Honda’s presence in the electric two-wheeler space has long been limited to one-off scooters and bikes. But all that is set to change with the Japanese maker unveiling a performance electric motorcycle called the EV Fun Concept at this year’s EICMA motorcycle trade show.
IMO, electric motorbikes don’t make any sense - they’re not for cities, and they’re not for road-tripping because their range stinks. They’re an insistence on round-peg in a square hole; they’re a mechanical horse.
What we need is tiny one-person electric cars - the limit on range at highway speeds is aerodynamics, and motorbikes just aren’t as aerodynamic as putting the human inside a shell.
In what way are they not for cities? I think that’s what they’re best at.