WMC presents electric motorbike for fleets and first responders
According to White Motorcycle Concepts, the WMC300E+ offers a 100-mile range when measured against the more aggressive emergency services drive cycle (125 miles against the WLTP standard drive cycle), yet can be recharged using a standard CCS charger in under 15 minutes due to a battery concept developed by Mahle Powertrain.
The vehicle is particularly suitable for first responders due to its flexibility and fast charging cycle, ideally allowing for quicker response times, but also because the vehicle can maintain “excellent aerodynamic stability, even when equipped with heavily-laden panniers” at speeds up to 100 mph. The design is also said to increase the riders visibility
WMC is also known for having developed the British electric motorcycle land-speed world-record programme, during which the specially developed electric motorcycle managed to hit speeds up to 250 mph (402 kph). The field test also helped the company develop market-ready technologies, which are also integrated in the WMC300E+, namely the “patented V-Duct, a venturi duct that passes through the centre of the motorcycle that substantially reduces aerodynamic drag, improving performance, enhancing stability, and reducing energy consumption.”
“The whole industry is facing a huge technical and commercial challenge to produce an electric motorcycle with performance close to its petrol equivalent,” said Robert White, Founder & CEO, of White Motorcycle Concepts. “Current electric motorcycles are focussed upon retail needs, but fleet customers, and particularly emergency first responders, demand high levels of availability that, due to charge times, existing solutions just can’t deliver.”
Partial funding for the development of the first responder electric motorcycle was contributed by the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre, which funded 12 automotive projects with a total of eleven million pounds in 2023.
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