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Zero DS rider sets electric motorcycle range record at 436.5 km
Belgian rider Jelle Verstaen rode 436.5 km on one charge of a Zero DS electric motorcycle.
He set a new Guinness World Records distance mark, beating the previous record of 310.7 km by 125.8 km.
The DS was a production model with an optional battery pack, giving it a total capacity of 19.2 kWh.
Verstaen rode from the French Alps toward the Mediterranean, aiming to keep a steady pace of about 52 km/h to save energy.
The route and careful riding helped stretch the battery, so the result should not be taken as a typical everyday range.
Two other riders on Zero motorcycles also passed the previous record, covering 350 km and 384 km.
Belgian rider Jelle Verstaen set a Guinness World Records title by riding 436.5 km on a single charge of a Zero DS electric motorcycle.
The production motorcycle had an optional Power Tank, bringing its total battery capacity to 19.2 kWh.
Verstaen surpassed the previous record of 310.7 km, which had been set in 2025.
The route began in the French Alps and continued toward the Mediterranean coast, with a planned cruising speed of about 52 km/h when traffic allowed.
Two other Zero riders also beat the previous record, travelling 350 km and 384 km.
- Who
- Belgian rider Jelle Verstaen, riding a Zero DS electric motorcycle.
- What
- He rode 436.5 km on a single charge, setting a Guinness World Records title for electric-motorcycle distance.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- From the French Alps toward the Mediterranean coast. One article describes the start as the Franco-Italian Alpine region.
- Why
- To attempt the electric-motorcycle distance record on a single charge.
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Verstaen began the attempt in the Alpine region and headed toward the Mediterranean coast.
The route continued through the night, with a target cruising speed of about 52 km/h when traffic allowed.
Heavy rain fell during roughly the last 100 km of the ride.
Verstaen completed 436.5 km and set the record.
- Distance
- 436.5 km
- Previous record
- 310.7 km, set in 2025
- Motorcycle
- Production Zero DS with optional Power Tank
- Battery capacity
- 19.2 kWh
- Planned cruising speed
- About 52 km/h
- Other riders' distances
- 350 km on a Zero SR/S; 384 km on a Zero DSR/X