In the comparatively short time it existed, Energica Motor Company built up some impressive technological achievements. Not just the kind that are hypothetical; ones that were actually tested in the real world, and available for real people to go out and ride.
And buy, even. The company's bikes weren't cheap, but they were real production motorbikes that you or I could go and throw a leg over, provided that we had a dealer nearby and the money (or credit) to take one home. Let's not forget, the company was the first Italian motorcycle maker out of the gate with MotoE, before Ducati got involved with a bike that it so far says won't trickle down to a production model.
Meanwhile, Energica? High-performance EV motorcycles were all that it concentrated on doing. And then, it got private equitied. It left MotoE, suddenly announced expansion plans to multiple new markets, and eventually crashed and burned earlier in 2025.
But in a plot twist worthy of a superhero tentpole summer movie, behind the scenes, a Singapore investment team was working hard to revive its favorite Italian EV motorcycle company. Was there hope that it could actually be turned around, sans Ideanomics?
According to Energica CEO Stefano Benatti, that's exactly what's underway.
In a post to the company's Instagram, Benatti outlined the next steps for what's about to happen with Energica. First of all, he says, the plan is for the company to begin producing spare parts for existing Energica models again. That way, existing customers will have an available parts stock to rely on as they need it.
After they get parts back on the shelves, the plan after that is to begin producing its existing models again, with a small team based in Italy that already knows Energica inside and out. That includes the Ego+, the Eva Ribelle, the EsseEsse9, and the Experia; all models he mentions by name in his video announcement.
The next move after that will be to re-establish dealer networks in its existing "key markets," before it can begin to think about expanding to any additional ones. Above all, Benatti says, Energica wants to prove through its actions that it is worthy of customer trust once more; not just empty words.
All of this sounds really reasonable; not setting any mega pie-in-the-sky, thoroughly unrealistic expectations. Benatti's delivery in the video appears measured; like a man in charge of a company that's been through some serious setbacks, but that isn't ready to completely throw in the towel just yet.
But it's a markedly different world now than the one that existed when Energica first started bringing its vision for EV motorcycling to market. As a rider based in the US, I also have to wonder if the current gigantic question mark that is our tariffs landscape will make it extremely difficult for Energica to find (or maybe even want to find) solid footing in my country? Maybe it will become yet another moto manufacturer that does offer cool stuff, just not here.
That's probably getting ahead of ourselves a bit, though. For now, Energica seems intent on putting one foot in front of the other. Here's hoping that it can, because it was making some interesting machines. Will additional Experia-platform machines come in the future? Fingers crossed.
