What are Piaggio'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.
Piaggio'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 main world manufacturers: PIAGGIO
Piaggio is one of the largest motorcycle companies in the world, with high sales levels thanks to its wide range of scooters. At the moment, the Italian house, owner of Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Gilera, Vespa and Derbi, was not among the pioneers of the electric. In its catalog at the moment we find the Piaggio 1, equivalent to a 50cc thermal, the Piaggio 1 Active, equivalent to a 125cc and currently the best-selling electric scooter in its category in Italy, and the Vespa Elettrica.
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