https://newatlas.com/triumph-williams-electric-motorcycles/59784/ Triumph and Williams form alliance to start building electric motorcycles May 22, 2019 Loz Blain
[images https://img.newatlas.com/triumph-williams-electric-motorcycles-1.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&q=60&w=1000&s=f2fe45edf032953208e8138618841aa5 Triumph is preparing to get into the electric vehicle business, and has formed a government-sponsored alliance with Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain Limited and WMG from the University of Warwick to get things moving(Credit: Triumph Motorcycles) ] Team Britain has begun assembling its forces to join the battle for electric motorcycling supremacy. Now, in a government-supported push to develop electric motorcycle capabilities, Triumph and Williams Advanced Engineering have entered an alliance with Integral Powertrain and WMG. "Project Triumph TE-1" will be a two-year effort, partially funded by the UK government in the hopes that this alliance can place the UK in a position to compete in an emerging electric motorcycle market. Here's how each group's contributions will break down: Triumph will lead the effort, providing all the "cycle" parts of the motorcycle prototypes as well as specifying what is needed from the electric powertrain. It'll also get involved in the design and integration of regenerative braking and advanced safety systems. Williams Advanced Engineering will design, develop, produce and integrate a lightweight battery pack, battery management unit and vehicle control unit. Integral Powertrain's e-Drive division is in charge of the motor, a custom-built unit with high power density and a silicon carbide inverter integrated into the motor housing. WMG, at the University of Warwick, will be concentrating on commercialization issues, modeling and simulating future market needs. And Innovate UK, a government agency founded to promote science and technology, will provide government support and administer funding. If this partnership can get more electric motorcycles onto the road, it'll be a win for various government agencies tasked with reducing road congestion and vehicle emissions. The overall goal here is to develop each partner's capabilities in a motorcycle-specific context, while putting Triumph in a position to get something electric onto the market within a few years. "We see a Triumph electric powertrain as a significant requirement alongside our signature twin and triple cylinder engines," says Triumph Chief Product Officer Steve Sargent. "As part of our electric motorcycle initiative, Project Triumph TE-1 represents an exciting collaboration that will provide valuable input into our future line-up." So, we won't be seeing anything we can sling our leg over for some time yet, but in the meantime it's interesting to speculate what an electric Triumph might look like. It'll be hard to give it the kind of retro heritage look that drives much of the company's catalog, given the motor-centric design that tends to entail. The easiest fit might be to hide a generally fairly boxy and unattractive electric powertrain underneath a fairing. But the greatest win for the industry in general might come if this alliance can find a way to make an electric motor and battery pack actually look actively awesome. Motorcycle people in general love a beautiful motor, with some visible mechanics to it. There might not be much in the way of moving parts to enjoy with electric motors, but we suspect once they start looking cool, they'll start capturing the imagination of the enthusiast market. [© newatlas.com] https://www.williamsf1.com/advanced-engineering/news/2019/05/project-triumph-te1-creating-uk-electric-motorcycle-capability Project Triumph TE-1 - Creating UK Electric Motorcycle Capability 15 May 2019 Triumph Motorcycles announces a unique collaboration with UK industry experts, academic leaders and Innovate UK, to develop specialist electric motorcycle technology and innovative integrated solutions. This two-year project, in partnership with Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain Ltd, and WMG, at the University of Warwick, will provide significant input into potential future electric motorcycle offers from Triumph ... + https://www.thedrive.com/tech/28184/patent-fillings-show-jaguars-wild-return-to-motorcycles Patent Fillings Show Jaguar's Wild Return To Motorcycles May 23, 2019 From the moment that Arc Vehicles showed off its futuristic electric Vector bike last November, the company ... https://the-drive-2.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fthe-drive-cms-content-staging%2Fmessage-editor%252F1558645893310-arcvector1.jpg?q=60&ixlib=js-1.2.1&s=334097007f92a2d7954877c8b5ac5db9 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
