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> The entire series of Long Way Up felt like it was filmed maybe ~5 years too early. So many of the issues were caused by the bikes just being prototypes. That
by rcarr 4y ago
> The entire series of Long Way Up felt like it was filmed maybe ~5 years too early. So many of the issues were caused by the bikes just being prototypes.
That was kind of the point though: they wanted to push the boundaries of what was possible. There's a good quote attributed to Leonard Bernstein:
> To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.
I feel like the project pushed Harley Davidson and Rivian to achieve something a lot quicker than they would have done otherwise. I hope they do another one in a few years though to see how far the technology has come along, although they've covered quite a lot of the world now so I'm not sure what route they'd choose exactly. NZ -> Aus -> SE Asia -> India -> Stans -> Turkey -> Europe would be my guess.
- Animatronio 4y agoI remember they said a team from Rivian went ahead and installed chargers in several places along the route. And still they had a huge case of range anxiety. Instead of focusing on places and people they were harping about batteries, recharging, messing the schedule bc of that and so on. Frankly, it was a huge fail, especially compared to their previous trip through Siberia.
- gambiting 4y agoI 100% agree. Compared to the long way down and long way round it focused way way too much on technical issues and range anxiety, instead of the locations and people like the other two series.
- jl6 4y agoLong Way In, showcasing the latest in electric tunnel boring machinery to reach geothermal-power-generating depths. Who’s got the high ground now?