Ferrari Luce Isn't the Problem

Ferrari Luce this. Ferrari Luce that. Sure, it deserves the criticism. But let us also appreciate those who are doing it right. Here's me taking the first step.

Verge Motorcycles. A Finnish startup whose products have been living rent-free in my head for a while now, the TS Pro and TS Ultra.

Look at it for a second. The rear wheel has no hub, chain, belt, or drivetrain. The motor lives inside the wheel.

On the engineering front, they claim to be the first production vehicle in history to ship with solid-state batteries. Unlike most EV promises, the first units have actually rolled off the production line. 370 miles of range. 20% to 80% charge in 10 minutes at 100kW. With mind-numbing torque figures of 737 lb-ft on the Pro and 885 lb-ft on the Ultra.

Sure, the numbers might have bedazzled you, but that is not even what draws me to it. It is the feeling that while designing these motorcycles, I believe they did not sit down and think, "right, how do we build an electric motorcycle?" I genuinely think they sat down and thought, "how do we build an exciting motorcycle that is electric?" There is a difference between those two.

They got it right.