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Why do electric motorcycles get better mileage than electric bicycles? That just doesn't make sense to me; electric bicycles are so much lighter.
by beebmam 5y ago
Why do electric motorcycles get better mileage than electric bicycles? That just doesn't make sense to me; electric bicycles are so much lighter.
- jacquesm 5y agoThey don't. But they usually have far larger batteries. A typical e-bike battery will only weigh 3 kg or so.
- Reason077 5y ago> ”Why do electric motorcycles get better mileage than electric bicycles?” Motorcycles tend to have much larger batteries. Both in absolute and relative terms. For example, a full-suspension electric mountain bike might weigh 25kg and have a 500 Wh battery pack. On the other hand, a Harley-Davidson Livewire weighs 210kg but has a 15.5 kWh pack. It weighs 8X more - but has more than 30X the battery capacity!