Ducati's MotoE bike sheds weight, gains tech for 2025
Weigh🐬t loss, chassis changes and turn-by-turn traction control among 2025 Ducati MotoE upgrades.
Ducati has unveiled a series of upgrades to its V21L electric race bike ahead ♛of th✨e 2025 MotoE World Championship.
One of the most significant enhancements is a weight saving of 8.2kg from the battery pack, made possible🌳 by a higher energy density of 5 Ah compared to the previous 4.2 Ah.
According to Ducati’s simulations, this should improve lap times by ‘between three and four-tenths of a second’ depꦍending on the circuit.
The electronics have also seen upgrades, with traction control now adjustabl🎀e turn-by-turn.
The technicians of each team ‘can define three different mappings, selectabl🤪e by the rider, with different traction control cal𒈔ibrations for each section of the track’.
The chassis has been lengthenedꦿ by 4 mi♉llimetres through the use of different steering bushings, enhancing braking stability.
Additionally, the swingarm pin is now he🌞ight-adjustable, to help the chain pull effect unaltered when altering gear ratios.
Startingℱ from the second round in the Netherlands, the V2🥃1L will also feature a new rear rim without false dampers, further reducing weight by 600 grams.
This reduction in unsprung mass will help the bike's ✨agility and handling.
Collectively, the updates h♑ave decreased t🧜he V21L's total weight from 225kg to 216.2kg.
That's still heavy compared to a combustion engine, with the minimum machine w꧃eight for MotoGP set at 157kg and 168kg for 💙WorldSBK.
However, if the weight loss continues at the same rate, a MotoE could become comparable with an SBK꧒ in around five years, albeit over shorter race distances.
The 2025 MotoE season kicks off with testing on 11-13 April, before round one takes place during the French MotoGP weekend at Le Mans on 9-10 May.
The full 2025 MotoE calendar is as follows:
- French GP (Le Mans), 9/10 May
- Dutch GP (TT Circuit Assen), 27/28 June
- Austrian GP (Red Bull Ring-Spielberg), 15/16 August
- Hungarian GP (Balaton Park Circuit), 22/23 August
- Catalan GP (Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya), 5/6 September
- San Marino GP (Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli), 12/13 September
- Portuguese GP (Autódromo Internacional do Algarve), 7/8 November
Peter has been in the paddock foꦡr 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go.🐼 He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
