Energica: surprising first quarter 2018, after an intense 2017 that brought the company into the history of world motorcycling.
Energica closed the first quarter 2018 with a current order book that exceeds the total of sales of the previous year. During 2017 Energica has worked hard on the promotion of its products and the entire Evs sector in order to pursue the goal of establishing itself as leader in the segment.
Thanks to these efforts, Energica has been chosen by Dorna as the Unique Manufacturer of the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup, the world’s first electric motorcycle competition that will start in 2019.
2017 ENERGICA
During this year Energica strengthened the presence in the US appointing a strategic figure for the development of the brand, Stefano Benatti, CEO of Energica Motor Company Inc., who promoted the operations already present in California and worked on new commercial partnerships in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, San Francisco and Texas.
Energica Motor Company S.p.A. joined CharIN e.v., a registered association founded by major manufacturers and suppliers for the electric automotive industry who develop and promote the Combined Charging System (CCS) as the standard for charging battery-powered electric vehicles of all kinds.
In May Energica unveiled the first branded fast charging station at Selva di Val Gardena, in Dolomiti area. The installation is part of the “Fast Charge Infrastructure Program” and affirmed the company as the only electric motorcycles manufacturer in the world to have invested in charging infrastructures with its own brand.
R&D
In 2017 the R&D department achieved 3 important patents concerning crucial components present on each production bike: VCU – Vehicle Control Unit, the Supply Unit and the eABS.
Starting from the second quarter, Energica has been involved in the MotoE™ project. The team has been involved in several tests on track which satisfied Dorna Sports commission who assigned Energica the role of FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup single manufacturer.
At the same time, Energica keeps going developing the new technological platform base of the new vehicles on market in 2020.