- Fourth phase included road and track tests
- All details to be revealed on 12 July, 2022
- Draws styling cues from Triumph Speed Triple
Triumph Motorcycles has announced that its TE-1 electric prototype has now completed its fourth and final phase of the project — the live testing.
This new electric roadster motorcycle is being developed in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain Ltd, and WMG at the University of Warwick. The company further added that all the details about this new motorcycle, including the performance, range, and charge time of the final prototype, will be revealed on 12 July, 2022.
The fourth phase comprised road and track tests. The road test included throttle calibration, engine performance mapping, power and torque output, battery range, software functionality validation, and thermal optimisation. Further, the track testing involved analysis of handling, acceleration, braking regeneration, traction control, and front-wheel lift control.
Previously, the company had revealed the styling of this electric motorcycle. The roadster draws styling cues from its Triumph Speed Triple. Thus, it gets a twin-pod headlight at the front, a muscular design for the bodywork, a bolted subframe, and a single-sided swingarm. The feature list, as confirmed by the company, includes LED lighting and a digital instrument cluster.
The details about the hardware, too, are already available. The TE-1 prototype uses an Ohlin-sourced suspension setup. The front uses Ohlins upside-down cartridge forks while the rear gets a unique prototype Ohlins RSU. The braking duties are performed by twin rotors at the front and a single disc at the back – both grabbed by Brembo-sourced callipers.
