Company:Tacita (motorcycles)
| Type | Privately held company |
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| Founded | June 2009 |
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| Headquarters | Via San Quintino 43, , Italy |
| Website | www |
Tacita is an Italian manufacturer of electric motorcycles with corporate headquarters in Turin, Piedmont.[1]
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
- Motorcycle
- List of Italian companies
- List of motorcycle manufacturers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Degli Esposti, Massimo (18 October 2017). "Tacita, la sfida di Rigo ai moto-fracassoni". https://www.vaielettrico.it/tacita-la-sfida-di-rigo-ai-moto-faracassoni/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tacita electric motorcycles goes America" (Press release). Turin: Tacita. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Desmond, Kevin (2018). Electric Motorcycles and Bicycles: A History Including Scooters, Tricycles, Segways and Monocycles. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 133. ISBN 9781476634661.
- ↑ Benna, Christian (28 April 2019). "Dal tessile alle motociclette elettriche La corsa di Tacita in una fabbrica 3D". Corriere Torino: p. 11. https://www.pressreader.com/italy/corriere-torino/20190428/281767040639437.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lieback, Ron (23 November 2012). "Tacita T-Race Electric Enduro: Tested at Morocco". https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2012/11/23/2012tacita-t-race-electric-enduro-tested-at-morocco/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tsantilas, Spiros (15 September 2017). "Tacita set to unveil the T-Cruise electric motorcycle". https://newatlas.com/tacita-t-cruise-electric-motorcycle/51371/.
- ↑ Estenave, Marie-France (30 December 2019). "Tacita Rally Pro 2020-2023 Dakar Eco-Racing Program". http://www.mfe-live.com/2019/12/30/tacita-rally-pro-2020-2023-dakar-eco-racing-program/.
- ↑ Mowbray, Ross (12 December 2019). "Tacita's T-Race Rally electric motorcycle will compete in the Dakar (sort of).". https://www.morebikes.co.uk/news/64726/tacitas-t-race-rally-electric-motorcycle-will-compete-in-the-dakar-sort-of/.
- ↑ "Facebook". https://www.facebook.com/tacita.moto/photos/a.186864261470233/2092938807529426/.[self-published]
- ↑ Cavaciuti, Christian (7 April 2021). "Tacita T-Race Cross Ice Edition: roba da chiodi!". https://www.dueruote.it/prove/anteprime/2021/04/06/tacita-t-race-cross-ice-edition.html.
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