Zero SR/S review: Is this the best electric bike of 2020? | MCN reviews | Motorcyclenews.com
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- The Zero SR/S is the first fully-faired electric option from the Californian motorcycle company, but will it take the top-spot in 2020?
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Good review. Most comments are akin to the ones saying the BMW GS is better off-road than (Insert any other adventure bike). Most GS's never go near the dirt roads. And most sport bikes never go much further than 60 miles before a coffee stop, or 120 before running out of fuel. That's about the same as the Zero, so just find a coffee stop near a charging point ;-) Zero have come from nothing to producing a viable and fun to ride motorcycle in a very short time, well done.
love the mirror placement
Its quite nice when you're actually on the bike.
Excellent review by Martin, why can’t more motorcycle journalists be like this.
He actually said lb/ft for torque. Most of the cluless always say the reverse.
To date, the most informative intro that I've seen on this interesting bike. Liked, Subscribed.
Very clear and informative review, great job!
As soon as a Graphene battery is available in this thing....take my money!
Lol shaved pencil battery tech is something that has been talked about forever, and will continue to be just ... talked about.
Have a look at Goodenough's solid state battery tech. Now that's more interesting. But even then, it'll probably be 2030 at the very least before we see them in EVs.
@Joshua De Nunzio
Not as far off as you might imagine.
See the results of the SAFIRE experiment on UA-cam.
@T38 Talon the problem is that capacitors don't store much electricity. Give me a SR/S with 24kWh of usable storage and that's a viable replacement bike for a lot of people - >100 miles of hooning about or >200 miles of riding at a sensible pace
Great to see bikes like this, they'll only get better as time goes on. I'm hoping the big manufacturers are doing some serious R&D. Electric is the future.
Hopefully cheaper to out the box price tag turns a lot of people off
When the UK national grid collapses under the load of EV's. You will be glad you didn't sell your dinosaur burner...
@@Gareth04100 So the grid won’t improve? What’s funny is people like you were e same ones who said it wouldn’t work, now that it does all types of ignorant remarks
I'm getting to this review obviously eight months late but this was a really well done review and probably be the first motorcycle review that I've heard that didn't have blaring metal music over the person that was speaking.
So good on that
Spot on review. Ive run an SRF and yea range 75-80 miles range giving it the beans. Was £19K, bought it knowing its for squirting about on, perfect throttle control, regen and different. I like Zero quality this is my second I also had a DSR. I run a few other ICE bikes so swap about a bit, GSXR 1000 K5, Raptor 1000, the SRF can hold its own on fast A roads and will disappear on B roads. When Im in the mood for the Zero there is nothing like it.
What's an A or B road?
I know I am asking two years later, but I am debating between an SR/S and a DSR. Big different in cost between the two, and I am wondering if the DSR captures a large part of what the SR/S or F would have to offer but for 6K less. I haven't seen anyone who owned both, so I figured I would ask you.
Thanks , that was a very informative video. I'm up for electric bikes!
That price though. That is what I call steep... coming from an electric car owner.
They aren't making 100's of thousands of these. This will keep the cost for a single one higher.
@@PilatuS23 But for an EV, this isn't much of an insentive. Not at 20K.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks WTF does that even mean? These are luxury boutique bikes. Not bought for money saving purposes. It's for enjoyment.
@@Neojhun It's a bike, carbon and aluminium construction. What could possibly be luxury about it.. 🤷
Are the seats made of Egyptian crocodile leather..
Mid tier spec and performance, luxury price.. Citation needed.
I suspect it's only as expensive as it is because of the size of the company and the state of the technology used.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks LOL you don't get it, its not about the materials. It's built to order in low volumes for a niche purpose. You don't understand what luxury means.
EV for cars are pushing the industry to deliver cheaper batteries. Five years from now batteries will be quite a lot cheaper according to predictions. I think its smart to wait a bit more. Zero should also step up their design work. This was a very boring design in my opinion, looks 15 years old.
Great review Martin, cheers
I enjoyed watching the Video Review. I particularly like the design and style
As the owner of petrol cruiser, gas and electric scooter and electric bicycle I asked myself a few questions about specifically this bike.
1. Where is it needed? - A few select places like Monaco and other luxury resorts or places common people rarely go with strict vehicle restrictions.
2. Is it comfortable to use? - No, the sport seating is terrible for anything below 200km\h - it was designed specifically for this purpose alone. Heck, a good deal of power cruisers are very comfortable at 200 km+. I personally vouch for Suzuki Intruder 1800 at 274km and Harley V-Rod at 224km.
