Aprilla eSR1: new scooter inspired by the electric Vespa?

Aprilla, owned by the Piaggio group, has just registered the name of a new model that may herald the arrival of the first electric scooter in its lineup.

Today Aprilla is completely absent from the electric scooter segment, but may soon release the first model. This is reported by Motorcycle.com, which discovered that the brand had registered the name eSR1 with EUIPO, the European Union Intellectual Property Office.

Based on Vespa Elettrica?

If Aprilla never mentioned the idea of ​​an electric scooter, perhaps the manufacturer will inherit the technology on board the Vespa Elettrica, the first electric scooter from its parent company Piaggio, to be used in an electric version of the scooter. Replica SR (photo above). Aprilla could even make things easier by renaming the Italian brand's electric Vespa.

Provided this is actually confirmed, this Aprilla eSR1 can use the same mechanics as found aboard the Piaggio Vespa Elettrica. The Piaggio scooter, combining a 4.2 kWh battery and a 4 kW maximum power electric motor, has been available on the market since 2018. At first, it was produced in the equivalent of 50 cubic meters. See, it is now available in the 125 model with a top speed of up to 70 km / h.