Verge TS Pro Gen 2 world’s first with solid-state battery motorcycle

Verge Motorcycles has started production of the TS Pro Gen 2, the first production motorcycle in the world to ship with a solid-state battery. The Estonian brand built it with Donut Lab, its Finnish battery spin-off, and quietly beat Toyota, Samsung, and QuantumScape to a real production cell, a milestone the auto industry has been chasing for years. Prices start at $29,900, or around PHP 1.67M before taxes and shipping Verge Motorcycles Solid State Battery The solid-state cell is the headline. Standard lithium-ion batteries run on a liquid or gel electrolyte, while a solid-state cell uses a solid material like a ceramic or polymer. The payoff is more energy in less weight, faster charging, less fire risk, and a longer lifespan. Donut Lab claims its cell hits 400 Wh/kg, roughly double what most current EV batteries do.

Verge offers two pack sizes. The standard 20.2 kWh battery gets you 217 miles (350 km) of range with 100 kW peak charging. The long-range 33.3 kWh option pushes that to 370 miles (600 km) with 200 kW charging. Verge says a fast charger can add 186 miles of range in under 10 minutes.

Power comes from the new Donut Motor 2.0, a hubless in-wheel unit mounted at the rear. It is 50% lighter than the first-gen motor but still pushes 137 hp and 1,000 Nm of torque. That gets the bike from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds, with a top speed of 200 km/h.

Skeptics have raised eyebrows, though. Donut Lab has not publicly shown the chemistry behind the cells, and no third party has independently tested the TS Pro Gen 2 yet. Real-world fast charging has also clocked in closer to 100 kW on the standard pack, lower than the 200 kW number first floated.

There’s no word yet on Philippine availability, and the price tag plus the import-only path makes this more proof-of-concept than daily ride for local buyers. Still, if the tech holds up, a small Estonian outfit just leapfrogged every major carmaker in the solid-state race.

Verge TS Pro Gen 2 specs:
Donut Motor 2.0, hubless in-wheel
137 hp (100 kW peak)
1,000 Nm (737 lb-ft) torque
0-100 km/h in 3.5 seconds
200 km/h top speed
20.2 kWh or 33.3 kWh solid-state battery (Donut Lab)
217 miles (350 km) or 370 miles (600 km) range
100 kW or 200 kW peak charging
NACS fast charging port
Brembo brakes
Öhlins/Wilbers suspension
Starmatter HMI with Range, Zen, Beast, and Custom ride modes
Over-the-air updates
$29,900 standard, $34,900 long-range
(around PHP 1.67M and PHP 1.95M before taxes)

Solid-state production EVs are something the industry has been promising for years, and a small motorcycle brand getting there first is not what most people expected.

Would you put your money on a $30,000 electric superbike from a brand most of us have never even seen on the road, or would you rather wait for Toyota or BMW to crack it properly first?