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[jpaulus]

Do you get those odd looks from people at intersections who are too shy to ask?  Or you're flying by on the highway and others are not sure why they don't hear you and likely don't know that they can commute without gas?  Perhaps it's time to advertise.  I had these made at http://doityourselflettering.com/ using reflective vinyl material.  It's to our benefit as well to get more people going electric.

[manlytom]

Great -- we need these. and even point them to a website.

[kcoplan]

Jpaulus, that's a great idea.  I wonder why Zero chose not to put some obvious marker on the bikes that they are electric.

Me, I ordered some reflective "lightning bolt" stickers for my Zero (still awaiting delivery, of the bike).  I figure that will get the point across without having to spell it out, so to speak.

[sgmdudley]

I started with this idea, then switched to a standard license plate frame due to the redundency.
The license plate is on the top, our Store sign on the bottom.

[Electric Terry]

Awesome guys! Just awesome! This gave me some great ideas!!

[Richard230]

That is a great idea. I agree that Zero should introduce some "bold new graphics" next year and do something to advertise that their bikes are all-electric.  Most people that I meet seem to have no idea that my Zero is battery powered, in spite of not making a lot of noise and not having an exhaust system.  During the past 2000 miles of riding I have had only 4 people come up to me and ask if my Zero is an EV.   

[Electric Terry]

During the past 2000 miles of riding I have had only 4 people come up to me and ask if my Zero is an EV.   

Holy crap!  I ususally come back to the charging station each day and have at least 4 people gathered around the bike looking at it from different angles.  I always walk up and the first thing I say is "yes it's electric" cause if I don't the completely obvious question gets asked to me.

[wainair]

Those look great,getting the word out that EV's can do everything you need is great. Another badge that is out there in the EVcar community is the EVbadges badge. They are OEM quality chrome lettering and I think would look great on the battery pack of a Zero maybe. They are not cheap but they are very good quality.

http://evbadges.com/products/plug-in-powered-badge

I have one on my Volt.

[protomech]

I usually get queries from the guards at the gate as I go through.

I've only had a few people "in the wild" come up to me as I was arriving / leaving, but I see people looking at the bike trying to figure out wtf it is.

Just MHO, I don't want to slap a "look at me I'm electric" graphic on the bike. A lightning bolt would be more subtle perhaps.

Riding is advocacy in its own way. Visible electric vehicles in a community serving as practical everyday transport does more for changing people's views on EVs than millions of dollars in advertising.

[CliC]

I've only had a few people "in the wild" come up to me as I was arriving / leaving, but I see people looking at the bike trying to figure out wtf it is.

Lol, I've seen that a few times. People stare at it, knowing something's not quite right but not quite able to figure out what it is.

I'm more a fan of subtlety here as well, though I'm always willing to talk to people about the bike. I thought about a catchy custom license plate, but Texas wants too much money for those.

[trikester]

I had a guy I knew come running over to help me because he thought I was coasting past his house

My 2012 had a Hollywood Electrics logo below the license plate but it started peeling off in the first couple of weeks so I removed it.

I think one reason people don't notice that it is electric is because there are gas bikes now that are extremely quiet. Every time one of those goes past me, when I'm driving my car, I look to see if it is electric.

I was told a short time ago that I am still the only ZERO owner in populous Orange County CA (other than the guy who works for ZERO who told me that). Surprising! It's probably because there are no dealers here yet (I keep trying to talk Harlan into moving H.E. to Orange County)

Trikester

[Brammofan]

My Brammo has "ELECTRIC" on the side, but I think people don't bother reading anymore.  Plus, it's usually obscured at least partly by my leg.  I have toyed with the idea of getting my motorcycle jacket embroidered with the letters "Yes, It's electric!"

[trikester]

Today I was filling my gas tank on my Honda pickup with my ZERO DS in the bed. A guy who said he was a desert and dirt track racer came over and said he had been hearing more and more about electric bikes and ZERO in particular. He said from what he heard he had concluded that ZERO was the company that was most on top of the game in e-bike design and production.

He also said that he was hearing an increasing number of dirt riders talking up electrics. I told him the same thing I have said on this forum; when dirt riders do their first ride on an electric they won't want to go back to gas. Electric is just plain superior to ICE for dirt riding and it only takes time for riders to discover that. It will follow an exponential curve as more dirt riders talk to more dirt riders. I hope ZERO is ready to lead that explosion

Another dirt racer that a year ago was bad mouthing my 2010 DS, until I handed him the key, returned from the ride with nothing but good to say about it, and he did a pavement ride that time. He was really impressed when I showed up with my 2012 DS telling all his buddies how great the bike was.

Trikester

[ColoPaul]

I think the stickers are pretty cool.  They look fairly professional in jpaulus's pix, too.

Jpaulus, were they hard to install?  Getting the bubbles out from under the vinyl, etc?

[ZeroSinMA]

A different approach.

Buy this...

http://tinyurl.com/9kbo46v

Attach a few feet to your Zero.

Looks like this...

Daytime



Dusk



Night



Says "electric" to observers without making them read an advertisement.

Makes the bike safer, too.

Legal in most states  (White and < 300 lumens at 75 feet)

Let's make it the Zero look!