COVER STORY
COVER STORY
ow do you know when you ’ ve really put a machine through its paces ? Is it by its willingness to reach the finish line or the battle it goes through to get there — racing to the end at full power ?
This is really what MotoGP is all about : testing the limits of motorcycles and their riders in gruelling races , from full-throttle to high-speed endurance . The caveat is the fuel type .
Unfortunately for motorsport fans , the current era of transition means that some of the things they love about motorcycle racing are set to change . While MotoGP is working to eliminate carbon from the motorsport , MotoE represents an era of electrified , twowheel performance .
The electrified motorsport has expanded over time with a new race added to its calendar each year since its launch in 2018 . What ’ s even more exciting is that MotoGP spectators get to witness the 15-minute power surge of a race alongside the traditional sporting scenes , allowing them to see first hand how electrification performs on the track .
The organisers of MotoE , Dorna Sports set out to incorporate electric motorcycles over four years ago and the organisation ’ s current MotoE Executive Director , Nicolas Goubert , played an instrumental role in the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme ( FIM ) bringing all-electric racing to the championships .
“ MotoE being part of MotoGP is as if Formula E was part of Formula One ,” says Goubert . “ We started only four years ago , but we are a growing discipline , just a lot smaller .”
26 [ April 2023 ] EVMAGAZINE . COM