Eyes up, Cali. If you haven’t caught wind yet, regulations have quietly changed state-wide around e-moto bikes — specifically off-road electric dirt bikes. This signals that California is finally admitting that electric dirt bikes without pedals don’t fit neatly into existing boxes.

Electric hard enduro has promised a lot over the last few years, but most efforts have either felt experimental or aimed at entry-level riding. The JARV-E project stands apart because it wasn’t born in a design studio or a marketing meeting — it came from the terrain.

If you thought electric off-road bikes were still on the outside looking in, Stark Future just gave you two hard reasons to rethink that. In the past 2 1/2 weeks, the Barcelona-based outfit pushed its VARG platform into territory most internal-combustion bikes would choke on — literally — and opened a new chapter in hard enduro competition by earning entry into the legendary Red Bull Erzbergrodeo for 2026.

It finally happened. Can-Am—the Canadian powerhouse behind some of the most respected off-road machines in the business—has gone electric where it counts: the craig, the field, and the back forty.

Just as we were about to hit “send” on our teaser about the Starks' adventure bike and ATV, they dropped a curveball — the VARG SM is now official. (Yes, that’s SM as in Supermoto.)

Triumph has officially unveiled its first-ever electric off-road motorcycles — the TXP range, built in collaboration with OSET Electric Bikes. This new line-up targets kids and young riders, marking Triumph’s first real play in the youth e-moto space and a bold statement about the future of off-road riding.

The e-dirt scene is having a busy summer, with two big names in the off-road sector dropping significant updates. From France to Spain, the latest releases show just how far e-motos have come in capability, design, and outright ambition.

Zero Motorcycles has officially announced the pricing for its long-anticipated electric dirt bikes—the 2025 Zero XE and XB—and it’s clear the California-based brand is serious about carving out a place in the off-road segment. Zero XE These two models mark a deliberate expansion beyond Zero’s road-focused line-up, aimed squarely at riders who want trail-capable performance without petrol, noise, or oil changes. With competition heating up from brands like Stark Future, Sur-R

LiveWire just surprised attendees at the July 2025 Harley‑Davidson Homecoming in Milwaukee with two compact electric prototypes—a street version and an off-road/trail sibling—blazing into new territory for the brand. These aren’t just concept sketches; both machines are thoughtfully engineered and already gathering attention from the e‑moto crowd.