Seeking to Deliver Fun that Surpasses What
Internal Combustion Engines Can Provide
IWATA, JAPAN – April 25, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Yamaha Motor has developed the TY-E 2.0 electric trials bike which approaches achieving carbon neutrality by proposing the new value of EV-powered motorcycling fun. For this issue, we sat down with the project leader directing the development of this updated TY-E and asked about the project’s background and goals, the bike’s key features, and more.
Also, the TY-E 2.0 is scheduled to participate in several rounds of the 2022 FIM Trial World Championship alongside other electric and gas-powered models.
Ready to Contest Select Rounds of the Trial World Championship
Kuroyama Kenichi, one of Japan’s best trials riders, will compete in the Trial World Championship with the TY-E 2.0.
“Electric vehicles are often spoken of in an environmental context, but they have their own unique points of appeal, like the output characteristics they are capable of, for example,” says Toyota Takeshi, the lead developer of the TY-E 2.0. “They have the potential to deliver more fun and performance than current internal combustion engines can if we move away from trying to make them all-conquering and instead narrow things down and focus on specialization.” As one route toward achieving that goal, he is looking to demonstrate the possibilities within electric powertrains through trials competition, where long range is not a vital factor.
Toyota’s challenge began in 2018 when he and a small group of likeminded engineers began developing an electric trials bike under an in-house program called “Evolving R&D,” which allows and encourages Yamaha Motor employees to undertake R&D pursuits of their own choosing. After some time, the results of their work and its future potential were recognized by the company and the development of an electric trials bike kicked off as an official project. In 2018 and 2019, Yamaha Motor…
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