Ducati loses the MotoE battle, but not the electric motorcycle war
This page is translated from the original post "Ducati perd la bataille du MotoE, mais pas la guerre de la moto électrique" in French.
- 12/09/2025 10:08
The end of the MotoE championship does not interrupt Ducati’s ambition in the field of electric sports motorcycles.
The FIM MotoE World Championship is taking a break at the end of the 2025 season, marking the end of Ducati’s involvement as the official supplier of electric motorcycles for the discipline. While discussions hint at a period of reflection about the future of the discipline, it is evident that we will never see it again in its current form! A chapter is turning for the Italian manufacturer, which took on the MotoE project in 2023 with the mission of equipping the entire grid.
Although Ducati is losing this technological showcase today, the brand is in no way giving up on electric. The MotoE project has never had the primary goal of winning titles, but rather of building internal expertise. Thanks to the V21L prototype, developed specifically for competition, the engineers of Borgo Panigale have accumulated a considerable database derived from races and the 18 riders involved each season.
In three years, the progress has been notable. The evolution of battery cells has allowed a reduction of 8.2 kg on the energy block of the V21L. A significant weight reduction, but still insufficient to envision an electric road motorcycle capable of competing, in weight and autonomy, with the thermal models that embody Ducati’s DNA.
The weight war
This is why the company continues to invest heavily in research. Ducati is currently conducting, with the support of the Volkswagen group, an in-depth study on semiconductor batteries, a promising technology to combine energy density, lightness, and safety. This work was recently presented at the IAA Mobility show in Munich, confirming the manufacturer’s commitment to staying at the forefront of innovation.
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Ducati has therefore not lost the battle of the electric motorcycle, far from it. While the sporting end is certain, the cessation of MotoE appears more as a strategic transition than an abandonment. The Italian brand is patiently preparing for the future, waiting for the moment when technology will enable the creation of an electric machine capable of meeting its performance and emotional standards.
It is promised at Ducati that electric is not an obligation but a challenge. The challenge of offering, when the time comes, a motorcycle that will not betray the spirit of Borgo Panigale.
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