July saw the official completion of the TE-1 electric development project, with the release of the final prototype test results; these exceeded the project objectives and ‘demonstrate the success of the collaboration’ between
Triumph Motorcycles,
Williams Advanced Engineering,
Helix, and
WMG, University of Warwick, with funding by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles through
Innovate UK.
The TE-1 ‘significantly exceeds the real-world range of the equivalent electric motorcycles’ available today with a ‘category leading’ 100-mile range, based on live testing and official projections.
Furthermore, the 175bhp peak power delivers a 0-60mph time of 3.6sec, a 0-100mph time of 6.2sec, and a 0-80% charge time of 20min — which is faster than today’s equivalent electric motorcycles. Moreover, at 220kg the bike is up to 25% lighter than comparable electric motorcycles.
The collaboration was set up to create ‘groundbreaking developments’ in specialist electric motorcycle engineering and ‘innovative integrated technology design’. The extensive live testing programme, which involved numerous assessments of the bike’s performance on the rolling road, as well as on track, provided ‘vital direction into the final set-up and calibration’ of the TE-1 prototype demonstrator, which has now delivered on all its targets and objectives.
Collaboration, innovation, and passionDyrr Ardash, WAE’s head of strategic partnerships, said: “WAE is delighted to have been involved in this exciting programme to deliver the TE-1 prototype. Since its conception in 2018, all the partners have worked with collaboration, innovation, and passion to bring the boundary-breaking prototype to life.
“It is pleasing to hear positive rider comments which confirms that the dynamics of the bike are aligned with Triumph’s DNA. This has been underpinned by the class-leading battery and control system that WAE has produced within a lightweight and integrated package. This core WAE technology has allowed us to exceed performance and charging targets for the battery which we look forward to seeing in future powertrains.”
Nick Bloor, Triumph Motorcycles’ CEO, added: “We are incredibly proud to be able to share such positive outcomes from the completion of Project Triumph TE 1, where the prototype demonstrator has exceeded many of our initial targets and expectations. Everyone on the team is thrilled with the results we have achieved with our partners, and how the outcomes of the project will feed into the electric future to come from Triumph.”