When you think of “quirky motorcycles,” the VanVan has always occupied a special corner of the room. Not quite a scrambler. Not quite a minibike. More of a mischievous street-sand hybrid. And soon, it’s coming back—with electricity in its veins.
Hydrogen motorcycles keep getting talked about as the next big thing, but right now they’re still more idea than reality. While most of the conversation focuses on cars and buses, two-wheelers haven’t been standing still. Over the years, a range of prototypes and concept bikes have tried to prove that hydrogen could work on motorcycles.
How how far can an electric motorcycle actually go? That depends on how the bike is tested, how fast you're riding and how much work you're asking the battery to do. We all know the game by now: big range number on the brochure, smaller number once you hand over your hard-earned cash and start riding the thing. The reason it keeps happening comes down to how electric two-wheelers are tested, and the maths gets pretty ugly once you leave the gentle, controlled world of the tes
