The Verge Motorcycles TS Pro would also be the world's first production vehicle with solid-state batteries, if the big claims pan out.
Estonian company Verge Motorcycles has started the production of what it claims is the world's first solid-state battery motorcycle, it announced on Tuesday. The bike in question is the second-generation TS Pro, now equipped with an all-solid-state battery developed by Finnish startup Donut Lab.
It would be the first production EV of any kind with a solid-state pack, so this motorcycle would represent a massive step forward if the claims hold true.
Researchers have long described solid-state batteries as a "holy grail" technology, promising to cure range and charging anxieties while making big leaps in safety and longevity. But manufacturing them at scale without defects is
extraordinarily difficult, which is why no major automaker has managed to commercialize them yet. Toyota, CATL, and Samsung have been chasing this for years, as have numerous upstarts.