3. Is it convenient? - NO, the size is too large compared to much smaller, more practical and cheaper electric bicycles or scooters. Heck, electric skateboards can go 70-80 km\h nowadays at a reasonable price. Electric bicycle packs more convenience and comfort and you can drag it inside apartment, workplace, train etc.
4. Is it cheaper to own\use long term? - Look at all those penny-pinchers riding $20 000+ bikes, roads are packed like sardines with them. Sarcasm. Economy bike is below $3000 and that's stretching it to brand new ones. E-bikes do have mechanical failures, expensive ones at that. So maintenance wont be cheap. Bike is rare and small scale so expect to haver trouble in fixing some stuff. And it is rare to find a bike that has above 30-40k mileage - people just don't use them so much to reach that figure.
5. Is it premium\luxury? - Absolute not. Want a premium e-bike - go E-Tron, Harley Electric or West Coast Customs electric. This thing has nothing of note that a myriad of Chinese electrics don't have. Heck, it looks like it copied their designs and fells more like a rip-off.
I'd love one.
Not enough power and range takes too long to charge. I'll buy electric some day but i'm not seeing the figures i like to see quite yet
I'm ok with the specs but for a much lower price. We need that japanese mass production.
"Not enough power" WTF? Seems overkill to me.
You are right about Range & Lack of DC Charging. Sportsbikes are not ready until 20kwh plus and DC Fast Chargers Bikes are available.
@@Neojhun And they are available. New Energica bikes are 21kWh and have DC option. Now the weight...sheesh.
Get a FXD or a Zero S. Half the price
@@bluebikerathar when will they do a battery with 300+ miles range for a bike :(
I guess you would have to ride with the power plug. A joy ride loop for me , on a cruiser, is about 170 miles. I think I could live with one of these with a distance in that area, or the ability to charge at tesla points.
I like it. 👍
£20,000 Let me think zero sr or Panigale V4 hum that's a hard one lol
Yeh, I mean 10-14K. I can swing it, with persuasion. 20K is just too much. Especially looking at the alternatives.
well yer .. i think sport e bikes have got to be under 10k and also its going to sound like a hair dryer lol with bikes its 80% the sound
Zero
The feeling that you get knowing your riding fun has Zero Emissions....
Priceless
@neographikal It's the feel good factor of not using petrol.
You totally missed the point regarding running costs. Purchase price is only one component of total cost of ownership.
Would love to have one...
Driven an electric bike some time ago and from that moment I knew: my next bike will be electric.
great and honest review ;)
thanks mate!
good video cheers, some good numbers you have given may be Zero could do a g/tee buy back after 3 years to get people to sign up for it now.
that's what I call a balanced review
I think prices was approaching 30-40 grand when I first heard about these bikes... so I’m not surprised about current prices now... as soon as this scales to the masses it will be more affordable at 10 grand...
Really we need next gen battery technology right now
I think I would really enjoy the quiet purity of an electric bike. Nothing but you and a linear connection to the throttle. I see that as a segment in its own right. Dual sports can go off road, supersports can go to the track, and electrics can take you to this quiet serenity where you can hear the birds chirping or the babble of a nearby stream or waterfall. Is that worth the investment? It all depends on who you ask. I couldn't afford it even if I wanted it more than anything, but I do see the appeal.
I love my Zero SRF its a diffrent level of riding pure bless
Great review mate, but that price tag thou...
I ride one, it’s the best bike I have ever owned. Zero has their work cut out for them on improvements, but this is a better way of traveling.
This thing for 50% of the price would be totally awesome, cant wait for the next few years
Nice one @mufga!
Regular 3-pin outlet charging will take closer to 10 hrs from empty. You quoted the charge time of a Level 2 charger with the standard on board 3KW charger. Zero does not give the charge time for a Level 1 charge for SR/S and SR/F.
Let's do a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation. Nominal capacity is 12.6 kWh. Charging speed is tapered at 95%, so let's call it 12 kWh nominal capacity. Assuming 85% charging efficiency, we need to draw 14.1 kWh from the wall. A standard UK household plug should give 16 A at 240 V, so about 3.8 kW. The onboard charger for the standard SR/S is 3 kW, so it should take 4.7 hours to charge from empty. The premium model has a 6 kW onboard charger, so should take 3.7 hours to charge from empty.
