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Makes And Models => Energica => Topic started by: Demoni on February 06, 2026, 08:43:19 AM
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I wanted to provide a quick update regarding Energica in the U.S.
Stefano and I are no longer with Energica Inc., and the South San Francisco office is currently closed.
I was laid off in January and although I am no longer with the company I am still committed to helping the community by providing independent support.
If you need any assistance please send me an email at Chris.Energica@gmail.com.
I am happy to provide technical service, assistance with repair, advice or parts sourcing.
Note: I haven't had access to my old work email for a month, if you contacted me and did not receive a reply please message me again.
Best, Chris Paz
For official factory support you can contact rdemunk@energicamotor.com.
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Chris, that is so sad!
Your help with advice and spare parts was invaluable and honestly a big part of what made me hold on to my Ribelle. Otherwise I probably would own an ICE bike now.
For sure I am glad to hear that you will support us here in the forum, but my sincere hope is that you will return to your old job, once Energica is running again.
Best wishes from Germany,
Jürgen
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So sad to hear this Chris. Wish there was some way I could help you somehow. If you need any sort of job reference or anything, please reach out to me, i'd be happy to do whatever I can to help you get back on your feet and back at what you love best. I know you are anchored in California, but if you ever head over to Fla, hit me up, id love to take you fishing one day.
With your skill set, you will be able to find a job real easy elsewhere or go at it on your own. There are a lot of E bikes out there, and yes each is VERY unique but there is a core knowledge about working with any/all of them which you deeply posses. You could easily go at it on your own working on them.
Getting laid off / fired sucks, especially from what you thought was your dream job, but looking back on my years, you don't see it at first but, it's always been a blessing in disguise and a solid stepping stone onto something bigger and better for you. Your still young, as far as job markets go, but you posess something many others don't, a solid core knowledge and resume.
Take a few weeks off, it'll be a purge and much needed break, clear your mind, then come back at it, fresh and ready to go.
FWIW Lightfighter is looking for people to test their products I believe if I read their page correctly, reach out to them, it's a shot and a start. With your background you would hit the street running with them I bet.
We deeply appreciate you still being willing to support the Energica community but nothing is free. Start a business if you have not already done so, that gives people a way to pay you for your services, but more importantly, a way to write off expenses so you can lower your tax burden. With the way ther IRS seems to be watching every Fkn dime that gets send back and forth between us, having a solid way to paper trail and write it off is a good thing. If you start getting dinged with 1099s from zelle, poopal, and the likes, it's a great way to 'explain' them and lowers the risk of audits .vs. pushing them on just a personal income. anyways.....
Please don't be a stranger, and I honestly for once believe I can speak for the entire community here when I say that, if there is ANYTHING we can do to help you, reach out, and we all deeply appreciate all the support you have given us, both on duty and off duty in keeping our bikes running.
Take care friend and if you would be so kind, please keep us posted on your status. I for one would like to know when you are back on your feet.
Aaron.
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Wow. Appreciate the update.
Best of luck. Can't imagine how frustrating this must have been for you...
Whomever is running the new company has some serious explaining to do. What kind of move is it to fire the most expert member of the team in North America, perhaps, on Earth.
MoFos
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Chris, This sucks, sorry to hear that. But it also makes me wonder if the new owners of Energica are giving up and walking away from the US market.
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Sorry to hear Chris, I hope you can still somehow be part of the new Energica again, your input on socials has always been so very helpful and correct.
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did some looking around, made some overseas calls, and other sort of stuffs.
the new owners are indian i believe, the singapore connection is probably a tarriff avoidance thing im thinking.
it appears they laid off / fired / forced to resign most of the original crew of Energica, and intend on replacing them with their people.
as for setting up the new shop, i have not confirmed it but was lead to believe that all the stuff is basically sitting in boxes waiting to be sent somewhere, not moving an inch. If i am mistaken id love to hear the update as to where the cargo is at, heading to.
California is shut down the shop is emptied out.
