They don’t make any noise. They don’t vibrate. They don’t rely on the many tiny controlled explosions of internal combustion. Electric motorcycles, in short, are completely different beasts from their gasoline cousins. “It’s the magic carpet ride,” said Abe Askenazi, chief technology officer for electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles. “You’re being propelled forward, but you’re not aware of all the drama that’s normally involved in that propulsion. It’s almost like you’ve distilled the real purity of motorcycle riding to its basic dynamic. It’s almost like flying.”
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Riding on Electricity
Posted by: Vivian Wagner March 6, 2012 05:00 AMThey don’t make any noise. They don’t vibrate. They don’t rely on the many tiny controlled explosions of internal combustion. Electric motorcycles, in short, are completely different beasts from their gasoline cousins. “It’s the magic carpet ride,” said Abe Askenazi, chief technology officer for electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles. “You’re being propelled forward, but you’re not aware of all the drama that’s normally involved in that propulsion. It’s almost like you’ve distilled the real purity of motorcycle riding to its basic dynamic. It’s almost like flying.”