The Piaggio Group didn’t take a stand at Motorcycle Live in the autumn, so British bikers didn’t get to see the new Aprilia Electrica concept bike. The Electrica indicates Aprilia’s intentions in the move towards a battery-powered era, and is said to embody the brand’s youthful and fun ethos in a sustainable way. Piaggio is looking to the future and seeing an increasingly digital world that requires fewer commuting journeys, which is obviously a concern if your bread and butter is urban scooters. So the Electrica majors on being easy to ride for new bikers – it’s small in form, with a low seat height and the brakes are bicycle-style levers on the handlebars. Other than having a centrally mounted motor and battery which power the rear wheel via a chain drive, further details are scarce.
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