Sounds to me like a bunch of kids crowd sourced some money together to buy a motorcycle company because hey' it's cool, but have no idea really how to run a business. All these moves they have made so far, scream of that. Hopefully they are sincere about wanting to restart it and didn't buy it to purposely die so they can claim it as a write off on their overall 'portfolio'. We seen what happened last time some 'investment type' bought the company.
Given what i am hearing from shaking the weeds, and seeing, and from the basically total lack of any real communications with any substantive content from them, it's not looking good IMO.
I would like to see what their finances look like. Ok, whoopee you bought the company, congrats, NOW do you have the money to actually make it run. At this point, it's probably going to be about 5 million just to get back into production again. Where are they getting income from to sustain the company? They sure as fuck aint selling bikes or parts. They let all of their talent go, the mechs, the techs, the senior engineers, and so on, closed down the ONE shop, that actually kept them alive through all of this (nice way to thank the people who saved your ass you clowns). What's their plan? They have none that we've seen.
Well at least this time around, when it goes into bankruptcy again, it won't be with 20 million in debt over its head and it can be bought for a song, so the new owners can get it 3rd hand for a steal of a deal and make it work. If I thought anyone was interested, id consider looking into a crowd funding of owners to buy it and try to put it back together again.
what's so sad about all of this is, they were on the brink of profitability, the Experia was about to start screaming, they had a bunch of orders, but the ideanomics mother fuckers purposely let them rot. more of them should have ended up in prison for what they did and how they cooked their books etc IMO. It wasn't like they were trying to re-invent the wheel, they already had one, an electric one, rounded the corners off and it started rolling, until.....
Anyone official with Energica have ANYthing to say about this?
Aaron
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Thanks Chris and Stephano for all the good services provided thru the years...wishing you the best for continued Energica USA support for the future.
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So sorry to hear this Chris! You and Stefano have been absolutely wonderful especially during such an uncertain time. Thank you so much for you help so far and offer to continue support (outside of the company)! Regardless of the impact, I will be sharing my thoughts on this with new management when I have the opportunity.
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I don't think people realize just how awesome Chris and Stefano really were. This company was their heart and soul, all you had to do was talk to them to see that. They always went out of their way to please the costomer, and had such pride in their product, which you could see the moment, any time they spoke about it. They put so much of their own time into the place, trying to keep it alive, keeping it open for the customers during the bankruptcy, and all of that, was an act of love on both of their parts. To be thrown away like trash like this, well, enough said on that mentality, we already know what time of day THAT is.
go ahead, replace all the talent with your own people, they don't have the tribal knowledge, you'll see soon enough how costly that is going to be. Well, actually, maybe not, because the way things seem to be going, you may never open your doors again.
so where are the parts being shipped to? you have to have an address already to ship them.
where is the factory going to open up at? singapore, or funneled theu singapore via india?
do you have a lease yet? have you hired new people yet to replace those laid off/fired?
how about introducing your new team to us? if you are going to do business, like you promised, wouldn't it be nice to know whom we will be working with, besides the one person who is peddling your propoganda?
when do you expect the parts / machinery to arrive at their new home?
when do you expect the factory to be opened back up?
when do you expect to start buying / making parts to help people fix their broken bikes?
when do you expect to open your doors back up, even if it's just repair parts?
what is your business model?
what is your current plan to roll out the grand reopening?
if i were to place an order today for parts, when is the earliest i can expect to maybe see something?
what are your plans,and what are you currently doing to entice new dealers to sell your stuff / fix your stuff?
since you are going to online only, what is in it for someone to be an 'energica shop', why would they want to do that? what is in it for them? don't say bragging rights, that don't mean shit on the day rent is due.
what countries are you going to have service in? which ones get abandoned, we already see the us got the shaft.
inquiring minds would like to know.
Aaron
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Hey Chris,
It makes no sense to me that they would let one of their best mechanics go.
Also, why would they close the San Francisco location,since the Bay Area is a popular EV area?
