‘In a car, you have the whole floor to mount heavy battery packs, but in a motorcycle, you have space constraints. So, to have a battery with the kind of power, range, and handling requirements of a Multistrada V4, it must be big, which isn’t feasible right now.’ In a nutshell, Bipul Chandra claims that EV technology for bikes is not yet at a level that can be offered to customers for real-world use. Watch the full interview in which we talk about our Best of 2022 winner – the Streetfighter V2 – Ducati’s immensely successful year that has gone by, MotoGP’s arrival in India, and much more.
Tricky to Mount Big Battery Packs on Bikes – Bipul Chandra, MD, Ducati India | Best of 2022 | autoX
‘In a car, you have the whole floor to mount heavy battery packs, but in a motorcycle, you have space constraints. So, to have a battery with the kind of power, range, and handling requirements of a Multistrada V4, it must be big, which isn’t feasible right now.’
