Internal Combustion Rules OK!
It seems that with every edition of my favourite motorcycle magazines, and pages, and even podcasts, more and more and more electric motorcycles are featuring. 20 years ago they were expensive toys, in a few years they may be the perfect 20 mile commuter bikes. Longer distances and touring may be further in the future, and physics and chemistry will impose thier own limitations. There is only so much energy that can be packed into a battery (but its getting better), and at present good old petrol packs so much punch and we know it so well, its still the best for me. But for 2050 when I wont be riding (probably!). I say hydrogen is the key, and this is why. Hydrogen is not a source of energy, its just a transfer medium. But in fuel cells it can be combined with oxygen to produce electricity with the main by-product being water. How great is that? Well its OK for Judge Dredd and commuters, but its not good enough for me. The whine of an electric motor is not what I was brought up on, I...