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General Discussion / Re: Anyone with 8-12 year old Zero and uses it daily? (in 2022)
« on: October 10, 2022, 10:36:36 AM »
I currently have a 2020 SRF, but before that I had a 2016 S (that I purchased used) that I sold to a friend of mine who is still riding it. Range-wise, I didn't like how the S felt on the freeway, so most of both his and my mileage was on surface streets, and I would say it did about 80 miles around town over the couple years I had it, and I believe it's close to the same for him. Neither of us are daily drivers with it, but typically either of us ride it about once or twice a week (I think he does it more than I did, but for shorter trips). Charging-wise it's pretty slow, generally I would just plug it in at night and it would be charged in the morning, so let's say about 8 hours if it was relatively low on charge. Power-wise it starts to drop off under 20% SOC, but that's true on most Zero's from my experience - still certainly rideable, you just don't have the acceleration you normally do. I had zero issues with it, and the only issue he's had was the headlight wire rubbed and basically got cut so I had to help him repair that - but that's it.
FWIW, my SRF has been a breeze to own, and is much more comfortable on the freeway (which is where I tend to ride it the most). When I first got it (used) it only had 400 miles on it, I've probably put a couple thousand on it so far and the mileage went from maybe 100 miles (freeway) to closer to 80 miles - but that's just what the range shows, and I don't go out of my way to ride super conservatively, nor have I tried to zero out the BMS to get a full range estimate. It's much faster to charge than the S was, but it's also a premium, so I can charge at ~6kw, so I think that's around 2 hours from empty to full, but in practice I usually only charge an hour and it's back to full (as I'm only going half the distance). Still wish it had more range - I've tried a couple of longer distance rides, and they've been relatively unpleasant due to almost running out of juice or arriving at charging stations that don't work. So I just stick to town with it - which is unfortunate, as the one nice longer ride I did with it was actually very pleasant (sans the range anxiety). The lack of heat and vibration really makes for a particularly easy ride.
FWIW, my SRF has been a breeze to own, and is much more comfortable on the freeway (which is where I tend to ride it the most). When I first got it (used) it only had 400 miles on it, I've probably put a couple thousand on it so far and the mileage went from maybe 100 miles (freeway) to closer to 80 miles - but that's just what the range shows, and I don't go out of my way to ride super conservatively, nor have I tried to zero out the BMS to get a full range estimate. It's much faster to charge than the S was, but it's also a premium, so I can charge at ~6kw, so I think that's around 2 hours from empty to full, but in practice I usually only charge an hour and it's back to full (as I'm only going half the distance). Still wish it had more range - I've tried a couple of longer distance rides, and they've been relatively unpleasant due to almost running out of juice or arriving at charging stations that don't work. So I just stick to town with it - which is unfortunate, as the one nice longer ride I did with it was actually very pleasant (sans the range anxiety). The lack of heat and vibration really makes for a particularly easy ride.
