SwitZerorider - Zero SR/F & Zero DSR/X Road Trips

Balkans & Central Europe on a Zero SR/F

Electric Motorcycle Trip: CHARGING COSTS & RANGE

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I’ve done the accounts (link at the end) for my 16-day road trip.

This is the teaser of the road trip, in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ_KeQvw-LU

As a reminder: I ride a 2020 Zero SR/F with a 12 kW charger, that means I can charge at 11.6 kW on the 22 kW chargers and at 3 kW with the home charger (schuko plug).

I didn’t track my expenses during the trip, so I had to wait for each provider to send me their invoice, some of them do this on a monthly basis.

My total “fuel” cost for 4622 km is 114 EUR with an average of 0.37 EUR/kWh, including the free charges AND the fixed fees taken by some hotels.

I had 22 charging Apps and 10 charging cards, in the end I only used the followings:

  1. EnBW Card : accounted for 20% of all kWh (my favorite app)
  2. Elen App (in Croatia) : 9% of all kWh
  3. Shell Recharge Card : 7% of all kWh
  4. Maingau Card : 5% of all kWh
  5. Chargepoint Card : only used once

I remembered to have used 1 time Chargemap and 1 time Chargepoint, but I believe it was free since I never received any invoice from them.

All Apps are connected to my N26 card that offers the best exchange rates and allow me to receive live notifications

To find charging spots I used :

  1. Chargeprice : perfect to list and sort the fees from my cards and Apps
  2. Chargemap : they list more charging stations than Chargeprice, but usually more expensive AND also list some private chargers that are not accessible publicly!
  3. Plugshare : used only once in Bosnia to find a station in Bijeljina, otherwise I’m not a big fan of this app

Apps that I NEVER used during the trip:

  • ABRP : I used it to prepare the trip, but I finalized the itinerary with Kurviger and used Chargeprice to pick my charging spots. Then I exported the GPX files to Liberty Rider
  • Be Charge
  • Chargepoint
  • D-mobility
  • E-charge
  • e-spots
  • eins
  • Eldrive
  • Electromap
  • evpass
  • Freshmile
  • MOL
  • Move
  • Nextcharge
  • OneCharge – Petrol
  • PlugSurfing
  • Swisscharge

Charging speed

I always charged at 11 kW. The only 2 times the charger was charging at 6 kW (Dubrovnik and Cortina), I quickly moved to another one to avoid the extra wait.

Distances covered between 2 charges

The longest distance I’ve covered with 1 charge is 178 km (DAY 7)

In the stats you can see an average of 112 km between charges, this is impacted by some short distances between cities (Bratislava and Vienna for example).

I initially planned to charge every 130 to 160 km

If you exclude the overnight charging times, you get 15 hours of charging over 16 days, which is less than 1 hour per day. On long days of 500 km, that was 2 hours per day.

A few charging tips:

  1. Do not look for free charging, it quickly turns into a mess, so it’s better to pay a few Euros than losing an hour
  2. EnBW and Maingau seem to offer the best prices with a wide network
  3. Look for hotels with charging station! it can save you 1 to 2 hours each evening: in Split and Milano I had to ride through the city to find a charging station
  4. Prefer charging stations with at least 2 chargers: you can find them in ABRP
  5. Avoid paying with Chargemap : usually more expensive
  6. Beware of Shell pricing : they apply a fix fee on top of the fee/kWh that is not visible in Chargeprice

Charging summary

Here is the link : https://docs.google.com/…/1VEGX8QUXf…/edit…

If you have more questions, please put them in the comment section

5,000 KM IN THE BALKANS & CENTRAL EUROPE ON A ZERO SR/F ➥ THE UNPLUGGED VERSION ➥ PART 2

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This is the UNPLUGGED version of my 16-day electric motorcycle trip in the Balkans and Central Europe. No charging stop, no talking about electric bike, just riding!

In PART 2 I travel back from Serbia to Switzerland, crossing Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Italy

This is DAY 9 to DAY 16 combined

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/switzerorider

Motorcycle: Zero SR/F + Rapid Charger
Camera: Insta360 One RS and Insta360 One X2
Drone: Autel Nano+
Editor: iMovie and Splice, fully edited on iPad

5,000 KM IN THE BALKANS & CENTRAL EUROPE ON A ZERO SR/F ➥ THE UNPLUGGED VERSION ➥ PART 1

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This is the UNPLUGGED version of my 16-day electric motorcycle trip in the Balkans and Central Europe. No charging stop, no talking about electric bike, just riding!

In PART 1 I travel from Switzerland to Serbia, crossing Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania and Bosnia.

