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Motor elektrik makin canggih sekarang, tapi bagi ramai peminat, motor elektrik mesih tak boleh kalahkan feeling moto dua roda bermesin petrol. Tapi, adakah inovasi teknikal boleh cover kekurangan “vroom-vroom” tu? Kymco nak cuba!

Dahulu kala, pada 2018, gergasi motosikal dari Taiwan ni perkenalkan SuperNex, motor elektrik dengan gearbox. Setahun kemudian, depa keluarkan RevoNex, konsep yang hampir sama tapi dalam bentuk motor nampak ‘naked’. Konsep-konsep ni muncul lagi kat EICMA show pada 2022 dengan gaya baru. Walaupun takde kat booth Kymco untuk 2023, RevoNex tetap jadi bualan.

“Kami nak jadi peneraju dalam revolusi elektrik, jadi kami nak explore peluang… itu salah satu kemungkinan,” kata pengerusi Kymco, Allen Ko bila ditanya pasal RevoNex kat EICMA 2023.

Menariknya, Ko tak malu mengaku buat motor elektrik seronok bukan perkara senang. Tapi, Kymco tetap semangat nak “Infuse excitement into an electric motorcycle, walaupun susah sikit.” Dia tambah lagi, “Kami berusaha bagi motor elektrik lebih personality.”

Bila tanya dia ni pasal RevoNex ke atau apa, Ko confirm projek ni masih berjalan, tapi dia stop sebelum bagitau lebih banyak. “Kami masih dalam proses. Saya nak stop…” katanya.

RevoNex asalnya nak masuk pasaran tahun 2021, tapi sampai tahun 2024, versi siap untuk beli masih tak keluar. Tapi, kalau benda ni keluar dan orang boleh beli (macam kata Ko, macam tu la), confirm motor elektrik ni jadi antara yang paling seronok!

Pakai gearbox manual ni yang buat RevoNex lain dari yang lain, janji lagi best bila ride berbanding moto elektrik lain. Walaupun ada potential interruption dalam power delivery sebab gearbox, RevoNex dijangka masih laju gila. Angka yang dulu diumumkan untuk konsep ni, cakap 3.9 saat untuk 0-100 kmh, dan 8.7 saat untuk 100-200 kmh.

Styling update is a common practice for production motorcycle as it ensures the bike remain relevant for the forthcoming year.

  • The RevoNEX and SuperNEX concept gets new styling at EICMA.
  • No official launch date is announced for the two electric concepts. 

However, KYMCO took a different approach; instead of updating its current production motorcycle, the Taiwanese manufacturer used the EICMA show to update the SuperNEX and RevoNEX electric motorcycle concepts.

The SuperNEX made its first appearance in 2019, and not long after that, KYMCO unveiled the RevoNEX naked motorcycle. At the time, no official launch date was released to the public.

Fast forward to November 2022, KYMCO decided the two electric concepts needed a significant freshen-up. Unfortunately, the firm is yet to give us a launch date!

Nevertheless, the RevoNEX and SuperNEX gained extensive styling upgrades from the previous model, including a more aggressive front end and a cleaner overall design.

Strangely, both motorcycles now feature a unique hexagonal ‘skin’ made of matte finish plastic. Frankly, it looks weirdly fascinating, but as mentioned earlier, KYMCO remains tight-lipped about the release date. 

So the question on everyone’s mind is, will the RevoNEX and SuperNEX ever going to make their way to production anytime soon?

We’ll be sure to keep you posted. 

Taiwan motorcycle manufacturer, Kymco has dropped the company’s latest patent drawings of the highly anticipated RevoNEX electric motorcycle.

  • The latest leak confirms the bike’s ABS.
  • The previous patent leaked shows that the RevoNEX will feature Ohlins suspensions and Brembo brakes.

Kymco has been known as a scooter-maker, with the Ionex i-One as the most recent product introduced by the company.

While the company builds its scooter range in Taiwan, production for the upcoming RevoNEX will be done in Italy.

However, the bike has yet to enter production after more than two years.

Nevertheless, the latest patent leaks have confirmed that the geared electric motorcycle is indeed on its way, and this time it tells us that the RevoNEX will feature an ABS.

We know from the previous leaks that the RevoNEX will feature Ohlins suspension and Brembo brakes, but thanks to the latest report by Super Moto 8, it is confirmed that those brakes will feature ABS.

The ABS will be positioned at the front of the bike and sits above the electric motor and in front of the battery.

Although the patent drawings did not show a gearbox, the report suggests it will appear on the final drawings later.

Currently, Kymco is still keeping mum about the official launch date but looking at how the progress is moving at a steady pace; we think it might take a couple of years before we could see it in production.

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