Tacita (motorcycles)

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Tacita
Company typePrivately held company
Industry
  • Motorcycle manufacturing
FoundedJune 2009 (2009-06)
Founder
  • Pierpaolo Rigo
  • Dinamaria Ollino
HeadquartersVia San Quintino 43,
Turin
,
Italy
Website www.tacita.it

Tacita is an Italian manufacturer of electric motorcycles with corporate headquarters in Turin, Piedmont. [1]

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The brand was founded in June 2009 by Pierpaolo Rigo, a former rally raid rider from nearby Santena, and his partner Dinamaria Ollino. [1] [2] It is named after Tàcita, the Roman goddess of silence. [3]

In 2019, the company moved from its Pisa workshop [1] to a new factory in Poirino, [4] and launched an American branch with offices in Miami, Florida. [2] In addition to motorbikes, the company offers the T-Station, a trailer equipped with solar panels for both transportation and charging. [5]

Models

The company uses two main platforms, T-Cruise and T-Race, which are each iterated into submodels for different styles of travel and racing.

The T-Race also forms the basis for the Aero prototype introduced in 2017 by Italian coachbuilder E-Racer Motorcycles. [6]

Racing

Tacita's competitive debut took place at the 2012 Merzouga Rally in Morocco. [5] It marked the first appearance of an electric motorbike at an African desert rally raid. [3] In 2020, the company announced that the T-Race Rally would be the first fully electric motorbike to take part in the Dakar Rally, as part of a projected four-year commitment to the race. [7] However, its inaugural showing was limited to a 20-kilometer, non-ranking special stage held on the final day of the race in Qiddiya. [8] After cancelling their participation in the 2021 and 2022 editions, Tacita indicated that they hope to return to the event in 2023. [9]

The T-Race Cross also features in the FMI Ice Trophy, an Italian flat track ice racing series. [10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Degli Esposti, Massimo (18 October 2017). "Tacita, la sfida di Rigo ai moto-fracassoni". vaielettrico.it. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Tacita electric motorcycles goes America" (Press release). Turin: Tacita. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 Desmond, Kevin (2018). Electric Motorcycles and Bicycles: A History Including Scooters, Tricycles, Segways and Monocycles. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 133. ISBN   9781476634661.
  4. ↑ Benna, Christian (28 April 2019). "Dal tessile alle motociclette elettriche La corsa di Tacita in una fabbrica 3D". Corriere Torino. p. 11.
  5. 1 2 3 Lieback, Ron (23 November 2012). "Tacita T-Race Electric Enduro: Tested at Morocco". ultimatemotorcycling.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 Tsantilas, Spiros (15 September 2017). "Tacita set to unveil the T-Cruise electric motorcycle". newatlas.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Estenave, Marie-France (30 December 2019). "Tacita Rally Pro 2020-2023 Dakar Eco-Racing Program". mfe-live.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Mowbray, Ross (12 December 2019). "Tacita's T-Race Rally electric motorcycle will compete in the Dakar (sort of)". morebikes.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022. [self-published]
  10. ↑ Cavaciuti, Christian (7 April 2021). "Tacita T-Race Cross Ice Edition: roba da chiodi!". dueruote.it. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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