Triumph Motorcycles ’ first electric motorcycle , the TE-1 , has finally finished its development phase , with Triumph officially dropping the bike ’ s performance numbers as a way of celebrating the milestone . Visually , the TE-1 bears a close resemblance to the Speed Triple family , and this is backed up by its performance specs . With a 0-80 % charge time of just 20 minutes , the TE1 is capable of charging ( sorry , couldn ’ t help ourselves ) to 160km / h in just 6.2 seconds , or in more licence-keeping terms , 0-100km / h in 3.6 seconds . That blistering acceleration comes from a claimed peak power figure of 175bhp which is backed up by a solid 109Nm of torque . “ Wet ” weight is noted as just 220kg , much lighter than a certain project from the US of A , while achieving similar results . Triumph says that with further refinement of the electronics , including the traction control system and front wheel lift control , there is scope for the TE-1 project to achieve even better performance by harnessing the full torque potential to enable even quicker standing start acceleration . Daytona 200 champion racer Brandon Paasch participated in the final testing phase , both in engine performance evaluation and also with the final set-up of the prototype through track testing . “ The throttle response on the TE-1 is kind of incredible , it ’ s very torquey and when you first touch the throttle it ’ s instant power , which is obviously what I love as a motorcycle racer – I love when it ’ s super-torquey and picks up right away , so for me it was a really great experience ”, said Brandon . “ I got to peg this thing all the way from 0 to 100 % throttle