Assuming everything stays on track, 2026 will go down in EV motorcycling history as the year the holy grail was reached.
Verge Motorcycles has announced it is putting the industry’s first 100% solid-state battery pack into production, with the deliveries beginning by the end of March. And yes, I did write by the end of March. Verge is saying these batteries are out of the lab and going into regular vehicle production.
The stats for Verge’s new solid state battery are staggering. The Estonian company claims its new battery has a real world range of 600 kilometers, which translates to 372 miles.
Here’s the real kicker, the massive 33.3 battery can reportedly add 300 kilometers or 186 miles of range in just ten minutes in ideal conditions at a DC fast charger. Here in the U.S. it is expected to come equipped with a NACS DC fast charging port. Based on those stats, the Verge TS Pro might be the first electric motorcycle to go 200 miles or more on U.S. interstates without stopping.
The battery is being made by Donut Lab, which is a Verge Motorcycles spinoff company. Donut Lab claims its solid state battery will have almost unlimited recharge cycles, adding its batteries can be used in all kinds of applications ranging from vehicles to grid storage, and even drones. In the video at the top of this post Donut Lab CEO Marko Lehtimäki discusses his company’s solid state battery.
As far as I can determine, the final weight of the new bike had not been announced at the time of publishing this story, but the current Verge TS Pro with 20.2 kWh lithium ion battery weighs 507 pounds (230 kg).
Since solid state batteries are more energy dense, I’m guessing the weight will be about the same for the new bike.
To put that weight into perspective a Zero Motorcycles SR/S weighs 518 pounds and a LiveWire One weighs 562 pounds, both with much smaller batteries, while Honda’s gas-powered NT1100 weighs 547 pounds.
The good news doesn’t stop there. Unlike lithium-ion batteries, solid state packs deliver more consistent energy across extreme temperatures, so you shouldn’t see a big range hit during those 40-degree rides. Verge also claims they have a longer lifespan.
As far as pricing goes, the solid state bikes are expected to cost about as much as the current models. As of today, the base TS Pro starts at $29,900 before taxes and fees, according to Verge’s website.
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Unlike pie in the sky start ups like Damon, Verge has actually been delivering bikes. So this doesn’t appear to be just a hype machine. Given today’s bold statements saying deliveries will begin later “this quarter,” we won’t have long to wait to find out if its another overly optimistic promise or the real deal.
Other motorcycle companies are also racing toward solid state. For that part of the story, watch this video: