kopi-C is a regular column by SGX Research in collaboration with Beansprout that features C-level executives of leading companies listed on SGX. These interviews are profiles of senior management aimed at helping investors better understand the individuals who run these corporations. Singapore isn’t the first place you’d think of when it comes to producing electric motorcycles. In fact, the electric motorbike market in Southeast Asia is still very much in its infancy, and its growth is hampered by the complexity, time, and cost of scaling up in this area. Despite the nascent market, one homegrown company is bravely charging ahead to roll out its one-of-a-kind electric motorbikes, undaunted about having to jockey against the big boys in the space. This is Scorpio Electric, Singapore’s first electric motorcycle manufacturer. It was set up in 2017, under the public-listed luxury sports car distributor EuroSports Global. Despite being a relatively young company, Scorpio...