So many deep breaths.
I love it, I’d ride one if the price was right... and if Zero Motorcycles hadn’t pulled out of Australia.
That breathing gives me anxiety. Lol
Alex Bleyker Why?
@@darrellcharles9705 It seems like he's about to break bad news every time he does that thing.
OMG.. sounds like either asthma or a heavy smoker :-(
@@blairtaylor9552 might also be a cold day too, that affects a person's breathing.
@@esk8jaimes is it harder to breathe in colder climate? I never knew cuz i never see anything lower than 25C
I think it’s part of a shared future. Some of us will embrace it and some of us will not wish to abandon traditional internal combustion. I see myself as both. The minute I can afford this I will. Fits right in with my riding style and distances I actually ride due to physical limitations
Finally one that looks like a sport bike. Enjoy my Chinese electric motorcycle as they look more sportier. But charge time sucks. This is something I would definitely get.
Ergonomics, brake performance, suspension feel, wind protection, steering feel...
Reminds me of my old ER6F from the side.
Until the prices come down (that I can afford it) i'll stick with my Z1000sx
Ergonomics, suspension feel, brake performance, mirrors, ride modes?
Maybe I missed it somewhere, but I was wondering how tall you are . And how you experience the riding position. I'm 1m88 and riding an Africa Twin AS with DCT at this moment. This SR/S could be a good choice in the future (when It gets a little bit less expensive). Can you drop a line about this ? Many thanks. Regards, Yves (Belgium)
rad bike. These new zeros are great.
Due to the unfortunate limitations of technology they are just too expensive. But they are really cool bikes.
I am assuming that in 5 years time then it is possible that a new modern tech battery could be installed, possibly a new motor (if needed). So it should be possible to extract some longevity out of the funds invested.
Thoughts on a v.postcard?
Great review of an amazing bike!
A pile of shite
Soooo... Vs the lightning motorcycle how this thing would stack up against it? and which is better in terms of power, speed, and range?
All electric bikes are li battery and electric motors. The newest tech is the battery and that tech is fairly old. Until a new magic storage device comes out, that's the limiter.
I rode Victory's version (they bought out Brammo) about five years ago and it felt great, loads of fun. For someone who commutes within its range or can plug in at work it might be fine. Charging stations are proliferating and apps help folks find them.
Here's to all the commenters that say it's underpowered or overpriced-you don't ride anyway.
I would have totally bought it if it wasn't this expensive. Also if the had a dealer in Australia
They should add a fake gear shifter option. They can program in restrictions so it feels like you are going through gears the bike. Plus you could program different levels to make it feel like a 125 or a 300 for fun
I d love an electric bike but at 20k for such a short mileage is too short.
Not ready yet, still need a Decade. More than 20kwh & 50kwh DC Fast Charging is required for SportsBikes to travel useful distances. Hopefully by the production scale is big enough for that to cost 12k-16k.
I love ebikes, i have one myself but that is just too expensive for what you get in my opinion. Range and charging are still an issue for now, maybe next year. I'd be okay with the range if it charged in 10minutes, I'd be okay with the charge time if you could go 300km per charge. So things do need to get better. This tech will stagnate again if we can't get the range and charging sorted.
The issue is always the price
Not enough bike for 20k, especially when, aesthetics aside, it's barely an improvement over the regular old SR
Totally agree, if my bike budget were £20k this thing wouldn't even be a footnote on my list. Really can't see any market for this.
love one
What these electric bikes need is to follow the Porsche Taycan trick and put a 2 speed automatic tiny gearbox so first one take care of 0 - 60km/h range for city and second for the high end so it doesn't have to work as hard and increases the range for commuting. Plus it'll make the launch quicker. That until the they find out how to create denser battery technology.
No doubt I will get an electric motorcycle, but since I’m just starting college, I think around the time I finish it should start to make sense to buy an electric motorcycle over a gas one.
If people think this is expensive, they should look at the HD LiveWire. I don't know why there are comments beating on Zero about the price. All (decent) electric motorcycles are in the same boat. Expensive tech + small company = high prices. That's true everywhere. About the only thing they can do to lower the price is sell more bikes and move out of California - neither of which affects the component pricing.
I'd have one, I just wish Zero would get on board with DC charging. It would be a real absolute viable replacement for ice bikes if they did
You have one? Just out of interest and if you dont mind me asking, how much does it cost to run on average and how long have you had it? Im really interested in them but the costings is relatively unknown.
