Car Blog Green » zero x http://carbloggreen.com Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:50:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Zero S electric supermoto to be unveiled in April http://carbloggreen.com/zero-s-electric-supermoto-to-be-unveiled-in-april http://carbloggreen.com/zero-s-electric-supermoto-to-be-unveiled-in-april#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:31:00 +0000 http://carbloggreen.com/zero-s-electric-supermoto-to-be-unveiled-in-april/ Zero Motorcycles , makers of electric off-road motorcycles, is planning to release its first street-legal machine next month. Speaking on Fox Car Report Live , company founder Neal Saiki let out a few intriguing details about the company’s new Zero S electric supermoto bike , including the fact that it will sport 3kWhs of battery capacity. That’s a whopping 50 percent more than the lithium ion unit that the firm uses in its Zero X dirtbike. Of course, batteries are heavy, so it’s not surprising to hear that the S model will outweigh its off-road sibling by about 50 pounds. Performance should be impressive, with Saiki quoting a 0-60 time of around 4 seconds and a top speed of around 70 miles per hour. Those figures, along with the bike’s added mass, should make the new Zero S fully highway capable. Expect a starting price of $9,950 before any federal incentives are applied. Gallery: AltCar 2008: Zero X electric dirtbike [Source: Hell For Leather ] Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels Zero S electric supermoto to be unveiled in April originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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]]> http://carbloggreen.com/zero-s-electric-supermoto-to-be-unveiled-in-april/feed 0 VIDEO: Zero Motorcycle video contest officially starts, gets first entry http://carbloggreen.com/video-zero-motorcycle-video-contest-officially-starts-gets-first-entry http://carbloggreen.com/video-zero-motorcycle-video-contest-officially-starts-gets-first-entry#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:29:00 +0000 http://carbloggreen.com/video-zero-motorcycle-video-contest-officially-starts-gets-first-entry/ Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels , USA Click above and scroll down to watch the video You may recall us mentioning how spotting aliens while driving your all-electric Zero X motorcycle could win you a free lithium battery (worth $2,950!). In their latest email update, besides telling us boring stuff about how they’ve quadrupled their production and can now fill orders in 4 weeks, Zero Motorcycles mentioned that their monthly video contest is now officially on. With a little browsing of the YouTubes, we were able to track down what might very well be their first entry. Blake Mitchell, who claims a little riding experience, has put together a narrated clip that not only shows off the bike’s abilities and features great shooting and editing, but also has a story line packed with drama, tragedy and humor. In short, it’s pretty good. If you want to make your own mini-movie and maybe win a free Z-Force[TM] power pack , don’t let his effort intimidate you, (he did go 20 seconds over the 2 minute time limit after all). Hit the jump to check out the competition. [Source: Zero Motorcycles / YouTube ] Continue reading VIDEO: Zero Motorcycle video contest officially starts, gets first entry VIDEO: Zero Motorcycle video contest officially starts, gets first entry originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green

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