Triumph TE-1 takes to the track!

British built electric bike wows at Oulton Park with production models now in development…

Triumph have announced the end of their TE-1 electric motorcycle development programme by producing an aggressive 175bhp sports naked capable of hitting 100mph faster than a combustion-engined Speed Triple 1200RS.

But, before you go reaching for your credit card, the TE-1 will never go into production – instead serving as an educational tool to allow the Hinckley firm to build what they believe to be viable electric motorcycles for future production.

“We’ve got decades of experience now doing combustion-engined bikes,” Chief Product Officer, Steve Sargent told MCN ahead of the official reveal. “But, quite clearly, the world is moving to electric, and we wanted a vehicle for us to not just build our knowledge, but also show our expertise in being able to develop something completely fresh.”

The previous update to the project – known as ‘phase three’ – was shared back in February, with the latest update providing final performance figures following an Oulton Park track test by double Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch and countless hours on a rolling road.

“I got to peg this thing all the way from zero to 100% throttle and it’s unbelievably quick, it pulls like crazy,” the American racer said. “I think this would be a really nice motorcycle to ride on the street, just based on how nimble and agile it is, and how light it feels.”

The TE-1 has been designed to share the ergonomics, feel, and weight distribution of the existing 1200RS super-naked and Triumph say the figures they have been able to achieve have exceeded expectation.

This includes a 100-mile range when ridden spiritedly on a mixture of A roads and motorways, with regenerative braking on hand to extend the battery capacity.

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