FIM announces Moto-e World Cup

Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, better known as FIM, has announced an electric motorcycle racing category, called Moto-e World Cup, for 2019. The governing body has finalised Energica as the official supplier of racing motorcycles for the grid. 

The Moto-e World Cup will be a support series, run alongside select MotoGP rounds. While the first few seasons will be run as a one make championship with Energica, it will eventually become an open series allowing other brands to compete. The race bike used by the teams will be a tuned version of Energica Ego. 

In its street bike guise, the Ego churns out 145 horsepower with top speed limited to 241kmph. However, considering that the standard Ego weighs over 259 kilograms, it is quite evident that a diet would be in order. As the race will last for up to 10 laps, we can expect the Ego to get smaller and lighter batteries which should contribute towards weight saving. Dorna, the organiser of MotoGP, is yet to confirm which venues will host the Moto-e World Cup.