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thanks for posting this. Once I get my dead battery fixed Murphy's law states I will soon have to replace the motor. 2200km is 1370 miles. Zero Must be laughing all the way to the bank if they expect us to pay $500 every 1370 miles for a new brush holder. I bet I have less than 300 miles on my bike. it was a really bad investment.

https://medium.com/@ryan.mcneely_93025/restoring-a-2010-zero-s-electric-motorcycle-battery-5575209f2026

this weblink goes into a little more detail, but it still doesn't seem like a total walk through. And the range is about the same as the orginal. Would be worth it to have an extra 7 Nissan leaf to double the energy for longer rides IMHO.

i looked at the auction details today
http://www.pesco.com/servlet/SelectAuction.do?auctionId=9256&path=/servlet/List.do
scooters start at item #1000
lots of vx2 and vx1's
the vx2 is lead acid so I guess that is a slow limited range scooter, can that vx2 be upgraded with lithium ion battery easily?

so the auction company is doing false advertising and is really selling 100 Nihm battery packs?   

i doubt you will get 20 miles out of it
zero specs say
Range
Maximum   30 miles (48 km)
EPA UDDS   25 miles (40 km)

you are likely to get about 15 miles out of it if that if you drive combined city/highway.

the batteries will last a long time, as long as you charge them every day, hundreds of cycles.

i looked through the pdf of photos and did not see a single three wheeled v3 nor did I see any motor cycles, just scooters. 

i found this chinese place on alibaba
now I have to convert mm to inches and see if the a123 batteries are more energy dense then the leaf ones?
nice thing about these packs is that they come with a bms/charger

Dear Mr.elliott,
Hope you have a nice weekend!
Glad to hear that you're on the market for battery and battery pack items.
This is Helen. Salesmanager of Victpower. We specialized in battery and battery pack for 12 years. and hope to find a way to cooperate with you!

Here is more detail about the 48v20ah A123 lifepo4 battery pack:
1, model: use A123 72161227 20ah cells to make 16s1p
2, size: 130*175*245mm
3, weight: 10kg with 40A max BMS and 6A charger

prics : 340USD/pcs

This price is valid in one month.
Delivery time:3~5days for sample, 5~10days for bulk. Do OEM pack with cells of brand samsung, LG, sony...
T/T(28USD transition fee),western union and Escrow(5% transition fee) is accepted.
Ship :by DHL,UPS,EMS,Fedex,ect.
Warrant 1 year

We hope that have a chance to co-work with you, and absolutely give a support in price and lead time as we are direct supplier.
many thanks and best regards,

Helen

Kraig emailed me and said about a 20% improvement if I used the dustbin and another 5% if I used a extremely small tail fairing.

This surprised me since the graph shows the dustbin gets the same performance as his recumbant machine pictured below


and if that is the case......it makes me wonder if the vetter fairings really get a 50% improvement. After all they look pretty similar to the kraig schultz designs.

the clamed 50% improvement was what got me interested in this aerodynamic stuff in the first place, now I wonder if that number is just pie in the sky?