ROME: The inaugural season of the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup is set to begin in Germany by mid-2019 following a revision to its schedule.

The MotoE season will kick off from July 5 to 7 at the HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland in Sachsenring, Germany and will be followed by the second race at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria (Aug 9 to 11).

The third and fourth races will take place at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in San Marino and at Riviera di Rimini (Sept 13 to 15) before finally ending with race five and six at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Comunitat Valenciana (Nov 15 to 17).

Unfortunately, Jerez (Spain) will not host MotoE as part of the Gran Premio Red Bull de España and the revised calendar confirms that MotoE will also not race at Le Mans (France).

There will be 18 bikes competing with two distributed to each of the seven MotoGP Independent Teams, while four will be provided for Moto2 and Moto3 teams who choose to enter.

The riders will be contracted by the teams and need to be sufficiently experienced in the world of two-wheeled racing.

The sound of the electric bikes will be undoubtedly quieter than MotoGP bikes but will allow fans to listen to the machines slicing through the air and the squeal of the Michelin (sole tyre provider) tyres as they navigate through the corners.

The Energica Ego Corsa electric bike by Italy-based Energica Motor Company S.p.A. - the first Italian manufacturer of high-performance electric motorcycles uses a synchronous oil-cooled motor with permanent magnets.

The Ego Corsa stores its power within a 20Kwh battery for its electric motor to produce 120kW of maximum continuous power and 200Nm of torque of 200Nm - allowing it to accelerate from 0 to 100kph in around 2.8 seconds and reach a top speed of around 270kph.

The bike does not have a gearbox or a clutch and everything is regulated by a ride-by-wire system, which allows the rider to control the bike's torque during acceleration and deceleration based on the regenerative torque or engine braking.

While rolling on Marchesini wheels and suspended by Öhlins suspension system, stopping power comes the Brembo braking system.

For all teams, the bikes provided will be identical although for some parts such as the springs can be swapped to a range of different spring stiffness - depending on the rider’s specific needs.

The bikes will be kept together in a dedicated E-paddock structure, in which each Team will have its own box.

Enel X is the Official Smart Charging Partner of the series and will provide a mobile charging solution - the JuiceRoll, that is composed of a Semi Mobile Unit and a Mobile Unit per motorcycle.

The Semi Mobile Unit will be placed in the E-paddock and will be used to recharge the motorcycle batteries between the sessions.

As for the Mobile Unit, it will follow the motorcycle on to the grid and will be used to top up the motorcycle battery and to provide power for the tyre blankets.

Solar Panels will be coupled with Smart Meters to constantly track the electrical energy used during the event.

Enel will provide a distribution system that will connect JuiceRolls and the MotoE paddock auxiliary’s loads to the grid by integrating the Solar Panels.

The result is the complete electrification of the Moto E event, from the grid to the motorcycle.

The grid will be composed of 18 riders, including female rider Maria Herrera, before splitting up into 12 different Teams.

There will be ten different nationalities lining up in the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup, from Australia to Brazil including many European countries.

Four former MotoGP riders including Sete Gibernau (two-time MotoGP runner up), former-FIM Moto3 World Champion Nico Terol (2011) from Spain, 125 World Champion Mike di Meglio (2008) from France, two FIM Endurance World Champions of Josh Hook (2017) and Kenny Foray (2014) as well as former European Moto2 Champion Eric Granado from Brazil.

The exact cause(s) of the fire that destroyed the majority of the equipment for the Cup still remains under investigation.

Keywords