Zero Motorcycles Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells high performance electric motorcycles. Formerly Electricross, it was started in 2006 near Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...

, California in Scotts Valley. The company was founded by Neal Saiki who is a former NASA

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

 engineer and has also won numerous design awards in the sports world.

They are known for their line of dirt bikes including the popular Zero X

Zero X

The Zero X is an electric motorcycle manufactured by Zero Motorcycles.-Specifications:The wheels are driven by hardened steel 420 chain and direct drive gearing.Braking is performed by six-piston calipers per axle, with front rotor....

. They also produce a lineup for the street world with a motorcycle called the Zero S

Zero S

The Zero S is an electric motorcycle manufactured by Zero Motorcycles.On 23 April 2009 the company announced it would establish a distribution network in the Canadian market while getting regulatory approval for selling the motorcycle in Canada...

which began shipping in 2009. Zero is now shipping the Zero S in volume as well as the Zero DS, a dual sport model.

The company offers demo rides throughout the world through its network of representatives.

External links

• Zero Motorcycles Site
• Jay Leno Video talking with Zero's Founder
• Zero's founder gives video tour inside company headquarters (from faircompanies.com)