MXGP TO LIMIT ELECTRIC BIKES TO A NEW “MXEP” CLASS. IT WILL BE ELECTRIC VS. ELECTRIC

MXGP has announced that electric motocross bikes will only be allowed in their new all-electric class, called MXEP, which will be a support class at the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championships. The 2026 MXEP class will showcase prototype electric bikes across six Grand Prix rounds, running alongside existing MXGP events.

Up to this point in time, electric motocross bikes have not been allowed to compete against internal combustion bikes at most of the major AMA or FIM series. This is because the FIM doesn’t want to upset the current race system, by allowing electric bikes to race against the existing platforms without at least two years to develop rules, and tech specifications and avoid what happened when four-strokes rushed in to drive two-strokes out of the sport, while raising cost at the manufacturer and consumer level.

Of course, Stark Futures was quick to condemn the MXEP concept saying that a separate class for electric bikes “compromises the essence of competition and risks stifling progress.” Sadly for Stark, most of the motorcycle industry believes that a separate, stand-alone, class for electric bikes is the best way to ensure that we don’t damage the sport, the manufacturers or their dealer networks in a rush to satisfy an untested concept. With separate classes for internal combustion and electric bikes, the thorny issues of battery life, electric charging, horsepower equivalency and fan interest can be accurately gauged.

MXGP TO LIMIT ELECTRIC BIKES TO A NEW “MXEP” CLASS. IT WILL BE ELECTRIC VS. ELECTRIC Motocross Action Magazine.