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Wow they are super expensive. They will be poaching the bikes themselves if ever one gets there.
by otikik 6y ago
Wow they are super expensive.
They will be poaching the bikes themselves if ever one gets there.
- reillyse 6y agoThis
- dougmany 6y agoIt looks like a buy two get one price. I think the standard version is $13,000.
- chrisweekly 6y agoFor reference, a Specialized e-MTB (a mountain bike -- as in bicycle -- with pedal assist) is about $13k. And a very nice off-road -capable motorcycle (like a Triumph Scrambler, which can top 100mph on pavement, but has about 120? mile range) costs about the same.
- cogman10 6y agoOverly expensive. No way parts cost anywhere near that. The most expensive part on that thing is the battery. At an overly generous $200 per kwh (most are now closer to $150 with world leaders at $100) that battery would cost ~$500. So where is the rest of that $30000 budget going to? The panels? The motors? Shipping? R&D (lol) I wonder if someone got a contract to produce these things.
- andrewflnr 6y agoI clicked through to the article about the company. Apparently they found it necessary to custom-make all their parts, and aren't yet doing high volume production. They expect the price to come down eventually.
- Saris 6y agoNot for small volume though, Li-ion is still $400-600/kWh unless you're Tesla or another huge company buying millions of them.
- audiometry 6y agoIt’s the Juicero of anti-poaching technicals
- cmroanirgo 6y ago> Every Kalk AP bike purchased by a Cake customer sends one directly to anti-poaching conservationists The purchase seems to cover the cost of manufacture of the second and to support the anti poaching efforts. > it's not really about the ultimate piece of equipment you're getting, but the opportunity to give anti-poachers what they need to do their very good work. Only 50 Kalk AP bikes will be made, all of which are numbered, so if you're feeling philanthropic...