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Richard230

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MCN electric motorcycle poll
« on: April 03, 2012, 10:13:58 AM »
Here is an on-line poll by the British magazine Motor Cycle News. They ask if anyone might be interested in buying an electric motorcycle within the next 5 years. The electric motorcycle crowd is loosing at the moment, so you many want to help out the cause:

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/General-news/2012/April/apr0312-poll-would-you-buy-an-electric-bike-in-5-years/
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Re: MCN electric motorcycle poll
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2012, 10:39:27 AM »
I voted. The anti-electric comments are typical so far.

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Re: MCN electric motorcycle poll
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2012, 10:47:46 AM »
I voted. The anti-electric comments are typical so far.

Yup, typical lame, unresearched, shot from the hip arguments... haters gonna hate.

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Re: MCN electric motorcycle poll
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2012, 04:26:21 PM »
I just checked the latest poll numbers and they are 38.5% (795) yes and 61.5% (1271) no. Considering that motorcycle enthusiasts are pretty conservative lot to begin with and electric motorcycles don't have much of a track record in the field, I think those are pretty good numbers.  :)
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