electric bikes

  • DUCATI’S ELECTRIC FUTURE Accelerates with V21L Prototype

    DUCATI’S ELECTRIC FUTURE Accelerates with V21L Prototype

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    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

    DUCATI’S ELECTRIC research continues

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    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)

    TORQUING POINT: Electric Bikes (Part One)

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    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

    ZERO: SR/F Tested

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    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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