First up is Williams Advanced Engineering (of the Formula One variety), which will be tasked with developing batteries. Then there's Integral Powertrain, which will focus on the electric motor, and the University of Warwick, which will head up advanced research into the field. Triumph will, of course, oversee design and development.

It's no secret that Triumph is a big fan of the internal combustion engine -- earlier this month it launched the Rocket 3 TFC with a whopping 2.5 liter three-cylinder engine -- but the fact that it's spearheading the TE-1 project shows that its serious about moving into the electric market, which is growing slowly, but still lacks a decent choice in electric motorcycles.