@@rich4896 No sorry. I'm saying that I would have one though as I've test ridden a couple of Zero bikes and I really enjoyed them, but they need DC fast charging so that you can pretty much refill them in 20 minutes.
I do however own an EV car, and I'm utterly converted. It's nicer to drive, has 150 mile range and I can charge it in 40 minutes for another 100 or so miles for around £3. I'll never buy an internal combustion engine for the road again.
It's 14.4kwh for most of their bikes. Simply not big enough to truly exploit DC Fast charging. Need more time to develop 20kwh plus denser batteries thus DC Fast Charging is less stressful on the batteries.
Having just spent the weekend at the MCN show in Peterborough leading the test rides for these bikes, I can tell you point blank that an MT-09 is like riding prozak compared to this thing!
What does that mean? It's better or worse?
How abou all that battery weight and how it depletes the brakes and eats away at the tyres and suspension a lot quicker than on similar ICE bikes? What about the 'sound pipes' and the emotional connection with the exhaust notes? And lastly, how is it like to corner? Top heavy, I reckon? And can't even think of touring on it if it charges in 2 hours and only does another 100 before it needs to stop for another 2 hrs?
As soon as Zero puts CCS on it, take my money.
No one mention that you need to service the data in eöectric bikes so the engine is up to date. And that check could be expensive sadly..
Sounds like a fighter jet 🛩 in Star Wars sleek machine sound almost like using a power grinder 🛠
It is still very expensive but at some point it could be worth it. Based on German 30 cent per kwh compared to a street triple, fuel cost is much lower.
I can imagine Nightwing would make this his main vehicle.
A worthwhile review, but the obvious standard to compare it with is the Energica Eva EsseEsse9 or 9+. The + especially has more range, and seems a bit of a heavier proposition though, this looks flickable by comparison. In the still-present austere world outside, I just wonder as many do, about the brand new sticker price. I only bought one motorcycle new, when I was a teenager, and I struggle to see how I’d ever be able to buy one of these, if limited numbers are willing to buy new. My guess, and it’s only an opinion, is the electric motorcycles will come down, and tax will slowly hammer ICE vehicles. The case for runaround electric bikes or even e-bikes like bicycles, is cast-iron.
Once we get to serious pricing and performance, the price shoots up to the sort of range you can buy into decent family EVs with. If you have twenty grand, and you have the choice, you’d probably opt to swap out the family wagon to an EV first of all? That’s where the cost savings are, which offsets the purchase price premium. Fuel costs of maybe £1000 vs energy of likely £200 annually, makes sense of the capital cost issue, and of course, the lack of maintenance etc. Primarily a leisure vehicle, a £20k electric motorcycle is a formidable proposition. Chinese budget electric motorcycles using hub motors of up to 7kW, can be had for less than four grand UKP? At the lightweight end, there’s e-bikes and so forth. I can see why development has basically stalled, this is a leisure product born into post-credit crunch austerity, then comes along the ‘C’ word, which will further hinder any extravagant spending as uncertainty ramps up.
It’s a nice-looking bike, but my own inevitable comparison is with my £1000 value of Japanese mid-range multi, which gives 65mpg and the worst loss I could suffer is the entire thing goes up in flames and I forget to insure it. I suspect you buy this Zero bike, and if you tried to sell it the very next day, you might get a loss of ten grand. It’s just such a nice bike and hard to see mass sales. Lastly, I echo others, who ask if it even has engine braking/regen levels, because the range makes me think maybe that sort of technology has moved on apace in cars now, and is primitive in this bike.
My own view is, hub motors front and rear, is how motorcycles should go, and that permits heavy regen and braking at the front, which most riders expect, and would enhance range markedly. Rear regen on a bike, seems a lousy prospect, liable to be inefficient and just wear tyres or be prone to skidding at the rear? I know for example, e-bikes of the bicycle variety, are often excused from regen and the reasons given I never find convincing, suspect it is cost. I hope they can keep going, but the present sales environment is as tough as I could ever imagine. Any sales person is going to wish to press the fast-forward button to around 2023 I imagine.
Really nice review. I got a Zero because after 30 years of oil changes, valve clearance checks, etc., I wanted the ease of maintenance of a Zero. And the acceleration is awesome.
