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TRIUMPH HIGH-PERFORMANCE EV IN THE WORKS
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’ ve been waiting quite some time for more mainstream motorcycle manufacturers to get in on the electric game following the release of the Harley- Davidson LiveWire in 2019 and , finally , it looks like Triumph might be the next brand to offer a premium electric motorcycle worldwide . Triumph is seemingly taking a leaf from H-D ’ s book and is actively releasing info on how its EV development project is going , bucking the trend of the rest of the industry which is suspiciously quiet on the EV front , with the end of the project ’ s second phase announced with the reveal of a functioning battery and powerplant prototype alongside the design concept of what the bike could look like . While we have known for a while that Triumph was looking at making an EV , this is the first time we have seen a design concept of the potential bike , with the bike showing clear lineage with Triumph ’ s Speed Triple line . The bike , dubbed Project Triumph TE- 1 , is a collaboration between Triumph Motorcycles and the University of Warwick ,
Williams Advanced Engineering and Integral Powertrain Ltd , with each of the project partners focussing on furthering the project with their own niche expertise Leading the charge is Integral Powertrain Ltd , which have successfully managed to produce a compact 10kg electric motor with a power output of 180hp . “ One of the most influential factors in how well a motorcycle handles and performs is mass , so at Integral Powertrain we have focused heavily on making a step change in motor and inverter design , removing heavy high voltage cables for example . This delivers a product that is significantly more compact and lighter than anything currently available on the market . The motor produces 130kW or almost 180 horsepower , but weighs only 10kg , much lighter than existing technology and clearly a small fraction of the mass of traditional internal combustion engines ,” said Andrew Cross , Chief Technical Officer at Integral Powertrain Ltd . “ The silicon carbide switch technology in our new scalable integrated inverter will help set
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