The 2018 Zero model lineup.
California-based Zero Motorcycles has announced its 2018 lineup, with faster charging, greater range, increased power and new colors.
Read our Road Test Review of the 2016 Zero DSR here.
Every Zero motorcycle can be charged using the standard 110V or 220V wall outlets found all over the world. For 2018, Zero has announced a new 6kW Charge Tank factory-installed accessory that allows for up to 6x faster charging than a standard wall outlet, using the Level 2 electric charging stations popping up worldwide. The new Charge Tank charges at a rate of approximately 103 miles per hour of plug-in time, which is fast enough to completely recharge the Zero S and DS (equipped with the ZF7.2 battery) in about an hour, or models equipped with the larger ZF14.4 battery in about two hours. The batteries themselves are new this year as well, with new chemistry that offers greater range than ever before–up to 223 miles (claimed, city) on models equipped with the ZF14.1 battery and ZF3.6 Power Tank accessory. Zero claims that this is the longest range of any two wheel EV on the market.
As in the past, owners must choose between the faster recharging of the Charge Tank and the greater range of the Power Tank, as the two accessories both utilize the same installation space on the motorcycle.
Read about how one of our contributors got the best of both worlds–faster recharging AND greater range–in his Zero DSR E-Tour Review.
The new ZF7.2 battery is...