Tacita (motorcycles)
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- Motorcycle manufacturing
- Pierpaolo Rigo
- Dinamaria Ollino
| Company type | Privately held company |
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| Founded | June 2009 |
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| Headquarters | Via San Quintino 43, , |
| Website | www |
Tacita is an Italian manufacturer of electric motorcycles with corporate headquarters in Turin, Piedmont.[1]
The brand was founded in June 2009 by Pierpaolo Rigo, a former rally raid rider from nearby Santena, and his partner Dinamaria Ollino.[1][2] It is named after Tàcita, the Roman goddess of silence.[3]
In 2019, the company moved from its Pisa workshop[1] to a new factory in Poirino,[4] and launched an American branch with offices in Miami, Florida.[2] In addition to motorbikes, the company offers the T-Station, a trailer equipped with solar panels for both transportation and charging.[5]
The company uses two main platforms, T-Cruise and T-Race, which are each iterated into submodels for different styles of travel and racing.
The T-Race also forms the basis for the Aero prototype introduced in 2017 by Italian coachbuilder E-Racer Motorcycles.[6]
Racing
Tacita's competitive debut took place at the 2012 Merzouga Rally in Morocco.[5] It marked the first appearance of an electric motorbike at an African desert rally raid.[3] In 2020, the company announced that the T-Race Rally would be the first fully electric motorbike to take part in the Dakar Rally, as part of a projected four-year commitment to the race.[7] However, its inaugural showing was limited to a 20-kilometer, non-ranking special stage held on the final day of the race in Qiddiya City.[8] After cancelling their participation in the 2021 and 2022 editions, Tacita indicated that they hope to return to the event in 2023.[9]
The T-Race Cross also features in the FMI Ice Trophy, an Italian flat track ice racing series.[10]