I’m wondering, now about the wisdom of the new owners….
You saved my Ribelle more than once, and I will be forever grateful.
No doubt, another EV company will hire you and pay you twice the salary that Energica was paying you :-)
Safe Travels
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This is a tragedy. You guys were very much part of the goodwill the owners and potential owners had towards the brand. I truly believe someone with your work ethic and passion will always land on their feet, but if you want anything from the community you have given so much to, please let any of us know. This is also a move that does not engender a great deal of faith in the current managers.
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Also, why would they close the San Francisco location,
I’m wondering, now about the wisdom of the new owners….
Safe Travels
IKR ? you'd think they'd feel right at home there with all the poop on the streets :)
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You saved my Ribelle more than once, and I will be forever grateful.
Same with my 2023 Experia. Who will you call for me the next time I am stuck with a dead bike in Jackson, CA?
Or need some tech help on my SS9- battery?
Chris, this is really bad news for all of us!
And it looks like we cannot trust the new owners of Energica to do anything right.
-Don-
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Don, you are in Ca, so is Chris. He said he'd help what he can, so you, fortunately are one of the lucky ones to have him close by, that if you get in a jam, he can possibly help you directly. The rest of us, well, if i get into too bad of a mess, i might have to invite Chris to Florida for a week, put him up, feed him some good country cooking and take him deep sea fishing and muddin a few times in Osceola to get some bikes fixed :D
Seriously though, Chris, if you do decide to get into something as, what I guess you could call a job, that involves fixing bikes, let us know, im sure there would be plenty of us who would be more than happy to support your efforts however we can.
Aaron
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Don, you are in Ca, so is Chris. He said he'd help what he can, so you, fortunately are one of the lucky ones to have him close by, that if you get in a jam, he can possibly help you directly. The rest of us, well, if i get into too bad of a mess, i might have to invite Chris to Florida for a week, put him up, feed him some good country cooking and take him deep sea fishing and muddin a few times in Osceola to get some bikes fixed :D
Seriously though, Chris, if you do decide to get into something as, what I guess you could call a job, that involves fixing bikes, let us know, im sure there would be plenty of us who would be more than happy to support your efforts however we can.
Aaron
I used to live in South San Francisco, walking distance to where the Energica shop location is/was located. But it was in Redwood City back then.
BTW, SSF is NOT in SF. SSF is in San Mateo County with several small cities between it and SF, such as Brisbane, Pacifica, Daly City. IOW, SSF doesn't boarder with SF anywhere.
SSF doesn't have the issues that SF has. Redwood City is also in San Mateo County.
The city of SF is the only city in SF County.
Yes, if Chris will still be on line that will be very helpful. But I wonder what the plans are for the new Energica co. owners. To lay off their most experienced workers doesn't seem like a good plan to me.
-Don- Bakersfield, CA
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Im usually just here for technical discussions, but I got to speak up as well, since Chris helped me and a friend out just months ago. Thanks Chris (and Stephano) for the unusual effort you put into helping people.
Since Chris already made clear he'll still be available for help, let's make sure that we'll give him a small tip every time we use his advice and time.
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Im usually just here for technical discussions, but I got to speak up as well, since Chris helped me and a friend out just months ago. Thanks Chris (and Stephano) for the unusual effort you put into helping people.
Since Chris already made clear he'll still be available for help, let's make sure that we'll give him a small tip every time we use his advice and time.
Perhaps he can start his own (unauthorized) Electric bike shop! Seems Chris knows Zeros well too.
IAC, the new Energica now deserves to have Chris compete against them!
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Call me stupid but.
let these guys crash and burn it again, seems they are hell bent on it. it goes tits up again, but since they never got it really going, this time the bankruptcy sell off, you can pick the company up for ehh 300k. the old team gets together again, and re-buys the company and salvages it and restarts it. Energica is back, just took a few extra steps and a few extra years. ::shrug:: Now they know better, don't let investment clowns buy into you, don't rely on state subsidies as your main lifeline bla bla. Get the experia going, they already knew it was going to be a hit, maybe tweak for what changed over the years to make it even better, that's your kickstarter to get it back going, oh and selling parts for the old bikes, you know that's going to be piling up.
i know it's a dream but never say never....
