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[Richard230]

My 2018 S with PT keeps about 10 miles in reserve after you hit "00".  I guess the smaller the battery, the smaller the reserve.  But in your case, it would appear to be a negative reserve. 

My 14SR consistent died at 6% indicated SoC.  Haven't ridden the 16SR down often enough to see a pattern, I haven't felt a need to push distance as much with the larger battery..

The one time I rode my 2014 S with PT down to empty, it stopped right as the range indicator read "0".  Unfortunately, that was at the bottom of the hill that I had to climb to reach my home.  I tried pushing the bike, but became exhausted after about 5 feet.  So then I turned off the ignition, let the battery pack rest for a couple of minutes and obtained enough power to slowly move about 100 feet before the bike stopped again.  I did that about 5 times before making it to my garage.  And that was the last time I ever tried to exhaust the battery pack on that Zero.   

[princec]

Is it possible to charge the PT independently of the bike? A solution involving taking it home and charging it could be a thing.

Cas

[Crissa]

That would be cool, except it still weighs like 70 lbs and I don't think the bike is programmed to use it over the main on-board.

-Crissa

[Richard230]

Is it possible to charge the PT independently of the bike? A solution involving taking it home and charging it could be a thing.

Cas

The PT may look like it should be removable, but I certainly wouldn't try to do it.  When the original PT was found to be defective, a Zero factory technician took about 2 hours to remove the old one and replace it with a new one.