The motorcycle industry has problems: its petrolhead riders are ageing, customer numbers are shrinking and bans on fossil-fuel power are looming.
However, a growing number of companies are trying their luck. Harley-Davidson, the biggest US motorbike manufacturer, is offering the £29,000 LiveWire, with a 146-mile city riding range, and California-based Zero’s SR/S model starts at £20,100 for a 161-mile city range. At the other end of the scale is a host of, whose TSX starts at £2,900 for a 40-mile range. Another British startup, Arc, will deliver the first of its £90,000 Vector sports bikes in November.
“The sluggishness of the major players did give us the opportunity,” says Stirrup, standing in the small factory where bikes are being assembled by hand. The team of 25 has delivered 100 machines so far, and they are hoping to produce 2,500 bikes a year – if they can get the funding. There is a tradeoff here: rapid charging – as for an electric car – is not possible, but the removable-battery model has real attractions for urban travel. Some Asian companies are well advanced in offering “battery as a service”, with a large network of swap stations. Bangkok’s Swap & Go, owned by Thailand’s state-owned oil company, and, are two prominent examples. Swapping means that riders can “refuel” in less time than it takes to fill up with petrol.
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