[Moto] After saying no, Ducati surrenders to electric motorcycles

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The Italian manufacturer made a commitment to Dorna to produce a competition electric motorcycle capable of winning titles in the Moto E formula.

 

 

Ducati seemed undecided about the production of electric motorcycles, at least in the medium term, because although in 2019 it was announced that this field would be explored, in April 2021 the vice president of sales of Ducati, Francesco Milicia, referred to the subject : “Will we produce an electric Ducati soon? No. We believe that for the type of machine we produce now, an electric motorcycle cannot guarantee pleasure, range, weight, etc. what the Ducati pilots are waiting for ”.

Ducati begins its electric era: it will produce the bikes for the FIM Enel MotoE ™ World Cup starting in the 2023 season.

Nobody expected this in the future of Ducati

To clarify doubts about caring for the environment and sustainable mobility, the Bologna house argued that synthetic fuels could be a good option, since they are less polluting than traditional fuels and, in addition, motorcycles would not lose the benefits they currently have those of combustion.

Despite the above, it seems that by putting the checkbook on the table, at least Dorna's, Ducati would be willing to be the only supplier of electric motorcycles in the FIM World Cup in Moto E, or at least this was stated by the Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicalli at a special press conference at the Misano World Circuit in recent days.

Unlike Enérgica, current Moto E settler, Ducati does not yet have an electric prototype to show, but with this announcement it is committed so that by 2023 there will be high-performance machines for all the riders of the competition, therefore, it is You might think that something is already in progress, since a little more than a year seems to be insufficient to develop a 0 emissions product with these characteristics.

Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati and Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports.

The approach of this first electric vehicle would be based on lightweight construction, efficiency and a high-tech battery. When asking the executive about the possibility of a motorcycle with these attributes for the general public, he commented that it would not be possible until 2025-2030.

“We are eager to see what the future holds and we continue to see this technology develop and grow, with the MotoGP and MotoE paddock continuing to drive innovation and evolution in the motorcycle industry, while creating an incredible track. show ”, Ezpeleta affirmed.

Logically this would not be the last word, since Ducati has us used to finding motorcycles with almost the same track performance, but for lovers in general; After all, Ducatistas are willing to pay astronomical figures for machines in this category, as has been demonstrated by the success of special edition launches like the Superleggera V4.

 

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