It ’ s been over a year since it was announced Ducati would become the official supplier of motorcycles for the MotoE championship , and now the Bologna based manufacturer has started production of those very bikes which will soon go racing . Ducati is calling the bikes the V21L and the production run of the prototype bikes started in December . In all , there will be 23 bikes that will be ready by mid-February . That number includes five spare bikes in addition to the 18 that will be raced , with the spares expected to be made available to the MotoE organisation . Each prototype is assembled by the Ducati MotoE Racing Department with the same process , precision and attention to detail typically used to build a MotoGP bike . The start of production of the “ V21L ” prototypes represents the beginning of a new and important chapter in Ducati ’ s history . For the Bologna-based company , this project was born with the aim of developing skills for its future , maintaining the approach that has always fuelled Ducati ’ s DNA . That being experimenting with technological solutions in the world of racing and working to ensure that everything developed in this area can then be used on motorbikes destined for enthusiasts all over the world . Ducati claims that the V21L is the world ’ s most technological , refined and sophisticated electric motorcycle , with the design being the result of the joint work of Ducati R & D engineers and the Ducati Corse team . Ducati says V21L is the MotoGP of electric motorbikes , combining the electronic technologies and chassis dimensions developed by Ducati Corse with the design process and