# Are we ready for an electric bike? 2012 Zero DS

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [April 11, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-we-ready-for-an-electric-bike-2012-zero-ds/263353 "2012-04-11T05:00:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-we-ready-for-an-electric-bike-2012-zero-ds/263353/1 "2012-04-11T05:00:55Z")

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![http://blog.motorcycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2012-Zero-DS-04-1108.jpg](http://blog.motorcycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2012-Zero-DS-04-1108.jpg)

Here are the specs

[http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/zero-ds/specs.php](http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/zero-ds/specs.php)

With the city range of 75 to 112 miles depending on the model it could be reasonable.

price is set ~$10 for a new one, but keep in mind it’s also partially tax deducible.

Only thing that doesn’t strike me fancy is it’s top speed ~80mph.

Bikes get good mileage to begin with, would be hard to justify such an expense for just daily commuting savings.

Discuss.

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**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-we-ready-for-an-electric-bike-2012-zero-ds/263353/2 "2012-04-11T05:29:38Z")

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zero had a big dispay at the javitts show in NYC. pretty cool lookin bikes. I dig electric bikes from an engineering standpoint. lots of effort goes into making them efficient

The federal tax credit is 10% of the cost for that bike.

I’m working on a design study at school to make one run on a hydrogen fuel cell.

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**Author:** ![HiSpeed48](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hispeed48/32/6688_2.png) [@HiSpeed48](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HiSpeed48)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-we-ready-for-an-electric-bike-2012-zero-ds/263353/3 "2012-04-11T09:51:53Z")

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very cool! i wonder what the service life on the batteries is and the cost of raplacing them. this could really be the future of commuter travel.

> [@2 AWD TBSS - Donut fun.. vids](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-awd-tbss-donut-fun-vids/49074/27):
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> I’m working on a design study at school to make one run on a hydrogen fuel cell.

that’s awesome! good luck