“Electric Motorbike of The Year” Goes To…

[DaveM]

We’ve had a lot of zippy scoots color the good WBW homepage.

From CAKE’s award-winning minimalist machines to Energica’s continued pioneering to benefit our electric industry – all the way to Ducati’s up-and-coming V21L for MotoE – electric motorcycles are all the rage – and one of them won GQ Car Awards’ “Electric Motorbike of The Year.”

A view of Triumph’s TE-1. Media sourced from Triumph’s website.

For reference, XP’s Zero was the winner of the 2020-2021 awards; likewise, the frameless Arc Vector landed last year’s electric bike of the year.

2023’s lucky ducky, according to Superbike News, “exceeded all expectations,” showing off high-performance electric power that, unsurprisingly, has been barred from going into production and serves as an educational tool for understanding EV tech in the mass market.

Any guesses?

You got it – Triumph’s insane electric TE-1 prototype beat the other beauties to the punch!

With a torquey leap from 0 to 60mph in 3.6 seconds, Triumph’s TE-1 beats even the ultra-popular Speed Triple 1200RS in top speed by a clear 100mph – and this with a stunning 100-mile range and a brilliant 20-minute charge time.

The addition of “Gates Carbon belt drive, electronics, Öhlins USD cartridge forks, unique prototype Öhlins RSU, Brembo M50 monobloc calipers, and Triumph motorcycle control software” add to the bike’s appeal (per ADVRider) – though the machine has been listed as too powerful for the streets, ranking over four times as powerful in potential as a 110-126kW bike from Energica’s lineup.

A view of Triumph’s TE-1. Media sourced from Triumph’s website.

“The [TE-1’s] inverter concept, which is also scalable by tuning the number of Silicon-Carbide power stages for different diameter motors… is capable of >500kW!,” stuns Integral Powertrain on Triumph’s website.

With Triumph’s production EVs “officially on the drawing board,” we anticipate a range of pretty zero-emission machines for the electric market in the next year or so; meantime, the Hinckley-based brand’s Chief Product Officer is more than grateful for the award.

A view of Triumph’s TE-1. Media sourced from Triumph’s website.

“We are delighted to have our efforts in developing an exciting, high-performance electric motorcycle recognized at the GQ Car Awards,” states Steve Sargent.

“There are significant challenges in bringing electric motorcycles to the mass market, but the TE-1 is a crucial step towards Triumph’s development and understanding of electric vehicle technology.”

Who do you think will win 2024’s “Electric Motorbike of The Year?”

*Media sourced from Triumph’s press releases on the TE-1*​

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[extrasmiley]

Very interesting and thanks for sharing. I don’t like the idea of electric replacing the internal combustion engine completely, but I guess Triumph realise they’ve got to do it eventually, so you might as well go right in and do it properly, instead of burying your head in the sand. That was what they did in the Meriden days, which didn’t end well.

 

[solomon]

You got it – Triumph’s insane electric TE-1 prototype beat the other beauties to the punch!

With a torquey leap from 0 to 60mph in 3.6 seconds, Triumph’s TE-1 beats even the ultra-popular Speed Triple 1200RS in top speed by a clear 100mph – and this with a stunning 100-mile range and a brilliant 20-minute charge time.

Well, sorry, got to mention Harley's electric bike beats that in acceleration and top speed. And that was three years ago. Keep up Triumph!

https://electrek.co/2020/03/19/harley-davidson-livewire-electric-motorcycle-review/
Just before I'm shown the exit, I'll quickly opine the Triumph is a more elegant looking bike

 

[DaveM]

I must say this bike does not look all that bad at all and I would love to have a go on an electric bike it must be a blast.

 

[brooke]

I think it looks great , but 100 mph faster than the RS 1200 ? I’m not reading enough obviously …

 

[solomon]

Interesting. The Harley throbs at idle. An electric motor of course doesn't normally do anything when at "idle". Which could be a problem. Bike might be in garage. You're working on it. Forgot it's switched on. Twist throttle. Three seconds later, you're several hundred yards away doing 60mph, the garage door is no more.

Think I'd definitely buy electric if I wanted a new bike (I'm stuck in the 1970s) and money was no object.

 

[brooke]

You reminded me of the time we working on a friends snowmobile and the handle bars broke , a factory upgrade neglected. I was holding on and it was running . When the bars snapped the throttle went WFO of course and I let it drag me a ways till I realized I wasn’t going to get up to the shut off . The fir it cleared after hitting the pile of snow was a 50 footer for sure .