Aaron
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Thanks for the kind words!
I'm not here to say negative things about the new ownership, I wish them the best in restarting the brand. Not a huge fan of how they are going about that but so be it.
Again if you need help with service or parts please let me know. Already have a customer bike in the garage for a busbar service. Just because you are not in California does not mean I can't help. Over the years I have hopped many flights to repair bikes.
Chris
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Thanks for the kind words!
I'm not here to say negative things about the new ownership, I wish them the best in restarting the brand. Not a huge fan of how they are going about that but so be it.
Again if you need help with service or parts please let me know. Already have a customer bike in the garage for a busbar service. Just because you are not in California does not mean I can't help. Over the years I have hopped many flights to repair bikes.
Chris
But do you still have access to all the required tools and parts that could be required?
My 2023 Experia has a couple of issues. Over half the time, it dies in reverse, and when the cruise control is activated.
-Don- Auburn, CA
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But do you still have access to all the required tools and parts that could be required?
My 2023 Experia has a couple of issues. Over half the time, it dies in reverse, and when the cruise control is activated.
-Don- Auburn, CA
Sounds like a possible loose or poor connection. The cruise control wiring has a small white connector down by the bottom left of the steering head....might be worth having a look at that.
Smithy.
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But do you still have access to all the required tools and parts that could be required?
My 2023 Experia has a couple of issues. Over half the time, it dies in reverse, and when the cruise control is activated.
-Don- Auburn, CA
Sounds like a possible loose or poor connection. The cruise control wiring has a small white connector down by the bottom left of the steering head....might be worth having a look at that.
Smithy.
Well, it won't hurt to check, but I doubt if it is a connection problem, also it dies in reverse at perhaps the same odds of a little more than half the time.
-Don- Auburn, CA
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BTW, whatever happened to Lawrence of Energica who I have meet a few times back in 2020?
-Don- Auburn, CA
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Most everyone got laid off / fired / or resigned because they wouldn't lie for the company / new owners or wouldn't work for peanuts.
For example, they let their senior engineer go, the guy who basically did all the magic, because, they have 'one of their guys' who worked for zero for a year who's just as good, so they say, (and a lot cheaper and......). While this may look good on paper, to accountants who often have no fucking clue to how reality works, the guy may be a real nice person, and smart at what he does, but Energica's are NOT zero's, it's not the same thing, and not a hell of a lot of that knowledge is going to transfer over. Now throw in several models, several mods over the years, programming versions, bla bla, and it gets real interesting.
It would be nice though if they would introduce their new / remaining team to the world, let us know who's there, but so far it's just been silence or a vague post here and there. Not a very good way to relaunch a business.
Id still love to know what income streams they have. The people they do still have, need to be paid, and without anything coming in, that mil or two they crowd sourced or whatever to buy the company is going to fly out the window real fast. then what???
I know several people whom have contacted them about parts, this, that and the next thing and have been met with crickets.
Aaron
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Hey Chris, your dedication the the community is truly awe-inspiring, and it's possible I might be back on a gas bike if it weren't for the amazing support I got from you and Stefano! I wish the new ownership recognised your and Stefano's dedication to the brand and the community enough to keep you guys on. Even though, I do hope they find success in the new paths they're taking things regardless, you can't just give away the leadership Energica has in the segment!
I would love to keep working with you, and I hope you can find a new pattern to keep doing what you love!
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and the South San Francisco office is currently closed.
What about the rest of the Energica shops in the USA? How many of the others closed down?
-Don- Auburn, CA
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There are no energica shops in the usa without any energica.
new england has some stuff left i think, the rest are done / gone.
since we are hearing crickets from energic, im assuming they are done too. their behavior is not how a company 'rexovering' would normally act if all was well.
Aaron