Updated Zero XE Goes Street-Legal in North America
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Zero Motorcycles showed off an updated XE at EICMA 2026, and the headline change is the one American riders have been waiting on. The little electric dual-sport is now street-legal in North America, matching the version Europe already had. Until now, the U.S. bike was dirt-only.
The update is more than paperwork. Zero gave the XE black bodywork, revised gearing that lifts top speed by about 6 mph to 60 mph, redesigned lighting with an integrated flyscreen, a new centrally mounted dashboard, and wider dual-sport tires.
Video: Zero Motorcycles, via LinkedIn
The XE is the trail half of Zero's X Line, a 223-pound bike built around a removable 4.3 kWh battery. Its platform also underpins the Project Ventura concept from the same show. Zero says the updated XE is expected in early spring 2027.
