This is such a sleazy game to play, and it looks to be getting more popular as corporations realize the average consumer just accepts it. Zero Motorcycles, the longest-standing electric motorcycle manufacturer, has announced for their 2022 flagship models that things like battery capacity and charge rate will be gated behind one-time in-app purchases, which is mind-boggling. Having to lug around batteries you can't charge to full capacity on a bike, where space and weight are at a premium, actually makes the product worse if you don't pay the rent. Hoping this strategy blows up in their face, but all indications suggest it's going to be lucrative and the angry minority will just have to eat it.