The Energica project traces its roots to 2010, when CRP Group designed and built the eCRP — an electric racing motorcycle conceived from the ground up for 100% electrical power, rather than as a conversion of a combustion-engine platform. The eCRP 1.2 debuted competitively at Assen in 2010 in the TTXGP European series, and later that year won the TTXGP European Championship title at Brands Hatch. At the World Final in Albacete the same season, the eCRP finished second overall.
Subsequent development produced the eCRP 1.4 in 2011, which featured a cast aluminium frame, welded aluminium swingarm, racing suspension, a data logger with integrated GPS, and a dual DC motor with integrated air cooling. These years of competitive development in electric racing informed the engineering of the eventual road motorcycle product.
Energica Motor Company was formally incorporated in 2014. The company's first production model, the Ego, was developed following a prototype presentation at the EICMA show in Milan in 2012. The Ego featured a 100 kW oil-cooled permanent-magnet AC motor, an 11.7 kWh battery, multiple ride modes, regenerative braking settings, a low-speed reverse mode, Bosch ABS, and Mode-4 DC fast-charging capability.
Energica was selected as the sole motorcycle supplier for the MotoE World Cup, which debuted as a support class to the MotoGP World Championship in 2019. The class used identical Energica Ego Corsa machines for all competitors, making it a spec series in which rider ability was the primary differentiating factor. The inaugural season was disrupted by a fire at the Jerez circuit in March 2019 that destroyed the entire fleet of competitor motorcycles, compressing the calendar but not cancelling the championship.
Energica supplied the MotoE class through the 2022 season, after which Ducati took over as exclusive supplier from 2023. During Energica's tenure as MotoE supplier, the series helped raise the profile of electric motorcycle racing and brought significant television and paddock exposure to a manufacturer that had previously competed only in niche electric racing events.
Energica expanded its road model range through the mid-2010s. The Eva streetfighter, introduced at EICMA 2014, shared the Ego's powertrain and chassis with power limited to 80 kW and a top speed capped at 200 km/h. A third model, the Eva EsseEsse9, arrived in 2017 with a retro-inspired design and a more relaxed riding position, retaining the same powertrain as the Eva.
The company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange and later attracted investment from Ideanomics, Inc., which acquired a 72.42% stake in a transaction completed in March 2022, at which point Energica was delisted. The Cevolini family, whose members had led the company, retained a 17.62% stake. Energica Motor Company filed for bankruptcy judicial liquidation in October 2024. The company was subsequently rescued by a group of Singaporean investors in August 2025, who began working to restart motorcycle production.
In 2023, Energica competed in the MotoAmerica series, becoming the first electric motorcycle brand to enter full-time competition in a road racing series alongside internal-combustion-engine motorcycles.