The rise of DAB Motors has been nothing short of meteoric. Simon Dabadie founded the boutique French motorcycle manufacturer in 2018, released the first Euro-compliant, made-to-order custom bike in 2019, and then pivoted to electric motorcycles in 2021 with a brutally minimalist prototype. Now, just three years on, that prototype is going into production as the limited edition DAB 1α.
The move comes a year after DAB’s acquisition by Peugeot Motocycles. Bringing DAB’s electric bike to market was a major focus of the partnership from the start, so the DAB 1α will be manufactured at Peugeot’s Beaulieu-Mandeure factory—and shipped worldwide. It’s limited to 400 units, with pricing starting from €14.900 [about $15,920].
As you’d expect from a partnership between two French companies, the DAB 1α is très luxurious.…