The Ducati FIM MotoE Project

Ducati FIM MotoE project. © Ducati

With the Ducati FIM MotoE World Championship ending after the 2025 season, the Italian company continues to grow its expertise in alternatives to internal combustion.

The MotoE project was launched to build in-house knowledge so the company would be ready to create an electric road bike once battery technology advanced enough to meet Ducati’s performance standards.

Ducati FIM MotoE project. © Ducati

Over these years in MotoE, Ducati has gathered valuable data from the 18 riders competing each season. In just three years, progress in cell technology has cut 8.2 kg from the V21L prototype’s battery pack, an important improvement.

Ducati FIM MotoE project. © Ducati

That’s why Ducati is working with Volkswagen Group partners to research and test new solutions for higher-density battery packs. On September 8, at IAA Mobility in Munich, Ducati unveiled the first V21L prototype fitted with QuantumScape solid-state batteries, developed in collaboration with Audi and PowerCo. This marks an early step forward and confirms Ducati’s ongoing commitment to exploring alternatives to combustion engines.