In the UK government drive to have a carbon neutral country as soon as possible, they?ve moved the goalposts once again. Now, they?re saying we won?t be able to buy a normally powered internal combustion (IC) engined car after 2030, and you won?t be able to buy a normally powered bike after 2035. That?s scarily soon. But there are some big problems; Fundamental problems. They?re too expensive, they don?t go far enough and there aren?t enough charging points.

To help us transition though, and to make EV motorcycles a more realistic proposition, the government are determined to do their bit. Or they were until last week.

Because up until the 15th of December 2021, if you wanted to help save the planet and buy yourself an electric motorbike (or scooter) you?d get a generous little grant from the UK government. It was £1,500 or 20% (whichever was the least). That?s going to make a big difference to a lot of people. Probably, in a lot of cases, the difference between buying one or not. The difference between going EV or IC. Because electric bikes (like electric cars) are still massively more expensive than their IC equivalents.
Last week though, with little or no warning, the Department for Transport announced changes to the EV motorcycle grants, to be adopted with immediate effect. Now, anything over the value of £10,000 is not eligible for any form of grant. That?s any of the ?proper bikes?, with any genuine performance, including the entire Zero, Energica and H...