Verge TS Pro: Solid-State Batteries, Big Claims… and Even Bigger Questions
- Ben Grayson
- Jan 6
- 3 min read
I recently wrote about Verge Motorcycles and how, despite some genuinely brilliant engineering, they still seem to be wrestling with the same fundamental EV problems as everyone else.
Well… Verge has just thrown a grenade into the conversation.
They’ve announced a new TS Pro featuring a solid-state battery, claiming:
Up to 600km of range
300km of range added in 10 minutes of charging
On paper, that’s staggering. If those numbers hold up in the real world, it’s a genuine leap forward for electric motorcycles. But here’s the problem.
They’ve left out the details that actually matter.
The Missing Information (You Know… the Important Stuff)
Anyone who’s spent more than five minutes around EVs will immediately ask the same questions — and Verge hasn’t answered them.
🔋 What part of the charge curve is that “10 minutes”?
Is that:
0–10% in 10 minutes?
20–80% in 10 minutes?
Or are they seriously claiming 90–100% in 10 minutes?
Because every EV owner knows the truth: the last 10–20% takes ages. Charge curves taper. Physics doesn’t care about marketing videos.
Without this context, “300km in 10 minutes” is technically impressive but practically meaningless.
⚡ What charger from hell are they using?
What power output is required to achieve this?
350kW DC fast charger?
Proprietary system?
Lab-only setup?
And the follow-up question that actually matters:
How many of these chargers exist in the UK?
Because if the answer is “almost none”, then this isn’t solving range anxiety — it’s just moving it somewhere else.
Then There’s the Price… 😬
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room.
The starting price for the Verge TS Pro is: €54,880
That’s not premium. That’s eye-watering.
In their promo video they proudly say:
“Say goodbye to range anxiety.”
What they should be saying is:
“Say hello to price anxiety.”
This isn’t solving the EV problem — it’s pricing almost everyone out of the solution.
Who Is This Actually For?
And this is where I genuinely get stuck.
Zero nearly tanked trying to sell very good electric bikes for half that money.
Energica — with racing pedigree and serious tech — is gone.
So who exactly is Verge aiming this at?
Ultra-high-net-worth early adopters? Tech collectors? People who already own five bikes and want a sixth as a statement piece?
Because this is not a mass-market solution. It’s not even a premium market solution in the conventional sense.
Yes — it looks incredible. Yes — the hubless rear wheel is engineering porn. Yes — solid-state batteries could be the future.
But the future doesn’t arrive by pricing itself into irrelevance.
Early Adoption vs Real-World Adoption
I completely understand the early adopter argument. Someone always has to go first. Someone always pays the premium.
But there’s a difference between pushing boundaries and ignoring reality.
If Verge’s solid-state tech really works as claimed, it’s a breakthrough worth shouting about. But breakthroughs only matter if they can eventually trickle down.
At €54,880, that trickle feels more like a mirage.
Verge… If You’re Reading This
Give me a bike.
Seriously.
Let me ride it. Let me charge it. Let me test it in the real world, on UK infrastructure, with real chargers and real compromises.
Because right now, Verge isn’t answering the questions riders actually care about — and until those answers exist, “say goodbye to range anxiety” feels like marketing optimism rather than lived reality.
I want to believe in this bike.
But right now? I don’t get who it’s for.
Check them out: https://www.vergemotorcycles.com/order/et_en/#pro
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