Published: 6:59pm, 22 Jul, 2016 Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018
The Hong Kong police force has had to temporarily remove all 50 Zero S ZF9 electric motorcycles from its fleet after a blaze broke out at a police station on Friday. Two of the electric motorcycles were being charged at the time when one burst into flames, the fire engulfed the other bike and spread from there. A preliminary investigation blames the fire on a suspected short circuit, however, whether the fault was in the motorcycle or in the charging equipment has not yet been identified. It is hoped that the vehicles will be able to be returned to service once the cause of the fire has been established.