I very much doubt Zero would be interested in assisting. They have publicly stated recently and in the past that they do not believe range is an issue in regards to increasing their sales. (It's an arrogant and ignorant belief on their part)
What I want to build some day is a hybrid diesel-electric bike. Then range is a non-issue.
[Rider Terry] Hershner would begin and end his ride at the Chargepoint Headquarters in San Jose, California. Chargepoint proved to be a fitting location, as the company heads the largest infrastructure of EV charging stations in the country. In addition, Chargepoint charging stations record data received from the vehicle during each stop. This would be important in the documentation of Hershner’s ride, as this is one of the items the Iron Butt committee would use to verify his mileage.
Great read, thanks for sharing.Not totally on topic, but this is quite a good read :
https://newatlas.com/electric-terry-hershner-interview/53603/
The only practical way to do this is pre-positioned ready charged batteries which you can change for the discharged batteries
until battery technology can give a better range for bikes they will have to be smaller and lighter due to the weight penalty.
So, that 80% charge, followed by an hour and a few minutes of riding to get that next 80-odd miles.
I want to think they'll lose time based on the locations of the charging stations, and the periodic need to charge above the 80% mark for range.
I truly wish them well on the ride, however!
From the article:I think they are doing a circular route in California to known charging sites.