I’ve already talked about LiveWire’s latest patent for “virtual brakes” and how I’m not sure it’s a good idea. But what I didn’t get a chance to talk about, at least in that article, was three included drawings that seem to show a long-forgotten e-bike/e-dirtbike concept.
The year is 2018 and the LiveWire is still part of Harley-Davidson’s core portfolio. But in a forward-looking statement made by the company, it released design sketches, concepts and what appeared to be customer-ready models, including an e-bike/e-dirtbike.
Harley-Davidson parted ways with LiveWire and we never heard of these concepts again. That is until their recent patent, which appears to show such an electric vehicle.
I mean, it’s clearly the same design. The same bicycle frame, the same suspension configuration, the same battery with fins. What we don’t know, however, is why LiveWire decided to use this old concept for one of its new patents.
Companies use strange designs or old concepts all the time to hide future products from prying eyes. But why didn’t LiveWire just use the Del Mar or Mulholland designs? Why dig up this long-forgotten EV dirtbike/bicycle concept from when the future was bright and LiveWire was very promising?
These questions lead me to believe that maybe, just maybe, this design could be used by the brand in the near future. Honestly, it’s no secret that LiveWire is struggling. And their offerings are quite expensive. An easy way to make some quick cash would be to produce something like an electric bike or something along the lines of a Dust.Moto or Surron.
It wouldn’t save the company, but it would go a long way towards reducing negative revenue.
Source:https://www.rideapart.com/news/719829/livewire-harley-davidson-e-bicycle-ebike-concept/