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Electric motorcycles with solid-state batteries seem to be coming soon. (youtu.be)
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This could be huge for vehicle design as a whole.

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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

And truck buyers value functionality. Yet the cyber truck made money. 🤷‍♂️