In 2021 the Energica Eva Ribelle RS was revealed, which sees new engine mapping modes. Hotter Energica Eva Ribelle RS breaks cover As road-going battery bikes go, it’s the most accomplished and desirable we’ve ridden, but it still isn’t quite the future… but it’s getting there. It’s smooth, quiet, easy to ride, well-built, lavishly equipped and its new battery promises to deliver a more usable range.īut it still lacks the involvement, drama and the lightweight cheekiness of a topflight super unleaded naked and is a fair chunk more expensive. The Eva Ribelle accelerates with the kind of ferocity a superbike would be proud of, is solid in the corners and has a riding position that mixes aggression with comfort. Using that racing experience, Energica’s 2020 range: the Ego, EssseEsse 9 and this, the new super naked Eva Ribelle, comes with the lightest, most powerful battery pack ever fitted to an electric production bike, with 60% more range.

Racing isn’t doing the breed any harm either, with factory Mugens lapping the TT at over 120mph and grids full of Energicas swapping paint and smoking tyres in MotoE. Latest news: Energica reveal more powerful EMCE electric motor.Electric isn’t the dirty word it used to be.

Things are slowly changing as battery vehicles become more a part of everyday life, especially in the car and bicycle world. Energica may have been producing electric motorbikes since 2016, but they’ve been largely ignored by those with petrol coursing through their veins.

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