Electric Bikes

DUCATI’S ELECTRIC FUTURE Accelerates with V21L Prototype

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Mark Lancaster

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1st October 2025

While the FIM MotoE World Championship takes a pause, Ducati isn’t slowing down. In Borgo Panigale, the engineers are knee-deep in battery packs, cell chemistry, and solid-state tech, pushing electric performance closer to the level of a screaming internal combustion engine. Enter the V21L, Ducati’s latest prototype, now unveiled at the IAA Mobility in Munich.…
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DUCATI’S ELECTRIC research continues

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Mark Lancaster

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16th September 2025

Ducati’s electric research continues with the V21L prototype and solid-state batteries With the FIM MotoE World Championship on hold, research into developing Ducati’s in-house expertise in alternative technologies to internal combustion continues…Ducati is conducting a study on solid-state batteries together with the VW Group, which was presented at the IAA Mobility in MunichBorgo Panigale (Bologna,…
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TORQUING POINT: Electric Bikes (Part One)

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Mark Lancaster

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20th May 2025

Alan Dowds introduces Part One in this series looking at Electric Bikes: It’s not been a straightforward change, but electric power has become essentially mainstream in the car world. Where I live, in SW London, battery-powered four-wheelers are everywhere, with even the recently-cursed Tesla brand a common sight. Add in hybrid designs, with both electric…
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ZERO: SR/F Tested

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Mark Lancaster

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19th May 2025

Alan Dowds reports… I’ve ridden some very rare bikes over the years. MV Agusta Serie Oro and Ducati ‘R’ superbikes; MotoGP and WSBK race bikes; high-end custom Harley-Davidsons; one-off turbocharged specials. But I can’t think of another machine as unusual as the one I’m currently thraping up and down my local photo corner. I’ve never…
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LIVEWIRE S2 Mulholland

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Mark Lancaster

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12th April 2025

The electric bike market is still having a pretty rough time, especially in the ‘full power’ sector. But fair play to the likes of Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire offshoot, which is still working away putting out new machinery. This curious-looking beastie is the new Mulholland, a battery-powered ‘performance cruiser’ built on the firm’s S2 powertrain. That means…
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Quick Test: Harley-Davidson Livewire

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Mark Lancaster

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19th September 2024

Bob Pickett has ridden Harley’s electric offering. Here’s what Bob thought! If you had asked which major manufacturer would be first to launch a high-specification electric motorcycle, I doubt Harley-Davidson would have topped many people’s list. Yet in 2014 it debuted a prototype, and in 2019 it went into full production. In the same year,…
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Start-up recycling old tyres into batteries

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Alex Bestwick

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29th January 2024

A Chilean start-up is recycling old tyres into components for lithium-ion batteries.
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First win for Stark Future at The British Arenacross Championship

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Alex Bestwick

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17th January 2024

Jack Brunel scored Stark Future it’s first win at The British Arenacross Championship aboard a Stark VARG electric motorcycle.
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Provisional MotoE 2024 calendar released

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Alex Bestwick

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13th October 2023

Provisional dates have now been released for the return of the electric racing series in 2024.
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17-year-old’s design could revolutionise electric vehicles

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Alex Bestwick

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17th August 2022

An American teenager has discovered a way to sustainably manufacture electric vehicles without rare-earth magnets.
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Pre-order your copy of Fast Bikes March 2022 today!

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Shannon Butcher

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25th January 2022

Every issue of Fast Bikes magazine is packed with product guides, columns, and fantastic features so make sure to pre-order your copy of the upcoming issue to avoid missing out on fantastic content.
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