But J-Joo-Ann brakes? Pretty sure it's J-Wan. I'm speaking from experience. When I moved to San Diego, I called the area where I worked, La Jolla, as La Joll-a (ryhmes with doll-a) until someone laughed and told me it was pronounced La Hoy-ya.
So without a charging cable and 1st registration at £500 you basically have a £21,500.00 brick, who's brilliant marketing idea was that...…..
Lovely bike - until it gets stolen for it's batteries. Insurance on these is hideous in the UK for that reason, as well as the price of the bike.
I'd love one of these to park next to my Nissan Leaf. I don't need to be converted to the benefits of electric. It is the future. The cost of this is too high. I don't think I'm getting enough for my money in comparison to my Leaf. I know how fast the acceleration can be. I call the accelerator pedal in my Leaf the 'Happy Pedal'. The prices will drop and petrol powered vehicles are old technology. Just about everyone who rides one of these loves it.
I want one.
I’m definitely interested in electric and its close but not quite there yet. at least for me. my average ride is 225 to 600 miles per ride moderate to heavy on the throttle and interstate travel. definitely won’t be doing any Rides on that bike unless I’m being followed by 220 V generator. but when engineers get The Range up to around 400 miles with moderate to hard throttle input. Interstate riding or just riding Through Mountain twisties for the day without a recharge for 20k or less then i’m game. or even a hybrid that has a small gas, natural gas or propane generator onboard would be great for those rides when your literally in the middle of nowhere.
What's the life cycle of a battery? Will it keep the same charge in a year from now? Cheers.
Probably good for 200000 Miles
I would suspect it would be like our cell phone batteries the more you recharge and use the weaker they become over time and we all know your new S20 today will not hold the same potential capacity in three years. Just look at the cost of replacements for EV cars.
@@modarm Doubtful it's as bad as a phone. The teslas go down like 2% capacity after like 2 years, my cell phone goes down much worse than that.
@@MrSlowestD16 18650's in most
Tesla cars so the exact same battery as in a lot of notebooks, power tools etc. All these batteries suffer from the same issue and it is associated with usage, it is a lithium technology thing.
Liquid cooled batteries last very well, like Tesla and most larger EV cars. Air cooled batteries do not last very long... check out Nissan Leaf’s or Renault Zoe’s. they often suffer 20% capacity loss in only 5-6 years of normal use.
Great video would love to see your thought on The United Kingdom assembly Line ( London )
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Thanks to this presenter for saying all the things to defuse the usual electric bike comment section that nobody is going to pay attention to and light up the comment section with wordbombs anyway.
This is the first video of a bike where I don't care if there's a voice over the engine sound lol
Your loud inhaling was excruciating
He has to stop that!!!
Usually a mic/mix issue
I wonder how long until you have to have the batteries replaced.
For what looks to be a mild sports bike setup, what are those handlebars???!!!
pricey for a commuter, I'm holding on to my old 2014 zero sr
Genuine question. how IS your old 2014 Zero SR??? My fear of EV Bikes are that it's all fun and games until the battery is toast and returns 20 miles of range before they fry and then costs half the cost of your Ebike new to replace - and that a 2014 model battery is already obsolete and irreplacable - forcing you to buy the new zero... How is everything on that front?? is your 2014 still giving you 100 miles?
second fear is with this "maintenance free" motor, the thing might just crap out one day for no visible reason on a bike with only 10-20,000 miles... how about that?? will it do 150,000 miles before dying?? I really need you as a 2014 owner to answer. It will dictate whether I buy one or not. seriously. I WANT to go EV.
fam please respond to these questions
I agree, bet many would like to know how these bikes hold up after some years.
@@Rathbone_fan_account EXACTLY. The thing that worries me about EV is even though it touts maintenance free riding, CAN the bike ever be owned as a "classic" one day, 30, 40 years later? or will it's design make that 100% impossible, and force you to throw it away? you can keep an ancient gasoline bike on the road and rebuild the motor forever and ever. CAN these EVs ever do the same?? or will they NEVER be able to do this?
Electric is the future. It’s not if.. it’s when. I’m happy with my Zero SR had it for years. Use it to commute daily since 2014. The savings on fuel and maintenance costs is amazing.
if it's £6k , I'll take one
It's actually only 505 pounds.
Lovely bike! I've tried the naked one and I must say, try one!
Yikes that price tag
Even if you could afford it if you crash it the smallest of damage would write it off
What is the cost of replacement batteries.
No one knows, can you tell me how much Petrol Cost in a Decades time?
