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Summer, sun, Saxony – in 2019 the world was still in order. No trace of the virus, but plenty of burnt rubber in the air. At least when you visit the speeding riders of the world motorcycle circus Moto GP at Sachsenring<\/a>. And right in the middle of it all, arrow-fast quiet pedal with innovative technology. E-mobility at the limit of the possible.<\/p>\n\n

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Racing events in the motorcycle circus are a world of their own. Here, clich\u00e9s are served up in rows: long hair, black leather, wild beards, hard beats and above all the sound of engines, whether screeching and high-bred from Japan or dull-booming from the USA. Above all a mixture of oil, gasoline, rubber and barbecue sausage. <\/p>\n\n

Screaming four cylinders, singing electric motors<\/h4>\n\n
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In short: Just the right backdrop for an East Westphalian high-tech company well known to readers to clearly show its colors in the future of e-mobility. Because in 2019 a completely new motorcycle category was launched in the top class of racing, the Motorcycle Grand Prix: the MotoE<\/a>. She too is fast as an arrow and strong as a bear. But without the typical screeching of the four-cylinder engine, which produces up to 15,000 revolutions. But the electrified speedsters are not silent either, because in addition to the singing tires, the powerful electric motor also produces high-frequency singing – an ode to the new form of locomotion.<\/p>\n\n

It is no coincidence that the new racing series, which is to develop parallel to the classic MotoGP event, is not coming out of the blue. Racing has always been the ideal setting for the manufacturers of two-wheelers to bring their brand message to fans and the people. In the past, Ducati, Yamaha, Honda and Co. <\/p>\n\n

But in the meantime a completely new form of electrified locomotion on two wheels is moving through the metropolises of the world, especially in Asia. There it is becoming increasingly difficult for the established big names to register their motorcycles with combustion engines. The smog clouds of the mostly inexpensive single engines, often two-strokes, which rattled through the narrow streets in their thousands, were too drastic. Even if the modern engines of the established manufacturers are significantly less polluting than their distant relatives from the cheap simple production – combustion engines all have it increasingly difficult.<\/p>\n\n

It started with the scooter<\/h4>\n\n

The triumphal march of electric mobility has logically stirred up the scooter market in particular. And it is gradually taking off in the area of larger two-wheelers as well. Against the background of climate change and the energy turnaround, this is a logical step. <\/p>\n\n

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So there is great interest in bringing electromobility to the world of racing. And in the two-wheel sector, the proximity of series production to racing bikes is more pronounced, development is faster and financially more manageable than in four-wheel Formula 1. <\/p>\n\n

And the racy speedsters do not have to hide from their exhaust gas-emitting counterparts. Although their battery load makes them much heavier than, say, the top class in MotoGP (157 kg versus 260 kg), they have long since achieved speeds and lap times equivalent to those of Moto2, the second strongest prototype racing class in the motorcycle world championship. <\/p>\n\n

Performance explosion<\/h4>\n\n

The batteries, which the electric racing motorcycles have placed for propulsion where the tank and the motor unit are located in the case of combustion engines, have a capacity of 21 kW\/h. This is enough to cover racing distances of eight to ten laps – quite sufficient for the introduction of a completely new racing series with new technology. <\/p>\n\n

The performance virtually exploded, from an already remarkable 130 kW (177 hp) to 200 (272 hp), in qualifying even 250 kW (340 hp). And this with the typical characteristics of electric motors, which provide their maximum torque of around 215 Newton meters almost immediately.<\/p>\n\n