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General Category => Electric Motorcycle Events => Topic started by: ctrlburn on August 19, 2018, 07:30:01 PM
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Watch this site for events near you and join in to raise awareness.
https://driveelectricweek.org/index.php
National Drive Electric Week, September 8-16, 2018, is a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today's widespread availability of plug-in vehicles and highlight the benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more. They are fun to drive, are less expensive and more convenient to fuel than gasoline vehicles, are better for the environment, promote local jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Are you considering going electric? Come talk to owners who have successfully done so.
We already have 37 Zero Motorcycles Registered!
https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2018&pevid=20 (https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2018&pevid=20)
Last year was 93 Zeros. (a 1 with 93 Zeros is a Trigintillion! (at least in America))
https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2017&pevid=20
(https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2017&pevid=20)
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1 in Huntsville... that's me! 8)
I'm holding my breath for my DigiNows to arrive in time for this event, so I can talk them up ;D
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Watch this site for events near you and join in to raise awareness.
https://driveelectricweek.org/index.php
National Drive Electric Week, September 8-16, 2018, is a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today's widespread availability of plug-in vehicles and highlight the benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more. They are fun to drive, are less expensive and more convenient to fuel than gasoline vehicles, are better for the environment, promote local jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Are you considering going electric? Come talk to owners who have successfully done so.
We already have 37 Zero Motorcycles Registered!
https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2018&pevid=20 (https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2018&pevid=20)
Last year was 93 Zeros. (a 1 with 93 Zeros is a Trigintillion! (at least in America))
https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2017&pevid=20
(https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2017&pevid=20)
These things are fun. Glad I went the year we had Charger running around the community college lot, and Terry on his Zero behind Charger, and Luke in the passenger seat, running a quadcopter overhead. That was something.
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Damn it. And me without a Zero... :(
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Excellent reminder. These events are casual and fun. Interesting to see how Tesla Model 3 completely outclasses all other brands and models, and it is brand new on the market only.
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Excellent reminder. These events are casual and fun. Interesting to see how Tesla Model 3 completely outclasses all other brands and models, and it is brand new on the market only.
Speaking of the Model 3, I saw one yesterday parked in the driveway of a home about 1/4 mile from me. It was all white and didn't stand out very much until I noticed the Tesla symbol on the front of the car.
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Excellent reminder. These events are casual and fun. Interesting to see how Tesla Model 3 completely outclasses all other brands and models, and it is brand new on the market only.
Oh, you have teh link for that model? what's the phev= number?
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I signed up for the San Mateo, CA event. It looks like two Energica models will be on display, but no Zeros.
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I’ll be in SF for this one. At the pier, then drop by Volta after.
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Excellent reminder. These events are casual and fun. Interesting to see how Tesla Model 3 completely outclasses all other brands and models, and it is brand new on the market only.
I take it you're the one with the Zero to show up in Reno, right?
I have no idea what these things are about, but I can show up there to find out, as I will then be in Reno anyway.
I just now registered.
-Don- Auburn, CA
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I take it you're the one with the Zero to show up in Reno, right?
I have no idea what these things are about, but I can show up there to find out, as I will then be in Reno anyway.
I just now registered.
Yes. Excellent!
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I will be officially displaying my Zero at the San Mateo, CA, Event on September 8.
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]Yes. Excellent!
I expect to be there at around 1100 hrs. If I should arrive at a different time, just let me know. On Sundays, I have breakfast with my Reno riding group ( of ICE bikes) and we are usually done with that just before 1100 hrs.
-Don- Reno, NV
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I registered for the Issaquah event. I apparently will be one of two Zeros in attendance. I will have my new 2018 Zero DSR .
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> ... We already have 37 Zero Motorcycles Registered!
> https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2018&pevid=20 (https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2018&pevid=20)
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> Last year was 93 Zeros. (a 1 with 93 Zeros is a Trigintillion! (at least in America))
> https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2017&pevid=20 (https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2017&pevid=20)
Progress! Now up to 69. Still falling short of last year, though.
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I registered for the Issaquah event. I apparently will be one of two Zeros in attendance. I will have my new 2018 Zero DSR .
I’ve been to that one before I moved away from Seattle. You may not be alone. Registrations often lag.
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I registered for the Issaquah event. I apparently will be one of two Zeros in attendance. I will have my new 2018 Zero DSR .
I also registered for the Issaquah event. I will be there with my BMW C Evolution Scooter. I guess I'm one of the 'other plug in vehicles'.
Courtney in Seattle
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I am curious who is the third Zero motorcycle that registered for Reno, NV.
I am one, Shadow is one other, whom is the third?
-Don- Reno, NV
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So far there's only ONE Zero -- me -- and no other electric motorcycles signed up in San Diego.
Come on people, let's represent!
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Yesterday I displayed my Zero at the NDEW event in the city of San Mateo, CA. The location was directly across the street from the city's police department. The police were represented by a very large cop and a much smaller community service (non-sworn) officer who arrived with a couple of electric parking enforcement utility scooters. Neither of them knew anything about the Zero as its regular rider only works on weekdays. About an hour into the event, a Zero FX with a Hollywood Electric license plate frame showed up ridden by a young woman. I think she said her name was Susan. She is shown in photo 11. And that was about it for Zero.
Energica was well represented with their own popup and a nice display and they brought along their U.S. import manager and another top executive to answer questions. My younger brother showed up and spent quite a bit of time talking to them. He is the president of the local 1970's "muscle car" club. ::) And that was about it for motorcycles, although an electric bicycle company was also in attendance.
Naturally, there were the usual local car dealerships that put in a showing, including VW, Tesla, Chevy and Nissan. Photos attached. They seemed to get by far the largest interest by visitors.
Attached are three photos.
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And here are three more photos that I took at the San Mateo event yesterday.
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We have 87 registered Zero's at 64 events so far and the week is upon us.
https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2018&pevid=20 (https://driveelectricweek.org/event-vehicle.php?year=2018&pevid=20)
My Madison WI event even has a Brammo!
Last year had 93 Zero at 66 events.
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I am curious who is the third Zero motorcycle that registered for Reno, NV.
I am one, Shadow is one other, whom is the third?
-Don- Reno, NV
The third guy was Ryan, a guy who lives in NW Reno who we (Shadow and myself) didn't know existed. And he didn't know about this forum. I just sent him a link to this forum, so maybe he will show up here.
I found the event to be very interesting and us three Zero riders stayed there until the event was over at 1400 hrs.
I took a ride in a $140,000.00 Tesla. It's faster than our Zero SR's! 0-60 and about 2.2 seconds. The thing is just ridiculous, for many other reasons also. Such as how the car will come to you without a driver from a cell phone app. Is 4WD as it has a motor for each set of wheels.
-Don- Reno, NV
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I am curious who is the third Zero motorcycle that registered for Reno, NV.
I am one, Shadow is one other, whom is the third?
That other bloke showed off his stock 2016 SR and it was the cleanest Zero I've seen with 1400 miles on it except maybe Anton's (but then not totally stock for comparison at all and probably more miles). Even the seat bolts and axle nuts still had their witness marks in place from the factory!
Why do you people wash your motorcycles and coddle them to keep the dirt away? I don't understand! ;D
Joking aside I got recognized by my friend and Squaw Valley Ski Resort co-worker who'd brought his Tesla Model 3. There were many TM3's present at this Reno event actually, though on his I got to crawl around in the trunk and pretend to be car camping. When Tesla makes the towbar and air suspension available on the TM3 ordering process I'm !@#$ well much more convinced to buy one as my winter escape vehicle for the ranch. Comparable to all the vehicles there I looked at the later-model Toyota Rav4EV that had the *best* clearances and approach angles of any vehicle present; its owner bought off CarMax and said that is no longer possible to find one that way they are quite difficult to obtain but it was not much of an issue when he got his used for about $20k USD some years ago. For the Tesla Model 3 I would say approach angles could be comparable if it had the same clearances although the nose is longer it is not as much of an obstacle versus the Model X. I mean, what I'm talking about on this tangent is towing some EV motorbikes and when several feet of mud and snow make it impossible entirely to ride any 2 wheeled vehicle to not have to keep a hillbilly pickup truck around just for that. I'd got into buying my Zero and learning to ride motorcycle for it simply because I'm waiting (and still waiting!) for some kind of 4x4 vehicle that can handle some off-road shenanigans.
Other 2-wheeled vehicles present: Sondors folding pedal-assist bike. Several stand-up pedestrian scooters. Nice guy on a traditional kind of motorbike with a long history of checking out the NDEW event for Reno and shared with me some insight into what it's been like in past years. There are fewer DIY builders showing up to the events as the mainstream becomes more EV-heavy.
I let some people who seemed to have moto experience take my '16 DSR for a spin around the block. It was hellah easier than trying to explain what's so interesting about it. For people who hesitated or were interested but at my judgement clearly not moto people I put them on the pillion seat to go for a ride with me. A lot of failure to explain with words what the experience was like other than ....
AND THEN THE GUY WITH THE TESLA P100D GOES LIKE THIS: Y'all want a ride in my TESLA P100D? There's an open seat!
So I volunteered Don. Ha ha ha.... into the only ride there significantly quicker than a Zero Motorcycle 'R. Wish I'd taken pictures and specifically one of the ridiculous grin he had coming back from the 'sla.
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Hey, a second Zero registered for the San Diego event! Just curious, is the other person on this forum? Mine's a 2014 SR, what's yours?
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Here is a link to the official photos of the San Mateo event. If you look hard enough you can see my bike in the first photo. They don't call it the National Drive Electric Week for nothing. ;)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LmPrhmwhBf8O4YHhi0n7o5YJmvTmfZV-
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There were two of us at the September 9th event in Portsmouth NH (Good seeing you there Chandler). Sorry for the lousy picture! It was fun.
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I had my SR and my Focus Electric at the Las Vegas Event
Lots of people took photos, haven't found any yet. The Local
Tesla Owners Group showed up with a couple million dollars worth
of Teslas and stole the show. We had new and old Leafs, iMev, Spark
First and Second Generation Volts, some Bolts. Pretty good turn out overall.