FIRST RIDE
P66
2013 ZERO DS
It's important to note that electric bikes aren't like your regular
motorcycle in that cruising on the
highway at 65 mph actually goes
through the battery faster than
the stop-light-to-stoplight barrage
faced on a city commute. Thus
Zero claims 126 miles of city riding vs. 76 miles on the freeway
on a single charge, which Zero
says is 25 percent faster now
while still using standard outlets.
The DS is available with two
different battery options: The
longer life 11.4 kWh unit (good
for a claimed 316,000 miles) or
the standard 8.5 kWh package
(good for a claimed 237,000
miles). It takes 7.9 hours to fully
charge the 11.4 and 6.0 hours to
charge the 8.5. With an optional
accessory, you can charge your
DS at CHAdeMO charging stations in one hour or less according to Zero.
What the heck is CHAdeMo,
you ask? Well it actually stands
for "CHArge de Move," or to
"charge for moving." With the accessory costing $1799 to make it
