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General Category => Electric Motorcycle News => Topic started by: manlytom on May 17, 2013, 06:19:30 PM
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now, next week I am again in Hong Kong. always meant to see the BRammo bikes that they had sitting with a distributor for a couple of years now.
and today, Zero Germany (all in German) shares that they landed a big fleet deal. in fact the biggest Zero fleet deal in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong went through a selection/tendering process. Would love to know how participated. Considering the strong chinese EV market - but then the selection really shows that not many are up to quality and performance.
Congrats Zero.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151612246854932.1073741826.125511504931&type=1 (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151612246854932.1073741826.125511504931&type=1)
(in German)
now u don't hear them coming in Hong Kong. guess need to be careful or get one as well while over. For anyone that knows Hong Kong - it had has amazing hills - these I want to see a Zero take - and the remaining charge ....
edit - moved to "news" as is more appropriate place.
PS: are these pics 2012 or 2013 models ?
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They're 2012 S bikes.
Good way for Zero to get some fleet rep, and probably close out the rest of the 2012 inventory.
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Brammo must be grinding their teeth about this sale. I thought that they were planning to sell a bunch of Enertia Plus models to the the Hong Kong Police. It looks like Zero gave them a good deal and likely could provide the number of bikes that Hong Kong needed much more quickly than could Brammo - having them already built and needing the warehouse space for the 2013 models. ;)
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there go the 2012s that I hoped to get cheaply into Oz. Guess need to settle for the 2013s ! never mind.
just arrived in Hong Kong with a flight delay, missed connecting flight and had time to wander around. Say already an airport Nissan Leaf - so they are serious about being green here ! Asked some airport police guys about the Zero's - got some stern looks and they asked me to move on ... obviously these guys will not get to ride them.... ;)
edit add-on:
in some of the releases it says that they went through a tender selection process etc... and knowing Hong Kong THEY DID. It just shows how advanced the 2012 Zeros are to all the millions of China ebikes and that they can deliver.
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Here is another report about the Hong Kong sale:
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2013/05/17/zero-motorcycles-sells-electric-bikes-to-hong-kong-government/?mod=google_news_blog (http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2013/05/17/zero-motorcycles-sells-electric-bikes-to-hong-kong-government/?mod=google_news_blog)
and one about the sale of 100 bikes to Bogota that I was told about during my visit to the factory last December. Check out the cops' riding gear:
http://blog.motorcycle.com/2013/06/26/motorcycle-news/zero-supplies-100-police-motorcycles-for-bogota-colombia/ (http://blog.motorcycle.com/2013/06/26/motorcycle-news/zero-supplies-100-police-motorcycles-for-bogota-colombia/)