The smart way to get around town, and keep more money in your pocket
Every week, the cost of getting around keeps creeping up. If you're commuting by car, you might be feeling it at the pump, and wondering whether there's a smarter way.
There is. The Streetdog is a 100% electric motorcycle built for exactly this kind of riding: inner-city commutes, errands, getting from A to B without the financial sting that comes with it.
It’s also a hell of a lot of fun.
Let's talk numbers
A typical 20km each-way commute, in a car doing 7L/100km, with petrol sitting over $3 a litre.
That's over $8.40 a day in fuel. $42 a week. $2,000 a year just getting to and from work.
Intro the Streetdog. 100% electric. Charge it overnight and the “fuel” cost becomes the kind of number you barely notice on the power bill.
And with a removable battery and portable charge, you can charge from any standard wall socket.
But fuel isn't the whole story
Anyone who's driven into the city in the last year knows the deal. Parking buildings, hourly meters, walking ten minutes from the spot you could find to the one you actually wanted. At $15 a day, which is conservative for most NZ cities, that's another $3,600 a year. Before you've even factored in the time it takes.
On a Streetdog, that part disappears. Motorcycle bays are usually closer to where you're going, often free. You're on and off in minutes, not circling the block.
The shape of your day changes
The thing the maths doesn't quite capture is what changes about the trip itself. Less time in traffic. Less time looking for parking. No fuel station detours. You arrive earlier, less wound up, and with a bit more time in the part of the day you actually own.
That's the part that's hard to put a price on.
The Streetdog is built for exactly this. Short trips, daily runs, getting where you're going without the costs that come with a car.
If you've been doing the maths in your head as you read this, it's worth taking one for a ride.
