Triumph Motorcycles has just completed the development of its all-electric TE-1 and while it won’t directly spawn a direct production version, it will pave the way for future electric motorcycles from the company. The TE-1 was developed with help from Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain, and the University of Warwick. It is powered by a single electric motor driving the rear wheel and pumping out an impressive 175 hp, not far off some class-leading 1,000 cc super sports bikes.
Providing this motor with its juice is a
small battery pack from Williams that gives the TE-1 up to 161 km of range. It can hit 96 km/h in a brisk 3.6 seconds,160
km/h in 6.2 seconds, and can be charged from 0-80 per cent in 20 minutes.
Triumph notes that with a curb weight of 220 kg, it is 25 per cent
lighter than comparable electric motorcycles currently on the market.
Triumph’s final development tests of the
TE-1 were conducted on both a dyno and on a race track.
