Motoe, The Electric Bike World Championship, Is Going On Hiatus Due To Lack Of Interest

The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) and MotoGP are putting nan MotoE electrical motorcycle world title connected hiatus pursuing nan 2025 season. The organizations mention a deficiency of viewership and an electrical capacity motorcycle marketplace that "has not developed arsenic expected."

"Today we denote nan suspension of nan FIM MotoE World Championship," FIM President Jorge Viegas said successful a statement. "Despite each nan champion efforts to beforehand this innovative class together pinch (MotoGP authorities holder) Dorna, nan truth is that we haven't reached our objectives, nor has nan manufacture associated pinch capacity electrical bikes."

There are 2 much races remaining successful nan 2025 MotoE season. The indefinite hiatus originates aft that. MotoGP and nan FIM said they would proceed monitoring nan manufacture to suss retired erstwhile electrical bikes go applicable capable to erstwhile again prolong a robust arena schedule.

MotoE's inaugural twelvemonth was successful 2019, starting pinch conscionable six four-round races passim nan season. It had immoderate buzz astatine nan beginning, arsenic nan circuit expanded to 16 eight-round races. However, this was trim backmost to 7 rounds successful 2025.

Ducati provided nan race bikes for each teams successful nan MotoE people aft replacing Energica Ego Corsa successful 2023. These electrical bikes reached apical speeds of 171 MPH and, obviously, had conscionable capable scope to complete a afloat race. Traditional MotoGP bikes deed speeds of up to 224 MPH.