News – Zero S and DS electric motorcycles accessible with a car license – Used ZERO MOTORCYCLES

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Zero S and DS electric motorcycles accessible with the car license

News - Zero S and DS electric motorcycles accessible with a car license - Used ZERO MOTORCYCLES

The manufacturer of electric motorcycles Zero Motorcycles confirms its desire to extend soft mobility across France: recently refined for more convenience, the Zero S and DS 2010 are now accessible to holders of the B license !

The American Zero Motorcycles, which claims the construction of "high performance electric motorcycles", is one of the main players in the electric revolution which is shaking the two and four-wheeler sector.

The range of the manufacturer of Santa Cruz is based on two categories based on a common platform: on the one hand the Zero S and DS, typified urban supermotard, and on the other hand the MX and X which are intended for everything. ground.

Recently reviewed in terms of power, top speed, battery life and colors (read), these four models claim between 40 and 80 km of autonomy while their lithium-ion batteries do not require "only" four hours of charging from a single electrical outlet.

In accordance with what the French importer Goes Europe recently announced to us, the range "road" (S and DS) of Zero Motorcycles "is now accessible to holders of a simple B license (according to article R311-1 of the French highway code)".

Cherry on the battery, this equivalence was made possible without restricting the electric motor: "At the start, we thought we had to reduce the power of our motorcycles to 8 or 9 kW in order to obtain an equivalent of around 15 thermal horsepower, and thus open up the substantial market for two-wheelers accessible with the B license.", explains the spokesperson of Goes Europe to the readers of Site.

"But we were pleasantly surprised to find that the French administration had decided to use the constant power of an electric motor to determine its category.", continues Antoine Valla:"our electric motors do indeed deliver a high power peak when starting (23 kW, or about 31 hp on the S and DS, Editor’s note), but the curve then stagnates at 8 kW (10.9 ch, Editor’s note) once the vehicle has started, which corresponds to the so-called constant power", rejoices the French importer.

Result: the gray card of the first models recently sold in France "stipulates a power of 8 kW", specifies the person in charge. A big blow of" boost "for the manufacturer, since it allows those concerned to take full advantage of the performances of these very light two-wheelers (123.8 kg for the S and 125.6 kg for the DS ), and in particular the almost instantaneous torque of 84.6 Nm.

"This provision will help accelerate the development of Zero Motorcycles in France and, more generally, that of soft mobility.", comments Ghislain Guiot, CEO of Goes Europe."This news, associated with technical advances and new colors, shows that Zero Motorcycles is entering 2010 with remarkable dynamism.", continues the importer who now identifies"15 points of sale in France".

Sold 9,995 euros excluding start-up costs (gray card, number plates) – "but with full fuel !", explains Antoine Valla mischievously – the Zero S and DS would make it possible to travel 1,000 km"for 1 euro of electricity only", assures their designer.

All that remains for the French public authorities to do is to keep their fine words on the interest of electric vehicles, by granting them real financial advantages on the purchase or in terms of tax credits (read), like of what is already practiced in the United States.

Then, who knows if Zero Motorcycles could not start to take market share from the customers of the French commuters? To be continued: stay tuned !

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