While the rumour mill keeps taking swings at KTM, the Austrians have quietly rolled out something that actually makes us look, progress. The 2027 Freeride E update isn’t a reinvention, but it doesn’t really need to be. But it does show a clear, rider-focused step forward.

The Updated Verge TS Pro Gen 2 is rolling off the production line, and the first one is already on the way to its new owner. Now that they're actually heading to new homes, it’s worth a quick reset. Solid-state batteries aren’t theory anymore, they’re landing in real bikes.

Donut’s latest video isn’t another test. It’s a sit-down with CEO Marko Lehtimäki, and it comes with a significantly different tone. But there are still a few signals worth paying attention to: 100,000 cycles is under scrutiny, and before we’ve seen a full production-ready version of the current battery, Donut is already talking about version 2.

A new industry report from Motorcycle Global, a research/consultancy firm, shows the electric motorcycle market still growing, but the early surge has been replaced with something more measured.

French brand Electric Motion has teased the EP01, an early-stage enduro prototype that signals a move out of the trials section and into a different kind of off-road territory.