NO DC CHARGING 🙁
« on: March 23, 2026, 07:00:08 PM »
Park it for a day, charge it on AC, park it for another day, try again.

Every now and then my Ribelle comes over all Italian and decides it doesn't want to talk to chargers but then it fixes itself.

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Energica / Re: Experia - Mark Travels
« on: March 04, 2026, 02:09:48 AM »
I just logged my mileage and SoC for a bit when I got my bike new and came up with 115 miles from 100%, 93 miles from 80%, and 70 miles from 60% and usually I just use those as rules of thumb, going charger to charger and looking on a charger app to find the next one in whatever direction I'm going. I never use ABRP or whatever because it'll only ever give me boring routes and that's not why I ride.

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Energica / Re: Experia - Mark Travels
« on: February 10, 2026, 06:21:24 PM »
Amazing how he did a full nights AC charge and suddenly the bike was working so much better. That's not going to fix it, I reckon he'll need to do multiple of them. He said it didn't balance after he left the garage but I'm assuming the Experia cuts out after an hour of balancing so it's just a matter of patience which he doesn't really have.

The problem with this bike likely isn't him. The short amount of time he's had it you couldn't screw it up that bad, the previous owner and the shop that sold it to him did not understand this machine, did not take proper care of it, and did not know how to prepare it for sale properly and he's doing it no favours.

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Energica / Re: Experia - Mark Travels
« on: February 03, 2026, 09:30:41 PM »
Honestly I've never used a supercharger because there's no need to bother, non-tesla chargers are all over the place and superchargers are rare.

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Energica / Re: Cold Weather Energica
« on: January 18, 2026, 06:37:40 PM »
Fun fact, Energica's bad thermal performance is an advantage in cold weather. As long as the battery is warm enough to charge if you can get a decent rate up you'll heat up the battery and it then struggles to dissipate it (though it does do so faster in cold conditions). If you keep it in a garage and the garage interior stays above freezing it should basicly be fine though with ambient temperatures that cold you're gonna freeze the battery if you actually take it out.

I just wouldn't bother riding tbh.

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IIRC energy density for Energica's cells are over 600Wh/l whereas sodium-ion doesn't break over 400. Volume is very much the limiting factor for motorbikes rather than weight, if you could do a straight replacement of sodium-ion batteries into an Eva Ribelle you'd end up with capacity similar to the older battery but with none of the cooling advantages. This is why solid-state lithium is currently the front-runner for the next generation of motorcycle battery technology because the gravimetric energy density boost is handy but a 40% bump in volumetric energy density and a superior thermal performance are the real stats we actually care about.

Cars can just be big, motorcycles are a packaging nightmare.

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Or just putting the hazard lights on

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