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[electricdominic]

My company has a electric car charging station, will it work on an e-motorcycle? 

I was in the market to get an electric car, then stumbled upon electric motorcycles and my heart has turned.  I really want to get an electric motorcycle.  However, I'm in Phoenix, AZ, USA and there doesn't appear to be any dealers with electric motorcycles that are freeway (75mph - max speed in Arizona) capable. 

My company recently installed an electric car charging station with one of the standard plugs used for electric cars. 

Do any electric motorcycles have a port to accept the car charging plug?

[Richard230]

Right now, the 2012 Zero S and DS models are the only mass-produced electric motorcycles that can travel at 75 mph (although not for too long). They use a standard 120V extension cord to charge the battery pack.  A car-type 240V plug is available as an accessory, but it will not increase the bike's 950-watt on-board charging rate. I believe that you can buy a Zero by contacting the company on-line and they will ship the bike to your home.

[frodus]

What kind of charging station?

Some have 120V receptacles and some 240V receptacles. Some of the new ones have J1772 connectors (looks like a gun attached to a cable). Some have J1772 and some receptacles.... so we can't really say what will work.

Got any details on the charging station? pictures of connectors?

[electricdominic]

Gun style (fairly generic car plug in the USA)