TRAIL 7100, 6100,& 5100 - Z Electric Vehicle Corporation

ZEV TRAIL

7100, 6100, and 5100

The World's Longest Range Electric Bike with range to 160 km/100mile

THE COMMUTER RIDER'S RANGE CHAMPION

While riders are calling this bike "a 2 wheel pickup truck""an electric Harley", "the electric cruiser"- it really is the commuter rider's range champion. No bike by any other company can match the 7100's range at equal speeds.

This bike is fully road legal and is used by most owners on the pavement as a commute to work bike. This bike has more battery capacity than many electric cars with 4.52 Kwh in the 5100 model, 5.2 Kwh in the 6100 model, and the industry leading 6 Kwh for the 7100 model for the maximum possible range in any production electric motorcycle or motor scooter in the world.

More Range than any existing electric motor scooter or production electric motorcycle such as Zero or Brammo. Even more range than the promised, but not yet in production $9,995 Brammo Empulse 6.0 or the $11,995 Brammo Empulse 8.0 But you can buy a ZEV today, not a promise for next year (or the next after that).

The Trail uses the new for 2011 high torque motor with extra cooling. Clearly not like any motor on any other motorcycle or motor scooter. The motor is built inside the wheel and has the maximum torque at zero rpm. We run it at 9200 watts continuous in the hottest version of our Trail. No chains, no belts to lower efficiency like the Brammo or ZERO. No chain and motor noise like the Brammo or ZERO. No worry of dirt ingestation into the motor. No electric fans needed to cool the drive motor and sap your battery and range with their draw and drain. Brushless - No $2,000 brush kit rebuilds like the ZERO motors. You can buy 3 of our wheels and motors with the tire mounted for the price of a ZERO motor overhaul with brush kit.

A big soft seat and lots of leg room for that long ride.

The bike was originally conceived as a delivery vehicle and for Police. It was was built rugged with unusually large OD frame tubing at 1.65 inches.

This is not some little toy scooter. The wheelbase is 60.62 inches. That is .62 inches longer than a Harley Sportster 883 or 1200cc. and 5 inches longer than a Honda CBR1000RR wheelbase. That long wheelbase gives the rider radically better stability than short wheelbase traditional scooters, while the light weight and low CG of the bike makes it very easy to handle compared to motorcycles. ("I was very pleased with your 8500 Trail bike. It is actually more stable than my (Harley) 1200 Sportster at high speed"... T Vo)

The large seat rear section flips up and locks to become a backrest. This also reveals a heavy duty load rack that can haul your gear and work equipment, you outboard motor, or just hauling home your trophy deer. Equally at home on the pavement, the load carrying ability of the Trail allows boxes and other bulky items (or a briefcase) to be hauled easily. The space between the side bars measures 15 X 15 inches (38 X 38 cm).

Designed for easy long term maintenance -under that flat rear deck is all of the wiring connectors for the motor and the battery system for each trouble shooting. The side of the bike pulls off with just 5 bolts to gain immediate access to the battery.

This unique bike has two lockable storage boxes along the sides of the rear for smaller items.

The buyer can have semi knobby tires or standard street tires at his option.

The motor is sealed against water and the motor controller is mounted up high. The full digital instrument panel has only a hall sensor and magnet down at the dirty end. No dirt and water intrusion problems. Forget getting dirt clogged air filters. An electric motor does not lose power to altitude like gasoline engine. It is no wonder that among the first bikes sold were ones for British Columbia, Colorado, and Africa.

Do not worry about getting stranded on some back road with this bike. It has the largest battery capacity of any electric motor scooter on the market with 4.32 Kwh (5100 model), 5.04 Kwh (6100 model), and 6 Kwh (7100 model) capacity lithium battery. The TRAIL 7100 has demonstrated 100 mile range on asphalt roads. On dirt roads in testing the 5100 model bike was able to run distances of 70 miles / 113 km. The 5.04 Kwh capacity Model 6100 has run 85 miles / 137 km in dirt road testing. ZEV also offers controllers for the motors in different amp ranges so that the owners can obtain even more range if they do not need exceptional torque. This option can stretch range to 100 miles in certain conditions on the 6100 and over 100 miles on the 7100. Put this huge battery capacity in perspective. The battery pack in a Toyota Prius is only 1.6 Kwh. So the Model 6100 has a battery pack 3 times larger than the Toyota Prius car in terms of Kwh capacity. The model 7100 has 3.75 times more capacity that the car.

Speed - 50 mph for the model 5100

- 62 mph for the model 6100

- 73 mph for the model 7100

- 80 mph for the Optional 8500 and 9200 watt versions.

This bike has a special, extremely high torque electric motor for maximum hill climbing ability. Compare the 183 lb ft of the Trail motor to that of even the $13,995 Brammo Empulse with an advertised 59 lb ft of torque.

What differentiates the models is the battery capacity which allows longer range and higher speed in the higher number models. The larger battery capacity in the 6100 makes this vehicle heavier than the 5100. The 6100 weighs 394 lbs reducing its payload to 365 lbs (760 lbs vehicle gross weight). This bike can still then carry two 183 lb riders. The 5100 weighs 334 lbs and can carry a 425 lb payload.

For more views of the bike, here is a link to our YOUTUBE slide show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pGF13Ga1Sc

AVAILABLE IN ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE

POLICE PACKAGE AVAILABLE - Includes siren, flashing red and blue lights, rotating red beacon, helmet mic, equipment boxes.

HIGH PERFORMANCE OPTIONS - The 7100 is available in a high performance 8500 or 9200 watt version that sacrifices some range for a whopping change in attitude. If your commute is not long, you might enjoy smoking off everyone at the light for some serious going to work entertainment. $350 additional.

MODEL 5100

MSRP $5991

less 10% federal tax credit $599

NET PRICE $5392 AFTER TAX CREDITS

less- all state, and local rebates, incentives, and credits) See incentives page.

MODEL 6100

MSRP $7,526

less 10% federal tax credit $752

NET PRICE $6,774 AFTER TAX CREDITS

MODEL 7100

MSRP $8754

less 10% federal tax credit $875