This is DAY 1 to DAY 8 combined

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/switzerorider

Motorcycle: Zero SR/F + Rapid Charger
Camera: Insta360 One RS and Insta360 One X2
Drone: Autel Nano+
Editor: iMovie and Splice, fully edited on iPad

STELVIO 🇮🇹 ALBULA, FURKA & GRIMSEL PASSES 🇨🇭 5,000 KM ON A ZERO SR/F ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE ➥ DAY 16

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16th and LAST DAY of this 5,000 km road trip on a Zero SR/F. I’m leaving early morning to reach the Stelvio pass. I do a charging stop in Zernez then ride the Albula pass, the Furka pass and the Grimsel pass.

I will travel through 12 countries: Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.

What makes this trip unique is that I traveled with an electric motorcycle that has a maximum range of 200 km and needs 1 hour to be fully charged at Type 2 charging stations.

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/switzerorider

Motorcycle: Zero SR/F + Rapid Charger
Camera: Insta360 One RS and Insta360 One X2
Drone: Autel Nano+
Editor: iMovie and Splice, fully edited on iPad

ITALY – THE DOLOMITES 🇮🇹 5,000 KM ROAD TRIP ON A ZERO SR/F ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE ➥ DAY 15

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No need to be invited by @Energica to ride the Dolomites on an Electric Motorcycle 🙂 15th day of this 5,000 km and 16-day road trip on a Zero SR/F. I’m riding the beautiful Dolomites today, with a first stop at Tre Cime, charging in Cortina d’Ampezzo, then riding Sella Pass and Val Gardena, down to Merano.

I will travel through 12 countries: Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.

What makes this trip unique is that I traveled with an electric motorcycle that has a maximum range of 200 km and needs 1 hour to be fully charged at Type 2 charging stations.

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/switzerorider

Motorcycle: Zero SR/F + Rapid Charger
Camera: Insta360 One RS and Insta360 One X2
Drone: Autel Nano+
Editor: iMovie and Splice, fully edited on iPad

AUSTRIA – GRAZ TO BERG IM DRAUTAL 🇦🇹 5,000 KM ROAD TRIP ON A ZERO SR/F ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE ➥ DAY 14

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14th day of this 5,000 km and 16-day road trip on a Zero SR/F. I drive from Graz to Berg Im Drautal, with a detour via Nockalmstrasse (Austria).

I will travel through 12 countries: Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.

What makes this trip unique is that I traveled with an electric motorcycle that has a maximum range of 200 km and needs 1 hour to be fully charged at Type 2 charging stations.

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/switzerorider

Motorcycle: Zero SR/F + Rapid Charger
Camera: Insta360 One RS and Insta360 One X2
Drone: Autel Nano+
Editor: iMovie and Splice, fully edited on iPad

AUSTRIA – VIENNA TO GRAZ 🇦🇹 5,000 KM ROAD TRIP ON A ZERO SR/F ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE ➥ DAY 13

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13th day of this 5,000 km and 16-day road trip on a Zero SR/F. I do a city tour of Vienna before heading to Graz (Austria).

I will travel through 12 countries: Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.

What makes this trip unique is that I traveled with an electric motorcycle that has a maximum range of 200 km and needs 1 hour to be fully charged at Type 2 charging stations.

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/switzerorider

Motorcycle: Zero SR/F + Rapid Charger
Camera: Insta360 One RS and Insta360 One X2
Drone: Autel Nano+
Editor: iMovie and Splice, fully edited on iPad

BRATISLAVA 🇸🇰 TO VIENNA 🇦🇹 5,000 KM ROAD TRIP ON A ZERO SR/F ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE ➥ DAY 12

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12th day of this 5,000 km and 16-day road trip on a Zero SR/F. I do a city tour of Bratislava in Slovakia before heading to Vienna in Austria.

I will travel through 12 countries: Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.

What makes this trip unique is that I traveled with an electric motorcycle that has a maximum range of 200 km and needs 1 hour to be fully charged at Type 2 charging stations.

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/switzerorider

Motorcycle: Zero SR/F + Rapid Charger
Camera: Insta360 One RS and Insta360 One X2
Drone: Autel Nano+
Editor: iMovie and Splice, fully edited on iPad

BUDAPEST 🇭🇺 TO BRATISLAVA 🇸🇰 5,000 KM ROAD TRIP ON A ZERO SR/F ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE ➥ DAY 11

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11th day of this 5,000 km and 16-day road trip on a Zero SR/F. I leave Budapest in Hungary, to reach Bratislava in Slovakia.

I will travel through 12 countries: Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.

What makes this trip unique is that I traveled with an electric motorcycle that has a maximum range of 200 km and needs 1 hour to be fully charged at Type 2 charging stations.

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/switzerorider

Motorcycle: Zero SR/F + Rapid Charger
Camera: Insta360 One RS and Insta360 One X2
Drone: Autel Nano+
Editor: iMovie and Splice, fully edited on iPad