WHO needs a Toyota Prius?

Every now and then Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Gerard Pique like to ditch their flashy motors for electric bicycles.

18 Gerard Pique rides to training on his electric bike Credit: Marca TV

18 Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique receive their Greyp Bikes Credit: Instagram @greyp_bikes

18 The footballers had their very own customised models Credit: Instagram @greyp_bikes

The international footballers are fans of Greyp Bikes, a Croatian company which boasts the most advanced electric bikes in the world.

The three stars each have their own customised version of Greyp's premier model, the G12S.

The bikes are the brainchild of inventor Mate Rimac, 30.

He is one of Croatia's most innovative entrepreneurs, and is the brains behind the battery-powered E-Type Jaguar driven by Prince Harry at his wedding to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in May.

18 Prince Harry with Meghan leave their wedding in an electric E-Type Jaguar Credit: AFP

18 Meghan and Harry grin for the cameras after their wedding at Windsor Castle Credit: Getty - Contributor

Pique shows his love for Barcelona, having one styled in the Catalan giants' colours.

But he also has a plane version, which he used to ride to training on Tuesday.

Fabregas has gone for his international team, Spain, while Messi has followed suit with his bike decorated in the blue and white of Argentina.

Meet Mate Mate Rimac, 30, is a Croatian inventor and entrepreneur. He has built the world's fastest electric car with a top speed of 256mph. He started Rimac Automobili nine years ago and it now employs 400 staff on the outskirts of Zagreb. His firm helped convert the vintage E-type Jag that Prince Harry drove at his wedding to an electric engine. The company’s technology is used by customers such as Aston Martin, Jaguar Land Rover and Renault. Rimac has raised more than £50m in funding and broken five land speed Guinness world records for electric vehicles.

Gerard Pique arrives for Barcelona training on electric bike after being stopped by cops for driving without valid licence

18 Messi looks very impressed by Greyp Bikes G12S model Credit: Instagram @greyp_bikes

18 Greyp bikes were created by Croatian Mate Rimac Credit: Instagram @greyp_bikes

Most of Greyp's products are made specifically for their clients that include footballers, the police and armed forces.

And through Rimac's other company Rimac Automobili, he's even attracted the Royals.

His firm helped convert the silver-blue 1968 Jaguar's combustion engine into a environmentally friendly electric engine.

18 Mate Rimac is one of Croatia's biggest entrepreneurs Credit: AFP - Getty

18 Harry and Meghan drove the car to their reception at Frogmore House Credit: Getty - Contributor

18 The remodelled 1968 silver-blue Jaguar was said to have cost £350k Credit: Getty - Contributor

Harry and Meghan drove the car to their Frogmore House, Windsor reception.

The remodelled car was believed to have cost £350,000.

Kresimir Hlede, COO of Greyp Bikes said: “We are proud that such amazing athletes recognised our product.

"Greyp G12S is living proof of how hypercar technology can stream down and create a totally new and exciting product – the G12S."

In terms of its motor, the G12S produces a peak power of 12 kW in Power mode, down to 250 W in Street mode.

18 The engine can produce a peak power of 12 kW and a top speed of 43.5mph Credit: Instagram @greyp_bikes

18 Fully charged in 80 minutes, they can cover 74.5 miles Credit: Instagram @greyp_bikes

That gives it a range of 74.5 miles and it fully charges within 80 minutes.

Alternatively, if the rider is feeling a little more ambitious, the bike can be pedaled to, which obviously gives you a little more mileage.

Speed-wise the G12S is no slouch.

In Power mode it can reach a top speed of 43.5 mph.

And in Street mode, you'll get it to go 15.5 mph, in line with European laws.

18 Gerard Pique takes his son Milan for a ride on his G12S Greyp Bike Credit: Instagram @greyp_bikes

18 Pique also owns a G12H model that costs £9,000 Credit: Marca TV

Another cool feature the G12S boasts is a 4.3-inch color touchscreen display with an integrated finger scanner.

That means you can program it with multiple thumbprints, can add multiple users and it will automatically recognise the mode the rider requires.

Pique loves his Greyp Bike so much that he upgraded to their £9,000 G12H model, and he's even taken it for a ride to the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training centre while he's banned from driving.

Fabregas recently took his G12S for a spin with daughter Lia for a beautiful park ride.

18 Rimac also owns Rimac Automobili and turns supercars into environmentally friendly motors Credit: AFP - Getty

18 Pique, Fabregas and Messi's custom-made bikes Credit: Instagram @greyp_bikes

18 Gerard Pique shows his need for speed on his G12H Credit: Marca TV

18 Fabregas takes a bike ride with daughter Lia on his G12S Credit: Instagram @cescf4bregas

But like all good things, Greyp's bikes aren't come cheap.

With a retail price starting at around £6,000, and as much as £9,000 for the G12H, you'll need to earn footballers wages to get your own.

So, if you want it for Christmas you best start saving now.

For more details, visit Greyp Bikes website.