Zero Motorcycles (Australia) || Zero S Electric Motorcycle
I wonder if they deliberately made the top speed 88mph
Would be a wicked commuter. Less than $5 a week to run (if you needed a full charge very day), no maintenance, not even a chain to lube/tension.
Gives me hope, sounds like fun..!
The quietness would make me uneasy, as others don't hear you coming. Though if Aussies loosened up and didn't want to stick a knife down your throat for using the horn, this might not be a problem
Shit, amazingly cheap. Just not sure on the recharge part... Once I get to work where do I charge it to get home again? Will definitely keep an eye on it though once the range increases.
Range is 100 miles.
Surely that could be better.
With better, more expensive batteries, it could be. Otherwise, it will meet the needs of most for their commute.Originally Posted by WhiteNoize
160kms to a charge is more than i get from a tank of fuel, only difference is the time to ride off again when empty
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Can someone enlighten me on charger systems? Do they just plug into your standard residential plugs and then have a different plug/adaptor at the other end for the vehicle's particular system, or do you need something wired in that would therefore not be able to be transported with you?
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they claim on board but there is an external fast charger you can buy for your garage....2012 Zero DS Electric Motorcycle
The Zero DS comes with our Z-Force™ lithium ion power pack and an on-board charger. Zero Motorcycles will ship the motorcycle to the dealer nearest...
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But I suppose if you could 'fill up' once a day in your garage at home, it would be less of an issue.
I'm not sold. 88mph (~140kmh) seems... slow.
Spuddy - but it should get there quite quickly. Off the line they should be plenty fast enough.
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Its a commuter bike, how often would you go past 80-100?
Dear Zero Motorcycles...
You are close, so fucking close to having my money...
I can just live with your wet weight, but please try to trim a bit off it...
Range and speed need to come up a little, then it's a done deal...
Motard style please...
Oh, and none of this "soft start", give me all that torque and let me control it...
The ability to hoon and make no noise would be epic.
for some reason reading these words brought back memories of a particular high school staircase and a motorcross bike....
it would be even more fun in stealth mode
i have a supermoto that barely does more than that and is more than enough to get me into trouble
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Yeah I actually thought about it for a moment and realised it would be wicked fun.
I like it, would also almost love one. Is there any real reason they don't or can't do removable batteries? I'm just seeing a dream future where the servo does a battery swap like gas bottle exchange and off you go again fully charged.
Have all e vehicles with standard size batteries and you just say get 2 for a motorcycle and 6 for a car or whatever
Or am I missing some reason it can't be done?
Could be done but would take forever to introduce and you'd have various companies all trying to make their battery the universal one.
Track day is about 100miles.
88mph is no slower/faster than I get now.
sign me up when its 6 grand.
the electric bikes are getting better and better but they are still a long way to go.
it was good to see a major manufacturer like ktm come out with their own version called the freeride i think,i like the idea of a quiet offroad bike or quad just think sunday afternoon races in a large backyard or 5 acre property with out driving next door mad or maybe a couple of hours trick riding at the skate park or a enduro loop around kings park with an electric hire bike for a lunch time blast before going back to work[yeah i know it will never happen but i can dream].
battery development is whats needed and i believe one day they will get it to a level i would consider one untill then i will continue to make niose but will watch closely.
cheers dale
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