What are KTM's plans for electric mobility? In this series of articles, we have collected the motorcycles and projects on which the main motorcycle manufacturers are working and their programs until 2030.
KTM's plans for electric mobility - It's official, the electric motorcycle revolution is coming, albeit in silence, and all the major motorcycle manufacturers have an electric mobility plan. The phenomenon has started for a while, but in 2022 the whole market is taking hold more decisively. At the moment the sales are driven by scooters and motorcycles equivalent to 125cc and 50cc with thermal engines, but in the coming years also the sales of electric motorcycles will be increasing.
Convincing motorcyclists that zero-emission riding can offer the same thrills as current combustion engine bikes is no easy task. At the moment, two-wheeled vehicles with electric propulsion will represent around 4% of the European market in 2022, much less than in the automotive sector. However, this share has more than doubled compared to 2021, thanks to new models with performance similar to those with traditional propulsion, and to the eco-incentives present in some European countries.
This is a figure that will continue to grow as public perception - and laws - continue to move towards a greener future, with the next two years seeing some major motorcycle manufacturers enter the electric mobility market; let's see which ones.
The future electric motorcycles of the world's leading manufacturers: KTM
Up until a certain point, it looked like KTM would be the lead manufacturer of the electric revolution, when in 2019 it promised it would have an electric sports vehicle ready for purchase in 2022/2023.
To date, there is nothing electric from the Austrian company apart from a KTM for cross bikes and electric minibikes for children. This year KTM has repeatedly declared that it does not believe the level currently reached by battery technology is sufficient for motorcycle use. According to the Austrian company, current electric mobility can be used on scooters and urban bikes.
Prototypes of an electric version of the KTM Duke 125 have been spotted being tested in its most important market, India. The model, which will be called E-Duke, is essentially the KTM version of the Husqvarna E-Pilen. KTM could also enter the electric scooter market with its version of the eccentric Husqvarna Vektorr.
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