After a near four-decade hiatus, the Can-Am brand – who are perhaps best known for performance three-wheelers – recently returned to motorcycle manufacturing, unveiling their new electric motorcycles not long ago.
Unlike their championship winning off-road machines of old, the brand are keen to take things in a new direction, putting their eggs solely in the electric motorcycle basket.
“There are no big players yet established in the two-wheeled EV sector. We’ve made a commitment towards electrifying our line-up and felt that in order to re-enter the motorcycle market, the best way was to go electric first,” Boisjoli continued.
“I think there’s a lot of potential for electric bikes and that the appetite is strong. I know the automotive industry is experiencing a plateau right now, but I think it’s just a question of time until demand increases again.
“Right now, we’re just focused on two-wheeled electric motorcycles. I’m not privy to plans to work on anything else. The electric market is where we feel we can be competitive,” Can-Am Vice President, Steve Pelletier said. “We want to expand our network in Europe. This is our focus for next year, to develop that market. We will have about 100 dealers signed up to sell our two-wheeled electric motorcycles and we have plans to bring that up to 200. Around 15 of those will be in the UK.”
Pelletier confirmed that Can-Am will purely utilize an electric powertrain for upcoming two-wheeled models, adding that “we will continue to electrify some of our other products”.
The VP also hinted that future motorcycle models could be in the works, including small capacity scooters and off-roaders, but only if their current two-bike model range proves successful.
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