ELECTRIC Bike Reviews
New riders
Rated at least
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PIAGGIO VESPA ELETTRICA (2019-on)
New price: £6,300Used price: £5,000- 5.3 bhp
- Medium seat height
It’s hard to justify spending this much money on a toy, but it’s a very nice toy
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ZERO SR F (2019-on)
New price: £17,990Used price: £17,500- 110 bhp
- Medium seat height
Another significant milestone from Zero
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SUPER SOCO TC MAX (2019-on)
New price: £4,249Used price: £2,800 - £4,300- 125cc
- 6.7 bhp
- Low seat height
The Super Soco TC Max is close to being a game-changer
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ZERO FXE (2021-on)
New price: £12,300- 46 bhp
- Medium seat height
For most riders, the Zero FXE will prove to be the fastest way around a typical supermoto or go kart track
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BMW C EVOLUTION (2014-2020)
New price: N/AUsed price: £6,000 - £10,500- 47 bhp
- Low seat height
The BMW C Evolution is a serious high-end electric maxi-scoot from a major manufacturer
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SUPER SOCO CPX (2020-on)
New price: £4,754- 5 bhp
- Low seat height
Better than taking the bus but not a true rival to petrol alternatives yet
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SILENCE S01 (2021-on)
New price: £4,995Used price: £5,000- 12 bhp
- Medium seat height
The firm’s flagship model and, performance-wise, it’s close to a 125
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CAKE KALK & (2019-on)
New price: £12,000- 13.4 bhp
- Tall seat height
The Kalk& is here and it's lighter than anything on the Bake Off
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ARTISAN ES1-PRO Kollter (2020-on)
New price: £4,471- 15 bhp
- Medium seat height
Electric supermoto-style city slicker costing less than £4500 on the road
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HORWIN CR6 (2020-on)
New price: £5,047- 8 bhp
- Medium seat height
The Horwin CR6 mixes retro styling with electric power and can get you across town for just a penny a mile
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NIU NQI GTS PRO (2020-on)
New price: £3,596Used price: £3,000- 4 bhp
- Medium seat height
Cheap-to-run, short-range traffic-busting runabout
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ZERO S (2020-on)
New price: £12,690Used price: £12,700- 59 bhp
- Medium seat height
Quick, relaxed electric roadster with very low running costs
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON LIVEWIRE (2019-on)
New price: £28,750Used price: £23,500- 104 bhp
- Low seat height
Headline stats don’t do the LiveWire justice – it really is rather good
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ENERGICA EVA RIBELLE (2020-on)
New price: £19,725- 144 bhp
- Medium seat height
As road-going battery bikes go, the Energica Eva Ribelle is the most accomplished and desirable we’ve ridden, but it still isn’t quite the future…but it’s getting there
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ZERO DSR (2016-2018)
New price: N/A- 67 bhp
- Tall seat height
Think battery power might be the future? Too late – it’s already the present
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ZERO DSR (2019-on)
New price: £16,190- 69 bhp
- Tall seat height
A capable and fun machine, but the long charge times make it difficult to live with
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ZERO DS (2019-on)
New price: N/AUsed price: £10,700 - £12,700- 60 bhp
- Tall seat height
Increased range makes it a more viable petrol alternative, but the charge times could still be an issue
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ENERGICA EVA ESSEESSE9 (2018-on)
New price: £23,999- 109 bhp
- Medium seat height
The Esse Esse9 is classy, smooth and has a shrieking character all of its own.
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ENERGICA EGO (2016-on)
New price: £24,999- 136 bhp
- Medium seat height
“The Energica Ego has one of the most exciting power deliveries of any engine we’ve ever tried.”
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ZERO S (2017-2019)
New price: N/A- 30.6 bhp
- Medium seat height
The Zero S packs 30.6bhp and 79.7ftlb of torque, yet is still A1-legal...
