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Can be quite time consuming to replace and reconnect 400 cells (and obviously can be hazardous if not done properly). However there are some companies doing exactly that for Tesla and also Freeride batteries (send them your old battery, they replace individual cells and reuse case and...

EX 6241 spotted. It took Stark about 12 months from first deliveries to Varg MX 6000. For the EX it took about 5 months. Obviously from first preorder to first delivery they've improved quite a bit as well, for sure it's easier to launch a new model when the factory is already up and running...

Please stop posting AI slop from clickbait farms in all battery threads

Hey thanks 😁 Where was this?

Top6 in SX tour round 1 for Zaragoza in SX1 and Hicks in SX2 https://www.instagram.com/p/DNv--fN2G1k/?img_index=12&igsh=MWdyMHNhZGV0ODB4MQ== Eddie Karlsson doing his typical demonstration that he doesn't need a clutch https://www.instagram.com/p/DNvUG-62OVW/?igsh=dnNlNXBpbjkxOXA2

Yet years later GMG still aren't selling any Al batteries. Of course there are plenty of potentially game-changing techs in the works, it's a very competitive field with huge stakes. It's like solid state batteries that have been at the industrial development stages for close to 15 years...

SX tour 2025 round 1 (St Georges de Montaigu) In SX2, Hicks and Humphrey qualified 1st and 11th. In the heats Hicks lead the first 3 laps then DNF and had to go through LCQ, Humphrey held 2nd for half the race then slided down to 5th. In the main, both riders had great starts (2nd and 3rd)...

I don't follow Tesla news but the figure you quote is nothing fancy? The cells used in MX1.2 and EX battery packs are most likely around 265 Wh/kg already (value for Molicel P50B). The next generation of 6.0 Ah cells, about to be released in the forthcoming months, are given at 280 Wh/kg...

This makes sense for fleets or city centers with high density of EV. Maybe we'll see battery banks downtown in Europe and NA in a few years however it would probably take much longer (if ever) to appear at MX tracks. BTW this was the reasoning behind Honda, Yamaha, Piaggio, KTM founding the...

We have all seen the Him-E test vids, promising adventure bike taking heavily from the Varg with 13 kWh battery pack consisting of 2 Varg 6.5 kWh batteries and what appears to be a similar engine. But the first production electric motorcycle from RE will be the Flying flea (may be released...

Great question, really depends on so many different use cases! For anyone racing, I'm pretty sure they'd go with the lighter bike with swappable batteries offering unlimited range. For off road, swappable batteries open up 3 h races or how many loops as you can ride in a day, for moto guys as...

While we're at it, I do remember Roczen quite liked the Varg when he tested it in 2022 (right after winning Paris SX) 😁 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck-1pZYOJvt/?igsh=ZWRyeXAxaGplc3lw Here is the Stark vid about WSX

Ken Roczen said that when he first rode it in 2022 😉 He was not and never has been a Stark rider but he knows a bit about dirt bikes.

"And yes... this clutch won't void your warranty" Oh you naughty boy 🤣 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNn0WUCOxIa/?igsh=MXh4azZqNGVnYzRmZQ==

Starks are deemed safe enough to race AMA AX, AMA Hard Enduro, AX UK, FIM Superenduro, FIM World Supercross, MX series in dozens of countries (pros and/or amateur). In France they race pro SX, MX, cross country and enduro championships. So no, them not being allowed in AMA pro MX and SX is not...