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[Kocho]

I don't think it makes economic sense to Zero to offer a cheap upgrade path to the IPM motors even if the actual cost to do so is low. They are in for the money, not so much for the love of motorcycling is my feeling... That said, I think that they should be able to price it in a way that would allow those who really want to upgrade and keep their old bikes to do it in a cost-effective way vs. buying a new bike, but not cheap enough so that they would cannibalize new bike sales. Kind of find a happy medium where it will prompt some to upgrade and others to buy new.

For example. If I had a 2014 or 2015 SR and wanted an IPM version of it now, if I were to sell it, I figure I'd loose at least $5K if not more. Let's also say taking a $5K hit on resale seems too much to me - so I'd rather keep my old bike and not buy a new 2016 model. But if I could upgrade for $2K, maybe I'd do it. I'm sure Zero will make money on such IPM upgrades, where they won't make any money otherwise...

Of course, I might be terribly off in my logic...

[MostlyBonkers]

That sounds reasonable to me Kocho, but then logic isn't a forte of mine! Like most people I allow emotions to cloud my judgement and suffer from mis-perception regularly. I don't see Zero in the same light as a bank or law firm or big supermarket chain. They do get it wrong but seem to be learning as they go along. The product is expensive due to high costs, a small market and few economies of scale. Early days still, IMHO. [emoji4]

[Lipo423]

Like most people I allow emotions to cloud my judgement and suffer from mis-perception regularly. I

Your rational seems to be more like a latin (like me  ) than a brit…
I would love if Zero would offer the upgrade…but I suspect as you guys pointed out that it is unlikely to be happening 

[ctrlburn]

I did four 0-60-0 MPH sprints (full throttle and hard as I dare braking).
I logged the motor temps at each stop from the Android application.
Air Temperature was 50F.
Time  Controller   Motor   Charge%  Range
7:51  48F           59F         100      85.0   START
7:52  63F           79F         100      84.0
7:52  72F           97F          98       82.0
7:52  79F          117F          98      82.0
7:53  86F          140F          97      81.0

I think this is "normal" for a 2013 S.