California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was on hand earlier this week to promote a new state rebate program offering a $1,500 rebate off the purchase price of qualifying electric motorcycles. The brand that Schwarzenegger chose to promote at the event was CA-based Zero Motorcycles — whose models can travel 40-50 miles on a single charge.

Said Governor Schwarzenegger:

“Zero electric motorcycles are very important technology and this is great for California because this is an ideal place to ride motorcycles… I love the financial side of these motorcycles because they cost less then one cent per mile to operate and you get a 10% federal tax credit plus a California rebate of $1,500. That equates to a 25 percent price reduction making these electric motorcycles affordable for anybody. It’s part of our overall strategy to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by the year 2020.”

To see more photos, hit the Zero Motorcycles website.

via autobloggreen

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