Triumph Reveals TE-1 Electric Prototype
T
riumph unveiled the first
images of the TE-1 electric
prototype it has been working on
for over a year now.
Looking like the natural suc-
cessor to the Speed Triple, the
TE-1 has until this Phase 3 stage
been a collaborative project
between Triumph Motorcycles,
Williams Advanced Engineer-
ing, Integral Powertrain Ltd,
and WMG at the University of
Warwick funded by the Office for
Zero Emission Vehicles through
Innovate UK. That collaborative
partnership has now ended, with
Triumph taking full reign of the
project as they work towards a
running prototype in the sum-
mer of 2022 and eventual series
production.
Formula One company Wil-
liams Advanced Engineering has
been largely responsible for the
electric powertrain.
"Following an extended period
of testing, we are thrilled to finally
see the results of our work on a
physical bike. By working with
the team at Triumph, we have
continued to push the bound-
aries of battery technology,
keeping the rider in mind at all
times," said Dyrr Ardash, Head of
Strategic Partnerships, Williams
Advanced Engineering. "Be-
cause we have designed the bat-
tery from the ground up, design
has not been compromised and
we have been able to push the
boundaries of current technol-
ogy, offering both performance
and all important, range."
The demonstrator bike is now
undergoing final battery level vali-
dation and calibration to ensure
the performance results meet
best-in-class power and energy
density targets and for the rider,
ensuring there is no compromise
in performance at low levels of
charge.
Phase 4 will see Triumph finally
put all the pieces together and
put a bike into testing, at which
point final colors and specs will
be cemented. No word has been
unveiled when the TE-1 will make
it to your dealership, but don't
expect it any time soon.
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It's still a long way
off, but the early
signs are good for the
Triumph TE-1 electric
motorcycle.
