Dogiedog64@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoElectric motorcycles with solid-state batteries seem to be coming soon.youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkElectric motorcycles with solid-state batteries seem to be coming soon.youtu.beDogiedog64@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoThere is no advantage to a hubless wheel.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoSure there is. There’s a value to some people to look different. That translates to dollars. There’s not a Performance advantage to a hubless wheel.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-217 days agoMotorcycle buyers, especially sportbikes, don’t take kindly to bullshit. Hubless wheels are heavy, have more wear components and are pointlessly complex. But pointless complexity is a requirement in EVs to justify the overprice.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·16 days agoAnd truck buyers value functionality. Yet the cyber truck made money. 🤷♂️
There is no advantage to a hubless wheel.
Sure there is. There’s a value to some people to look different. That translates to dollars.
There’s not a Performance advantage to a hubless wheel.
Motorcycle buyers, especially sportbikes, don’t take kindly to bullshit. Hubless wheels are heavy, have more wear components and are pointlessly complex. But pointless complexity is a requirement in EVs to justify the overprice.
And truck buyers value functionality. Yet the cyber truck made money. 🤷♂️