Yamaha unveils the "YE-01 Racing Concept" electric motocrosser, sharing the same frame as the ICE YZ450F

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has unveiled its next-generation electric motocrosser, the YE-01 Racing Concept, at the EICMA (Milan Show). This model is being developed jointly with Electric Motion (EM) of France, and is intended to compete in the upcoming MXEP series, an electric motocross category.

Toward Achieving Environmental Targets: Verifying Electric Technology in Motorsports

Yamaha has set a company-wide goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. In order to reduce CO2 emissions throughout the entire product lifecycle, we are in the process of developing a variety of technologies, including electrification. Among these, we have positioned motorsports, which is familiar to Off1 readers, as a field for demonstrating new technologies and have achieved a number of technological innovations. One such example is the introduction of the "TY-E" electric trial machine, which began as an in-house human resources development project, into the actual scene of trial racing. This participation in MXEP is the next step in these efforts. → Read the full story

Sources [ Off1.jp ].