China’s already at about 20 percent, and some 5 percent of the 1.5 million P2Ws sold in Europe in 2020 were e-bikes and scooters , which is growing as COVID concerns continue to depress public transportation ridership.
It features a load-bearing aluminum exoskeletal seat structure and body riding on a chromoly steel frame and no-oven no-autoclave composite bodywork that largely eliminates the use of plastic.
Torque peaks at 63 lb-ft in the i300, which does indeed top that of at least three current superbikes we spot-checked for comparison: the Honda CBR 650F .
A big selling feature of the i300 for urban dwellers is its battery setup, which mounts two 13-pound batteries the size and shape of a laptop computer within the floor.
Zapp claims that the i300 can deliver 26 miles per kWh of energy coming from the batteries—a sum it says exceeds the best efficiency of any four-wheeled EV by a factor of five.
Both prices are before any applicable electric vehicle tax incentives, which Zapp says could trim $3,000 from those sums in some states and municipalities.
Zapp expects to market the i300 primarily online, with delivery via “drop-ship direct to customer.” Many markets will employ “Zapper” vans to make such deliveries, as well as to provide maintenance and repair service support.