2011 Zero DS - Electric Dual Sport Motorcycle

[Clesarie]

Im so utterly confused but, from the specs on the website it seemed like its battery range was terrible. Im reading it at 43miles per charge. I cant imagine that is fucking right. Please correct me and tell me how much a full charged battery last. I'd hope around 400ish miles.

[rafaelbdb2]

@Clesarie no, that is correct. one of the most long-range e-bikes is the Brammo Empulse, wich reaches 160 miles full charge. the batteries technology is the greatest problem to be solved in the e-bike/e-cars world...

[Clesarie]

@rafaelbdb2 40 miles makes it utterly useless. Its like pissing your money away. Bikes don't even use much gas you get like 60mpg.

[rafaelbdb2]

@Clesarie

PRECISELY!

Those kind of vehicles are still not good enough because of the batteries problem.

The Ion-Lithium batteries are the best today, but too expensive (more than 50% of the e-bikes costs), too heavy, take too long time to charge (about 8 hours!!) and don't keep enough charge to go far (to travel is impossible).

This technology is not good enough... ...yet.

In a few years it will evolute and will be great, and I will buy one! ;-)

[fladam1994]

can you get this in the uk? what sort of power output does it give, because there are restrictions in the uk?