American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 223 February 2018 | Page 24

CCE adds the Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde
exhaust program to its 2018 offer
The Dutch specialist in electronically
adjustable exhaust systems, Dr. Jekill
& Mr. Hyde, is noted for its innovative
approach to tuneable exhaust sound
and performance within the
parameters of current EU noise and
emissions regulations, with a latest
generation of products, including
slip-ons for Indian Scout applications,
that are Euro 4 compliant.
“We have been watching the exhaust
market closely, both in terms of
consumer demand and what dealers
tell us they can sell, and decided to
team up with Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde
because of their excellent reputation,
outstanding product quality and
advanced customer service,” states
CCE Managing Director, Andreas
Scholz.
“We predict a rising demand for
street-legal exhaust systems here in
Europe in the near future and see Dr.
Jekill & Mr. Hyde as adding a popular
dimension to our existing exhausts
programs. We already feature 92
pages of exhaust systems from major
manufacturers in our catalog, some
European, others US-based, and offer
one of the biggest custom exhaust
programs worldwide.
“As an adjustable product, the
technology that Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde
uses allows us to cater to dealers
throughout Europe with products
that can be adjusted to meet the
varying noise and emission
expectations of their home markets,
while buying into a product line that
can serve all future homologation
demands, doing so with great styling
and perfect sound.
“We have seen Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde
exhausts selling well for our German
partners already, so we intend to offer
these great products all over Europe.
Their quick reaction to the new
‘Milwaukee Eight’ engines for the
2017 and 2018 model years means
our dealers will have an excellent
additional option for their customers’
bikes.”
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europe.com
www.jekyllandhyde.com
Zero announces 6x faster charging and 10% more range for 2018
Santa Cruz, California based
Zero Motorcycles’ 2018 model
range is said to “once again
raise the bar for all electric
motorcycles,” with increased
battery capacity and range and
a new high-speed on-board
charger option that is said to
increase charging speeds by 6X.
Zero says it has “consistently
produced the electric vehicle
industry’s most energy and
power dense battery packs”
and it has “extended our
leadership position again” by
boosting their Z-Force battery’s
energy capacity by more than
10 percent.
For 2018, Zero has introduced
three new batteries - the
ZF14.4, ZF7.2, and ZF3.6,
offering “more range and better
performance than any two-
wheel electric vehicle currently
on the market”. When equipped
with the optional range
extending ZF3.6 Power Tank,
Zero says its models feature
“the largest 18 kWh of energy
offer and the longest range of
any two wheel EV on the
market, with a city range of up
to 223 miles.”
The company says its advanced
lithium-ion batteries are
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maintenance free and backed
by an industry leading five-year,
unlimited mileage, warranty.
Every Zero motorcycle can be
charged using the standard 110
V or 220 V wall outlets found all
over the world. To give riders
the ability to cover more ground
in a single day, Zero launched a
6 kW charge tank that enables
charging up to six times faster
than when only using the
standard charger.
The new charge tank is
compatible with the extensive
worldwide network of Level 2
EV charge stations. The new
option is available on all Zero S,
SR, DS, and DSR models. When
combined with the standard
charger, the new charge tank is
said to drop charge times for
ZF7.2 models to one
hour (0-95%), and
reduces ZF14.4
models charge times
to about two hours.
“Zero’s new 6 kW
charge tank allows
riders to charge at
speeds of up to 103
miles per hour of
charging (calculated
using city range) at
any of the growing
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number of over 14,000 Level 2
charging stations in the US or
around the world,” said CTO
Abe Askenazi.
“This means riders can add 30
miles of ‘fuel’ in the time it
takes to stop for a cup of
coffee, or fully recharge over
lunch. This completely changes
the utility of electric
motorcycles by eliminating long
recharging times.”
Other performance
enhancements for 2018 include
11 percent more rear wheel
torque with the lighter-weight
ZF7.2 batteries and 30 percent
more power and torque to amp
up acceleration at highway
speeds with the enhanced
ZF13.0 Zero S and Zero DS.
“Zero continues to push the
boundaries of what’s possible in
the electric motorcycle space,”
said Todd Andersen, Zero’s VP of
Marketing, Sales and Aftersales.
“Riders who have been waiting
for more range and faster
charging don’t have to wait any
longer to go electric.”
Zero invented the first mobile
App that allows riders to tailor
their bike’s performance from
their smartphone (available for
iOS and Android), and this year
the company has taken it to
another level - firmware
updates that used to require a
trip to the dealer can now be
easily performed directly from
any compatible smartphone
(available on 2017 and 2018
models).
www.zeromotorcycles.com
Zero models left to right: SR, DSR, FX and FXS
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