Tazzari Zero Overview: Generations and Which One to Buy
Overview of the Tazzari Zero, a 3-door electric hatchback built since 2009, covering its single generation, the 20 hp AT version, and what to look for when buying used.
The Tazzari Zero is a 3-door hatchback produced from 2009 to the present, powered by a 20 hp electric drivetrain with rear-wheel drive and an automatic transmission. With one generation and a single modification, it suits city drivers who want a compact electric runabout with the simplest possible lineup — there is exactly one configuration to choose, so the buying decision comes down to condition and year rather than version.
Tazzari Zero generations
1 generation (2009–present)
The first and only generation of the Tazzari Zero has been in production since 2009 and is offered exclusively as a 3-door hatchback. Its power range is flat at 20 hp: every car built across the entire run delivers the same output. The Tazzari Zero 1 generation comes with one transmission option, an automatic, and one drivetrain layout, rear-wheel drive. The lineup contains a single modification — the Tazzari Zero AT, a 20 hp electric version with automatic transmission and RWD, which by definition is the mass version of the model.
Because the generation has run unchanged from 2009 to the present, the model year matters less here than on cars that received mid-cycle power or body updates: a late Tazzari Zero AT and an early one share the same 20 hp electric specification, automatic gearbox, and rear-wheel-drive layout.
Which Tazzari Zero to buy
- AT (1 generation): the only modification in the lineup, with 20 hp from its electric motor, an automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, built continuously from 2009 to the present.
Buying used is straightforward in one specific sense: with a single generation and a single 20 hp version spanning 2009–present, there are no trim traps or weak engine variants to screen out, so any Tazzari Zero on the market is mechanically the same specification. That makes the year of manufacture the main differentiator between otherwise identical cars — a newer example simply means a shorter service life behind it, not a different car.
Summary
The Tazzari Zero is one of the simplest model ranges to navigate: one generation since 2009, one body style (3-door hatchback), one power output (20 hp), one transmission (automatic), and one drivetrain (RWD). The Tazzari Zero AT (1 generation) is therefore both the mass version and the only choice, and there is no dominated version to avoid — the decision reduces to finding the best-condition example from the 2009–present production run.