In the comments they say:
"This has a in wheel hub motor 20kw. We can also offer a 40kw sports pack ."
Presumably Enetrac hub as on the race bikes. Just less hopped up so hopefully won't melt : )
"3-4hrs to charge and up to 150km city 80km highway"
6 kWh battery per below, 1.5-2 kW charge. Aus uses 230V, standard outlets are rated at 10A, variants include 15A and 20A. So pretty beefy charge.
150 km = 95 miles city, 63 Wh/mile. 80 km highway = 50 miles highway, 120 Wh/mile. Very good if 70 mph, better than the latest Zeros. Might be optimistic, or fairing might help.
"curb weight is 165kg"
365 lbs for yanks. Bit heavier than the comparable Zero bikes.
"It is LAMS Approved 2-3000 cycles to 80%"
LAMS = south australian learner bike. 2000-3000 cycles to 80% is similar to Zero, Brammo.
"The S6 model (single motor 6kw battery) is $18k on road in NSW . It does have energy recovery ( regen )"
By way of comparison, a Honda CB250R ABS
in the US is $4699;
in Australia it is $5990.
$18k in Australia is the rough equivalent of $14k here.
Zero has sold bikes in Australia previously, but they failed to import bikes in 2012 (despite listing the
2012 S ZF9 on their site for $15395 AUS).
Zero has an
Australian teaser site up for the 2013 bikes but has yet to announce AUS pricing. Supposedly they're making a larger push in Australia this next year.
As a first generation product, the Catavolt bike is probably less refined than the 2013 Zeros, if Zero makes them available in Australia in a reasonable time period. Until Zero and Brammo deliver bikes to Australia, Catavolt is both a local option and perhaps the only option for electric motorcycles in AUS.