It's simply too far out in the future.
cheaper running cost... but it's 20k and an SV650 is 6k? So... please explain exactly how this is cheaper.
running costs means the costs you put into the bike over it's lifetime like oil change, fuel etc.
Depending on how long you keep the bike, the Electric may come out cheaper
So basically still the same old problems as to yet ie. Range too short, charge time too long & way too expensive. Will be the future but it's sure not the present in its current form :)
It will be an issue till they find better batteries or more density for the lithium ones. Cars can brute force it with 300-500Kg of batteries. Bikes are limited to 40-50Kg of battery weight before it becomes an issue for handling. You don't really want a 500-600Kg bike falling on top of you even on a minor accident.
Both bikes are registered in The Netherlands....
How about as a track toy along with a generator?
Nearly there. Weight ain't great but OK. Range has to go way up(for weekend tours to a mountain road 40km away) unless you happen to have very conveniently placed charging stations.
People keep saying the battery technology is improving all the time but here we are ten years on and still only a realistic 100 mile range. That would be okay ish if you could quickly swap batteries over at a filling station and be on your way again. Or if you just live in an urban environment and use the bike for commuting. The way i see it,everything is a poor compromise with electric. The fast chargers draw the power of around 10 to 15 electric showers running at once. And that's just charging one car/bike out of the millions that exist. I really don't think Boris has thought everything through properly. However if he has, i need to buy shares in electric companies sharpish!
I love electric bikes and the zero srf looks great to me but the styling on this one just isn't there, ugh. I'd much rather have an energica, which has become very competitive now that prices have dropped substantially. As it stands the Evo costs a similar amount as the zero premium but is far more desirable in my opinion. Hope zero can fix the styling and drop the price even further though...
the zero is not a supersport though. Looks like it's more in competition with the Ninja 650
The Zero SR/F can easily out accelerate a Kawasaki H2 with ease up until about 120kph, this now looks faster, I love it.
You sure?
@@geoffwatches chaseontwowheels did a video of a SR/F vs an H2, check it out.
@@floridamankyle5461 Would be cool if you could link that. Cant find chaseontwowheels posting the head to head.
Would be quite a neat trick seeing a bike with 110hp out drag a 200+ hp H2. Ive seen the 650ib channel drag race an H2 vs a zero though. They dragged race in a tiny residential street with a speed limit of probably 50kph. The race lasted about 2.5 seconds and 650Ib launched like a troglodyte: not the most factual head to head ive seen.
I doubt the zero could out drag a z900 let alone an H2.
@@Stratocasterhead51 oh, it was 650ib that did the H2 video, chaseontwowheels did a versus with a GSXR 750 and the SR/F, and it smoked the GSXR off the line.
Has it engine breaking? (recharging)
Yes it's got regen
GREAT NEWS...
Its about 7k too expensive IMHO. No way will you gain anything financially during ownership and it will go out of date really fast as technology improves.
That's why it's better to get those 2-3k chinese electric "sport" bikes. With any proper technician you can upgrade the hub motor, controler, batteries and cabling and be up to date.
Like all new tech, there will be a progression. First electric bike owners will be short distance commuters and dirt bikers. Also maybe professional racers since they're on a track and can just swap batteries on the go. We might start seeing pit stop maneuvers on bike tracks.
electric bikes wont be mainstream until they can get the distance up. People complain about cost and charge time, but it's really the distance that's the main issue. If these bikes got 500+ miles with same charge time and cost, no one would be complaining.
Also, people really undervalue the long term maintenance $$$ savings an electric bike will save you. The fact that you only need to replace tires/brakes and NOTHING ELSE? That's insane long term savings. How much have you spent on your standard engine over the years?
I don't think I will be chopping in my H2SX yet 😁
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This bike will be a contender when it has CCS AND can Level 2 charge at 6 or 12 kW. The Energica is a race bike, so they will probably never make a bike built exclusively for daily use. Meanwhile Zero is all about making the most practical bike, so they will eventually have ~25-30kW+ of CCS capability plus 6-12kW level 2 chargers on board with a 150 mile highway range at 70mph. That's when Zero will regain the title as "best electric bike" and when electric bikes surpass gas bikes in all areas.
So I have 400-500km home to my home city (Berlin/Copenhagen). So this is basically impossible. ...unless I find a super duper popper scooper charging station. And even then, I would have to wait an hour+ 2-3 times.
It's sad that battery technology is so bad still.
Where was the riding footage?