U.K. motorcycle manufacturer Triumph released an e-bicycle today, the Trekker GT — with 90 miles of riding range, a 250 watt motor and a 504 watt hour battery.
With a five-hour charge time, the bike weighs 52 pounds (24 kilograms) and can produce up to 60 Nm (or 29 ft-lbs) of torque. Triumph’s Trekker GT will be available for $3,750 at Triumph dealerships in the U.S. and abroad.
The question is how this connects to the ultimate debut of a Triumph e-motorcycle. The manufacturer, which is a major global supplier of gas machines, has yet to release an e-moto — but did announce an EV concept in 2019, the TE-1.
The Trekker GT appears linked to development of a production e-motorcycle by Triumph, though the company wasn’t able to provide a timeline on when that could be available.
“The launch of the Trekker GT is a unique strategy from our research into electric motorcycles,” Adam VanderVeen, marketing director of Triumph North America told TechCrunch.
“We’ve introduced this e-bicycle in response to the growth of the e-cycle market, while we separately continue to research motorcycle engine platforms, including electric-powered.”
Image Credit: Triumph
Most of the big-name motorcycle manufacturers — Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki — have been slow to develop production e-motorcycles. That’s with the exception of Harley-Davidson, which became the first of the big gas manufacturers to offer a street-legal e-motorcycle for sale in the U.S. — the $29,000, 105-horsepower LiveWire in 2019.
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