Across regional Australia, a quiet electric revolution is happening on the mail run.
Sixty-five mail contractors have now swapped their aging petrol "postie bikes" for the Benzina Zero Duo, putting more than 100 Duos to work on delivery routes across Australia.
It's not hard to see why Australian Mail Contractors are relying on a vehicle that shows up every single day. The old Honda CT110s that have carried Australian Mail contracts for decades are ageing, expensive to service, expensive to fuel up, and only getting harder to maintain. The Duo offers something different, lower running costs, fewer breakdowns, and a genuinely better way to work.
Cutting Costs, Not Corners
The numbers really do speak for themselves. Contractors report the Duo is over 70% more cost-efficient to run than the classic petrol postie bike, with a full charge of a Duo costing less than a dollar a day. For contractors managing tight margins on long rural mail routes, that's not a small saving, it's a massive shift in the everyday economics for mail contractors.
The savings don't stop at the charge point. With no fuel to buy, no oil changes, and far fewer moving parts than a petrol engine, contractors are seeing their service bills shrink alongside their running costs. There's no more budgeting for regular trips to the mechanic or unplanned breakdowns mid-round, the Duo is just a bike that's ready to go every morning, for a fraction of what it used to cost to keep the old Hondas on the road.
For contractors used to taking on the cost of every service, tyre change and repair out of their own margin, that reliability is worth as much as the fuel savings themselves.
Don't Just Take Our Word For It
We could tell you how good the Duo is. But we'd rather let the people riding it every day do the talking.
Jodi — Clifton LPO, QLD "The Duos are over 70 per cent more cost efficient and cost less than a dollar a day to charge. We chose the Duos as they have a top speed of 50km/h and unlike the old Honda bikes can be ridden on a car licence. The old LPO told us which dog was the most aggressive in town, which would bark constantly when we were riding the Hondas - now with the Duos being silent, we don't have these issues anymore."
Adrian — Cullamulla LPO, QLD "It was a good investment, I don't use the petrol one anymore. I charge the bike up two times a week, very happy with it."
Lisa — Hillston LPO, NSW "Are you looking for an alternative to the Honda CT110 for your postie contract run? Then Benzina Zero is the company for you. I love my Duo+ and it's perfect for the mail run in my small country town. Benzina Zero is amazing, and Ben and the team are wonderful - their customer service is the best I've seen in 20 years of buying postie bikes."
More Than a Fleet Upgrade
For contractors running either long rural rounds or inner-city routes with lots of stops, the appeal is simple, lower costs and a vehicle that shows up every day. The bike reaches a top speed of 50km/h (Duo) or 65km/h (Duo+), with enough range to comfortably cover the average mail run.
This isn't just growth for Benzina Zero, it's a genuine shift in how Australian mail contractors are thinking about their fleet, their bottom line and the way they deliver. And there's a trade-off for the everyday person too, quieter streets, cleaner air, and one less petrol engine idling outside the letterbox stirring up the dogs each morning.
With a growing distributor and dealer network now stretching across Europe as well as Australia, the same reliability that's winning over mail contractors is helping delivery businesses expand well beyond the "postie". From everyday commuters to commercial fleets for brands like Domino's, Pizza Hut and Beam Global.
The postie bike of the future has already arrived. It's electric, it's silent, and it's already doing the rounds in towns across regional Australia.
Want to see if the Duo or Duo+ is right for your mail contract run? Get in touch with our team to arrange a test ride.