An electric adventure bike may sound as much of an oxymoron as the Jacob Rees-Mogg Joke Book or Vladimir Putin’s cuddly charm.
You see, there was a time when the range of electric machines was about 100metres, so you bought one, rode it down the road from the dealer until it ran out of electrons, then walked back and bought a nice sensible petrol bike.
But Zero claims that its new DSR/X has a range of 180 miles in urban use, 85 on the open road and 115 for combined use. With the optional power pack, the company claims 222 miles is possible.
