2006 Zap Xebra
3-wheeled all-electric motorcycle
Four passenger
Owner: Eric Powers, Sauk City
- Plug it in at night, just like a cell phone
- 75 cents to drive 20 miles
- Fiberglass body (although later models were metal)
- Technically is a Class II motorcycle
- No helmet needed
- No cycle endorsement needed on your driver’s license
- Can still find parts at XebraParts.com
- 10 ft long, 4.66 ft wide, 5.05 ft high
- 6 Lead acid batteries (Total of 72V)
- 5 kW (6.7 hp) DC brushed electric motor
- More stable than you think, since batteries weigh 450 lbs, and are housed lower than the seats creating a low center of gravity.
- Top speed: ~40 mph. Really meant as an in-town vehicle. Not highway.
- Imported 2006 – 2009. Qingqi Motorcycle company. Importer: ZAP
- Less than 175 Xebras were sold in 2006, making this a very rare vehicle.