Singapore electric motorcycle venture picks up speed

Singapore

THE Republic's first electric motorcycle is set to go full throttle with the expected unveiling of a prototype in February next year. The fully-electric and intelligent Scorpio EST-X1 is being developed by Singapore-based EuroSports Technologies, with seed capital from its parent company EuroSports Global, which holds the Lamborghini and Alfa Romeo franchises.

Melvin Goh, chief executive of Scorpio Electric, said that an assembly plant in Singapore will follow after the prototype is introduced, The Straits Times reported.