Triumph unveils its SLEEK electric motorcycle — but curb your enthusiasm
The TE-1 looks great, but don’t expect to ride it
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Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainabili(show all)Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainability, green tech, AI, and EU policy. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
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Curb your enthusiasm
According to Triumph, during phase three, the bike has exceeded “current benchmarks and targets set by the UK Automotive Council for 2025.”
And even though it looks like an ultra-sleek and powerful machine, don’t expect to ride it anytime soon.
The TE-1 isn’t intended to be a direct prototype for a production model. Instead, it’s supposed to give Triumph and its partners a strong footinginelectric motorcycle technology, including intellectual property and hands-on experience in developing such bikes, to carry forward into future projects.
What happens now?
The TE-1 is ready to enter phase four: real-life testing.
Over the next six months, the bike will undertake an extensive testing program, which will include road rolling testing and track testing.
Once phase four is complete, we’ll get to see TE-1’s final body panels and paint scheme, before it moves on to active track demonstration.
Triumph will also publish the project’s full results and the bike’s final specs, such as battery capacity and range performance.
All in all,the TE-1 looks so good, I’m kinda disappointed that we won’t get a production version. But maybe if it achieves its expected trial figures, it’ll tempt Triumph to rethink its original plan and bring this to the streets one day.
In the meantime, we can console ourselves with the reveal video:
