It seems that Verge Motorcycles, together with its subsidiary company Donut Labis looking for how to use the platform released in its current range of motorcycles in other types of vehicles, even in sectors as diverse as robotics. Let us remember that the Finnish company today markets what is possibly the most performance-enabled electric motorcycle on the planet: its new TS Ultra.
To achieve its goal, it uses a ring-shaped motor that adapts to the inner contour of its rear wheel, and in the aforementioned version it manages to offer up to 201 HP of power and 1,200 Nm of maximum torque.
Now, what would happen if this same technology reached the different sectors related to mobility that exist on the planet today? Even if we go one step further, could it be implemented in space applications or worlds as exciting as robotics?
Donut Lab and its role in this story
The answer to all of the above is yes, and to do so, Verge has created a subsidiary company called Donut Lab, from which it intends to use its well-known platform in other types of vehicles. In addition, the company has committed to creating a range of accessory components, with which the well-known engine can be integrated into other vehicles or machines in a simple and inexpensive way.
To reach this conclusion, Donut Lab has done its homework and, as explained on its official website, global electric transportation represents a current capital of 550 billion euros, a figure that in less than a decade will exceed 4 trillion. With this perspective, the company seeks to offer its clients the possibility of integrating a scalable platform in terms of power and space, which also has a simple plug-and-play system according to the needs of each moment.
The CEO of Donut Lab, Marko Lehtimäkicommented: “During the development of the Verge TS motorcycle, we realized how difficult and time-consuming it is to build electric vehicles with traditional mechanisms. The reason is that the vehicles are built with components from different equipment manufacturers and are not designed to work together; Integration work always takes up most of the time. “We decided that if we could solve this, we would change the entire automotive industry.”
This catalog of components would include, among others, battery modules, management central units or chargers of different types and capacities, as detailed by New Atlas. In this way they will be able to service everything from trucks to aeronautical vehicles or all types of ships.
Also to other sectors related to the space race or robotics. In fact, it already collaborates with the company that manufactures the Unitrack Caterpillar, “the world’s first electric off-road vehicle capable of conquering sand dunes, muddy trails and snow roads.”
Also with HyperQ Aerospace, the company that gives life to the Rotorhawk helicopter, intended to provide logistical support autonomously (does not require a pilot), in extreme emergency situations such as fires, earthquakes and even in agricultural work. Other objectives of Donut Lab are to be able to do the same with companies related to robotics and even those working to achieve the space race.
Will good old Musk be interested in this type of technology? Who knows.
