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I agree that on highways motorcycles' horrible drag (easily 2x of cars) results in terrible fuel economy considering their size. Around town at low speeds (the
by danans 4y ago
I agree that on highways motorcycles' horrible drag (easily 2x of cars) results in terrible fuel economy considering their size.
Around town at low speeds (therefore drag is negligible), size becomes an asset, and a small motorcycle or scooter can get very good fuel economy, assuming it doesn't have an insanely overpowered engine.
An electric motorcycle or scooter around town is extremely efficient.
For example, the Arcimoto (https://www.arcimoto.com/ https://www.arcimoto.com/) gets 5.5 miles/kWh.
The Aptera (which blurs the line between motorcycle and car) gets 10 miles/kWh! By comparison the Model 3 (the most efficient current mass market EV) gets 4 miles/kWh.