Zero Motorcycles used its 20th anniversary at EICMA 2026 to announce four things: Project Ventura, a lightweight electric supermoto with a UK target price under £8,000 and a summer 2027 launch; a revised, fully road-legal XE for early spring 2027 from £5,590; a rebuilt smartphone app with custom ride modes; and DC fast charging for its Street and Dual Sport bikes, 20 to 80 percent in under 30 minutes, also targeted for 2027. The LS3 scooter made its European debut alongside them. Everything on Ventura is a projection; Zero has not yet published its battery capacity or weight.
What is Zero Project Ventura?
A 17-inch-wheeled, supermoto-styled electric street bike with more than 20kW (27bhp) of peak power, a sustained 65mph and a momentary 80mph, a claimed real-world range of 93 miles, standard ABS, an onboard Level 2 AC charger, a pillion seat and Bluetooth connection to the new app. It is pitched at A1 licence holders in Europe, which means 17-year-olds, and at the millions of people who have spent the last five years on e-bikes and e-motos and want the next thing up. Zero's Jim Callahan put it as three rules: make it poster-worthy, make it the natural step up from an e-moto, and make it ridiculously fun. Electrek has the full quote.
The price is the story. Zero's road bikes have historically started around the £15,000 mark and gone well past £20,000. A sub-£8,000 Zero with a warranty, ABS and a proper dealer network is a different proposition, and it lands squarely on top of the road-legal Sur-Ron Ultra Bee HP T (£6,499) and Light Bee 2 L3. Visordown and Buck City Biker both have the UK price target as under £8,000; the EU target is under €8,000, which at today's rate is a gap Zero will have to explain.
What we do not know: battery size, kerb weight, charge time or whether the sustained 65mph figure survives a cold Yorkshire morning. Zero's own pages footnote every performance number as subject to change. Treat the spec sheet as a brief, not a promise, until the production bike appears.
What changes on the 2027 Zero XE?
The XE has been road-legal in Europe since launch, so the headline for UK riders is the update rather than the homologation. For 2027 the XE gets a new rear sprocket that lifts top speed by around 6mph to 60mph, wider dual-sport tyres, a centrally mounted dash, new lighting with a small integrated flyscreen and black bodywork. Zero quotes a UK start price of £5,590, which is what the current XE costs, so the update comes free; early spring 2027 is the arrival date. North America gets a street-legal XE for the first time, which is why the US coverage is louder about it than ours needs to be.
| Model | Peak power (kW) | Top speed (mph) | Claimed range (miles) | Battery (kWh) | UK price | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Ventura | 20+ | 65 sustained, 80 peak | 93 | Not published | Under £8,000 (target) | Summer 2027 |
| XE (2027 update) | As current XE | 60 (currently about 53) | About 65 at a steady speed | 4.3, removable | £5,590, unchanged | Early spring 2027 |
| LS3 scooter | Not published | 75 | 93 | 5.6 (three packs, one removable) | EU €6,925 to €6,985; UK TBC | Spring 2027 |
Sources: Electrek, Buck City Biker, Dueruote and Theuth, all 3 November 2026. UK figures from Buck City Biker; EU LS3 price varies by source.
The app and DC fast charging
The new app lands in 2027 for Ventura, the LS3 and the 2027 Street and Dual Sport bikes. The useful bits: a custom ride mode where you set speed, power, torque and regen individually; scheduled charging and charge limits; a charger finder with Apple Maps routing; ride history; and a dashboard you can lay out yourself. The DC fast-charging system is the more consequential announcement for anyone looking at an SR/F or DSR/X. Zero is targeting 2027, CCS in Europe, 20 to 80 percent in under 30 minutes, and a retrofit path for eligible existing bikes. Pricing and the compatible model list are still to come.
Why this matters to us
We are a dedicated electric off-road retailer in the north of England, and the Zero XB and XE are on their way into the shop now. Everything Zero announced in Milan moves it towards our customer rather than away: a £5,590 road-legal dirt bike, a sub-£8,000 supermoto for A1 riders, and a company whose CEO talks about the missing middle of the market. If you ride a Sur-Ron or Talaria now and want to know what the step up looks like in 2027, this is it. Our round-up of the lightweight brands at EICMA covers the other side of that comparison, and our Honda and Yamaha post explains why the Japanese are still not in this fight.
Frequently asked questions
Can I ride the Zero Project Ventura on an A1 licence?
Zero says yes for Europe. A1 limits continuous rated power to 11kW; Ventura's 20kW figure is peak, so the homologated continuous rating will be what matters. Zero has not published it yet.
How much will Project Ventura cost in the UK?
Under £8,000 is Zero's stated target. No final price has been announced.
When can I buy the 2027 Zero XE in the UK?
Early spring 2027, from £5,590, according to Zero's EICMA announcement.
Will existing Zero motorcycles get DC fast charging?
Zero is developing a retrofit option for eligible bikes but has not published the compatible model list or a price.
