A Melbourne startup just delivered an Aussie-designed and built electric café racer that’s faster, smarter, and better value than anything from the big motorcycle brands.
For A$30,000, you can buy a used mid-spec Tesla with all the personality of an Apple Store… Or Australia’s first ground-up electric motorcycle with 200Nm of instant torque, 0-100 in 3.5sec and café racer looks that’ll turn heads at every set of lights.
You haven’t heard of Savic Motorcycles? That’s about to change.
The Savic C-Series Alpha is what happens when a former Ford engineer ditches Broadmeadows to build what the billion-dollar brands couldn’t: an electric motorcycle designed by people who actually ride.
The stats are impressive: 60kW through a liquid-cooled motor and 200Nm delivered instantly—that’s more grunt than most litre bikes.
The building blocks include a ‘native’ 16.2kWh battery pack integrated into a cast aluminium backbone frame. Single-sided swingarm with carbon belt drive. Brembo brakes. Pirelli rubber. A seven-inch touchscreen running custom software that allows over-the-air updates…
This isn’t vaporware or a rebadged Chinese import with an Australian sticker. It’s designed, engineered, and assembled in West Melbourne.
What Makes It Different
Electric motorcycles aren’t new. Zero’s been making them since 2006. Harley’s LiveWire launched to collective shrugs. Energica builds proper Italian performance bikes that cost as much as a Panigale.
What makes the C-Series different? Savic says it’s the first one that feels like it was designed for riders, not transport solutions.
The software advantage: Custom Linux OS with AWS Greengrass edge runtime that monitors ride data in real time and adapts to how you ride.
Over-the-air updates mean the bike improves itself. Cloud connectivity via 4G. App-based keyless operation that replaces your traditional key. Four preset ride modes (Normal, Sport, Eco, Rain) plus three fully customisable modes where you set exact torque delivery, regenerative braking strength, and throttle mapping.
The hardware advantage: Liquid cooling means consistent performance without thermal throttling. Customisable regenerative braking—dial in more regen for extended range or back it off for a more natural feel. Push-button reverse gear (try parking 280kg on a slope without it). Cruise control. Custom ABS developed explicitly for the C-Series by Bosch Australia.
The maintenance advantage: Carbon belt drive instead of chain—no lube, no adjustment, no rust, minimal maintenance. No oil changes. No valve adjustments. No carburettors acting up after three weeks parked. Service schedule is tyres, brakes and suspension. First major service at 12,000km. Charge it overnight from a standard wall socket for about four bucks.
And the ride and handling credentials? Proper.
The suspension setup was developed and tuned by European Superstock 600 champion Jed Metcher—one of Australia’s leading racing bike suspension specialists.
Metcher’s team spent months refining spring rates and damping across everything from Melbourne city streets to the notorious bends of the Black Spur, then tested the C-Series in extreme conditions on the Phillip Island GP Track.
The Numbers That Matter
At A$29,990 ride-away, the C-Series delivers specs that put it firmly in premium territory. Range is 200km-plus in urban riding—more than enough for daily commuting with weekend adventures. Weight is 280kg—hefty, but the low centre of gravity (battery in the frame) makes it manageable once rolling. Charge time is 4.5 hours from a 15-amp outlet, seven hours from a standard wall socket. Fast charging isn’t a thing for electric motorcycles – yet…
Indeed, this isn’t a do-everything bike. If you want a cruiser for weekend coastal runs, buy a Harley. Need a dirt bike for High Country adventures? Keep shopping. Chasing 300km/h top speeds? Wrong machine.
The C-Series is designed for the urban professional who values both design and technology. The rider who wants performance without the noise complaints. The sustainability-minded enthusiast who refuses to compromise on style or speed.
If you’re the type who started wearing Australian brands because fast fashion is garbage, or got into vinyl because streaming felt soulless—this is for you. It’s premium, it’s different, it’s quick, and it’s built here. Your mates will ask what it is every single time you park it.
At a production rate of 40 bikes per month, the Savic C-Series is exclusive without being unattainable. Pre-orders are open now, with 100 signed contracts and another 100 expressions of interest already in the queue.
The electric motorcycle you didn’t know you wanted? Turns out Australia was building it the whole time.
Savic C-Series Alpha: A$29,990 ride-away | savicmotorcycles.com
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