With the FIM MotoE World Championship set to pause after the 2025 season, Ducati is continuing its research into electric mobility, strengthening in-house expertise in technologies beyond internal combustion. The initiative is part of Ducati’s long-term strategy to prepare for the future when battery technology matures enough to deliver an electric road bike that meets the brand’s performance and design DNA.
Through its participation in MotoE, Ducati has gathered extensive real-world data from 18 riders competing across multiple seasons. Over three years, the brand has achieved an 8.2 kg reduction in the V21L prototype’s battery pack weight. However, the challenge remains to match the performance, lightness, and range of traditional racing motorcycles.
To push boundaries further, Ducati is now collaborating with Volkswagen Group companies, including Audi and PowerCo, in partnership with QuantumScape, to develop solid-state battery technology. The first V21L prototype equipped with QuantumScape solid-state cells was unveiled at the IAA Mobility show in Munich on September 8. This marks a crucial step in Ducati’s journey toward higher energy density battery packs capable of unlocking the next generation of high-performance electric motorcycles.
While the road to an all-electric Ducati superbike is still in development, the V21L solid-state prototype demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to innovation and sustainable performance.
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