Document from model-planning meeting shows KTM's first road-going electric motorcycle, based on the Husqvarna E-Pilen but with distinctive KTM style.

KTM E-Duke Will be KTM's First Electric Road Bike

It might not seem like it but the Pierer Group, owner of KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas, has long been developing an electric motorcycle model plan to take the company forward into the petrol-less era that is fast approaching.

So far, the only outward signs of electrification within the group have been the Husqvarna E-Pilen and Vektorr concepts but that is all about to change, according to a model planning meeting document that has been leaked, with the KTM brand about to take centre stage.

For a long time, it was not known how KTM planned to electrify its range but the document shows that the first KTM steps will be with a re-styled and KTM-badged E-Pilen. The E-Pilen is the first Husqvarna-only model to emerge, previous petrol-engined motorcycles being re-styled KTM models so the arrival of the E-Duke reverses that philosophy.

The E-Pilen and the E-Duke are not going to be road-burners, however, being powered by a 125cc-equivalent 5.5kW battery capacity, giving 10kW (26.5lb.ft) of power. This points them firmly at the urban transport segment and makes no pretence at performance for the time being.

The E-Duke, E-Pilen and Vektorr will be built in India as part of the Pierer Group tie-in with Bajaj and are the tip of the iceberg that is the group's electric motorcycle plans, with the company stating it wants its EV models to reflect its Ready To Race performance image.

Given that the E-Duke is a re-badged E-Pilen, could we also see the Vektorr scooter being re-badged into a KTM version?