2023 Yamaha TY-E 2.0 E-Bike Review Specs

The new 2023 Yamaha TY-E 2.0 E-Bike aims for carbon neutrality by introducing a new benchmark for pleasant EV-powered riding. We spoke with the project leader directing the production of this enhanced TY-E about the project’s origins and aims, the bike’s notable features, and more about this issue.

2023 Yamaha TY-E 2.0 E-Bike – Features and Specs

The 2023 Yamaha TY-E 2.0 E-Bike and other electric and gas-powered models are anticipated to compete in several rounds of the 2022 FIM Trial World Championship.

Ready to Contest Rounds of the Trial World Championship

Kenichi Kuroyama, one of Japan’s premier trials riders, will compete in the Trial World Championship including the TY-E 2.0.

“Electric bikes are often spoken of in an environmental context, but they have their own amazing points of appeal, such as the output characteristics they are capable of,” says Takeshi Toyota, the primary creator of the TY-E 2.0. “If we stop trying to make them all-conquering and instead focus on specialisation and narrow down, they have the potential to deliver more fun and greater performance than current internal combustion engines can.” He intends to demonstrate the potential of electric powertrains through trial competition, where long-range is not a significant concern.

Toyota’s challenge began in 2018, when he and a few other like-minded engineers started working on an electric trial bike as part of an internal effort called “Evolving R&D,” which allows and encourages Yamaha Motor employees to do independent research and development.

After some time, the firm saw the results of its work and its future potential, and the formal project of producing an electric trial bike began. Yamaha Motor competed in the FIM Trial-E Cup with the first TY-E in 2018 and 2019, becoming runner-up both years.

Toyota said, “It was frustrating and disappointing to end because we were aiming to be the best in the world.” Three years later, however, the TY-E 2 has undergone many modifications and tweaks to increase fun and competitiveness even more.

The FIM declared last year that the Trial-E Cup series will no longer be limited to electric vehicles. Instead, a combination of fuel and electric vehicles will participate in the 2022 Trial World Championship. Yamaha Motor intends to compete in portions of the six-round series with the TY-E 2.0.

A Different Approach Toward Carbon Neutrality

Toyota and other project participants are hastening their development to compete in the Trial World Championship.

According to Toyota, “The bike’s current peak output doesn’t quite reach what an internal combustion engines put out because of our emphasis on weight reduction.” To compensate for the output difference, we focused on tightly managing the performance of the electric motor.

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The TY-E 2.0’s control algorithms increase the bike’s responsiveness and performance per the rider’s objectives. The crew paid particular attention to the vertical stress on the tyres. The improved control has enhanced traction by accurately detecting differences in grip—at a level that even experienced riders find difficult to grasp—and maximised the bike’s driving force. In the words of Toyota, “This is a crucial key to surpassing internal combustion engines on the global stage.”

An all-new monocoque composite-laminate frame and the battery, which has adjusted its power and capacity, have also helped the bike develop dramatically. The new gadget is 20% lighter despite having a battery that is 2.5 times bigger than the previous TY-E. The 2023 Yamaha TY-E 2.0 E-Bike features greatly improved cooling performance and an output density that exceeds industry standards, allowing it to maintain greater output for extended periods.

Yamaha updated its Environmental Plan 2050 last year and declared a new goal: by 2050, we intend to be carbon neutral in all parts of our business, including product life cycles. As an extra technique to achieve this goal, the Yamaha TY-E 2.0 project and its FUN EV development idea have high prospects.

Features and Benefits

Yamaha’s TY-E 2.0 project is researching a revolutionary way to attain carbon neutrality. The TY-E 2.0’s FUN x EV development concept aims to exceed internal combustion engines in terms of fun factor by utilising the unique properties of electric vehicles, such as rapid acceleration and low-down solid torque.

The TY-E 2.0 was inspired by the original TY-E model launched in 2018. It includes an improved electric power unit in a newly designed monocoque frame comprising composite laminates with electronic control and mechanical parts for enhanced performance. A freshly developed lightweight battery with around 2.5 times the capacity of the previous electric bikes are also put on the bike.

The new 2023 Yamaha TY-E 2.0 E-Bike is anticipated to compete in the FIM Trial World Championship this year in June with its development rider, Kenichi Kuroyama of the Yamaha Factory Racing Team. The Yamaha TY-E 2.0 will also be exhibited at the Yamaha Motor booth during the 49th Tokyo Motorcycle Show, which runs from 25 to 27 March.

Monocoque frame made of composite laminates

The 2023 Yamaha TY-E 2.0 E-Bike employs a monocoque construction made of composite laminates to achieve maximum rigidity at a low weight. The power unit and battery arrangement were evaluated and altered to achieve a substantially lower centre of gravity than the previous model.

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Newly developed lightweight battery with approx. 2.5x more capacity Yamaha effectively kept the weight increase to roughly 20% while attaining nearly 2.5 times larger capacity than the previous generation by developing a new high-capacity battery with a better power density.

Further improvement of the power unit was achieved by combining electrical control with mechanical components.

Traction has been improved over the previous generation by combining painstakingly calibrated electronic control for the motor, which can detect even the tiniest differences in grip, with mechanical components such as the clutch and flywheel.

2023 Yamaha TY-E 2.0 E-Bike – Technical Specifications

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