I admit, I held off from covering this peculiar electric motorcycle for fear that people might not take me seriously in the wake of April Fools' Day. But this wind/solar motorcycle is as real as it can get, and is even available for purchase!
  • Wild_Mastic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Those “wind turbines” are definitely helping… because energy gets magically created, right?

    • Hawke@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Ah yes because a wind generator is magic.

      (It would work if the bike is stationary or in some conditions if the wind direction is right relative to the bike direction.)

      But probably it loses more in drag than it gains in generation, except when the bike is stopped

  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Seems like you’d get knocked over by a big gust with all that surface area up top. Even on my steel MTB fully loaded up, having a frame bag allows the wind to have a pretty noticeable effect sometimes.

  • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    “It’s legit,” but also, “How true these numbers are, no one seems to have a clue. Clearly because there is no proof of this thing even running.”