TLG is not one scooter. It is the global-facing brand Tailg launched at EICMA 2023, covering several very different machines (GTS, CTS, TL6, TY3). Here is what is genuinely verified, what is still only a manufacturer claim, and exactly what to ask before you commit. Sources on everything.
TLG is a brand and a launch lineup, not a single model, so the most important step is to pin down which machine you mean. Tailg has two decades in electric two and three-wheelers, real Western intent (a flagship store in Switzerland), and bold EICMA spec claims, but no independent road tests of the individual models were available at the time of writing. Promising, worth watching, verify the exact model and its support first.
What we can say: Tailg signed a deal to open its first European flagship store, a roughly 400 square metre venue in Switzerland, which signals genuine intent to sell and support in Western markets. That is more commitment than many Chinese brands make on paper, but a dealer footprint at launch is still early.
What TLG actually is, the launch lineup, the claims versus what is verified, and the questions to ask before you buy. All sourced.
TLG is the international brand Tailg unveiled at EICMA 2023 in Milan, built on the parent company's two decades in electric two and three-wheelers. It is best understood as a brand and product lineup, not one specific scooter. The launch showed several distinct machines (GTS, CTS, TL6, and the TY3 and TY3 PRO) spanning relaxed recreational scooters up to high-speed straddle motorbikes. The hardware claims are bold, but they are manufacturer figures from the launch, not independent tests. Anyone shopping should first ask which exact model they mean, then verify its price, range, and support in their own market.
Start here, and the very first answer is to decide which TLG machine you actually mean.
The single most important thing to understand before you shop: this is a badge over a range of vehicles, not one product.
TLG is the international brand that Tailg unveiled at EICMA 2023 in Milan, built on the parent company's experience in electric two and three-wheelers. Tailg itself was founded in 2004 in Shenzhen, China, and is a large electric-vehicle group covering research and development, production, sales, charging, and battery swapping. So the heritage is real and the scale is real; what is new is the global-facing TLG badge.
At the EICMA debut, TLG showed several distinct machines rather than a single product. These are the named models to ask about by name.
The higher-end machine. Tailg's launch material describes a 25 kW mid-mounted permanent-magnet synchronous motor, a claimed 50 km/h sprint in around 2.1 seconds, and a top speed up to 150 km/h. These are launch claims, not test results.
A cleaner, minimalist commuter. Tailg describes a 5,000 W motor, a 72V 34Ah dual-bank lithium battery, a top speed up to 90 km/h, a claimed range up to 100 km, and cruise control.
Described with a 6 kW mid-mounted motor and a top speed up to 100 km/h, plus an automotive-grade rotary position sensor and race-grade four-piston radial brake calipers more typical of fuel motorcycles.
Also shown at launch but with little detailed public spec at the time of writing. If one of these is the model you are considering, treat its numbers as unverified until you see a current, confirmed spec sheet for your market.
What is genuinely interesting on paper, and where to keep your skepticism until it is tested.
The launch claims, rated honestly. Each badge tells you whether it is a believable engineering choice, normal for the class, or a headline that needs testing.
A 25 kW mid-mounted PMSM with a claimed 0 to 50 km/h in about 2.1 seconds and up to 150 km/h. If accurate, that is genuine motorbike-class performance, but it is a launch claim with no independent test we could find.
⚠ Claim, untestedA 72V 34Ah dual-bank lithium pack with a claimed range up to 100 km and cruise control. A sensible commuter spec on paper; the real-world range will, as always, fall below the claim.
✓ Solid on paperAn automotive-grade rotary position sensor for smoother control, and race-grade four-piston radial calipers usually seen on fuel motorcycles. Genuinely above-class hardware if it ships as described.
★ Above-class hardwareTailg the parent runs charging and battery-swapping operations, so TLG could inherit a real support and energy network. That ecosystem is a meaningful ownership advantage if it extends to Western buyers.
✓ Promising ecosystemWe run the same physics on every bike. Here, the limiting factor is missing data, so we show the method and where it stops.
Watts are watts, so we can at least translate the launch figures into the unit everyone feels, while flagging that these are claims, not measured outputs.
We normally derive real range from battery energy and consumption. For TLG we can only do part of it, and we will not invent the rest.
For the CTS, Tailg gives enough to size the battery: a 72V 34Ah pack.
Against a claimed 100 km (about 62 mi) range, that implies a marketing consumption around 35 Wh/km, a gentle, low-speed figure. Real mixed riding will land higher, so expect real range below the 100 km claim. But the exact real-world consumption for this specific machine has not been independently tested, so we stop here rather than print a precise real-range number we cannot stand behind. For the GTS, TL6 and TY3 models, the battery capacity was not clearly published, so we do not estimate their range at all.
No verified per-model price means no cost tables yet. Here is what we can honestly say instead.
We do not have a verified MSRP, market price, or running-cost data for any single TLG model, so we will not print an out-the-door or a 5-year table built on guesses.
A full out-the-door and 5-year cost-to-own breakdown for this badge is still being itemized, and we never fill it with a plausible-sounding number. What we can verify is the commercial intent: as part of the launch, Tailg signed a deal to open its first European flagship store, a roughly 400 square metre venue in Switzerland, and the parent runs charging and battery-swapping operations. That points to real ambition to sell and support in Western markets.
Support, parts, and the honest state of Western availability.
There is no independent owner-reliability record for these models yet, so we report intent and structure, framed as what to expect, not as proven experience.
A bike is only as ownable as its parts supply, and for a brand-new badge in Western markets, that supply is the open question.
As a freshly launched international brand, TLG does not yet have an established Western parts and aftermarket network the way a long-selling model does. The parent Tailg's manufacturing scale and swap-and-charge operations are real assets, but they primarily serve its home market. For a Western buyer, OEM parts availability, service turnaround, and warranty fulfillment are the things to confirm in writing with the selling dealer before committing, rather than assumptions we can make for you.
One scorecard, identical axes on every bike. Where data is missing, we say so rather than score a guess.
Every e-moto on the site is scored on the same eight axes. For TLG, several axes cannot be scored honestly yet because there is no verified per-model data, so we mark those as pending rather than invent a number.
Our standing methodology, run identically on every e-moto. Where the inputs are missing, as here, we show the method and stop rather than guess.
The only honest way to compare two batteries. The CTS pack works out to about 2.4 kWh.
You never use 0 to 100%. The BMS holds a reserve and voltage tapers at the bottom. We assume ~88%.
Consumption is the lever: gentle ~30, mixed ~60 to 80, flat-out 100+ Wh/mi. Drag rises with speed².
Always ask which number a spec quotes. Peak sells bikes; continuous moves them.
"Fast charging" is meaningless without the charger's wattage. The ×1.1 covers losses and taper.
| Cost assumption | We used | Change it if… |
|---|---|---|
| Annual mileage | 1,500 mi/yr (7,500 / 5 yr) | You ride more → maintenance & tires rise |
| Electricity rate | $0.17 / kWh (US avg) | Your utility differs |
| Sales tax | ~8% | Your state or country differs |
| Battery life | No replacement in 5 yr | Very hard use → sooner |
| Resale | ~50% at yr 5 (typical) | New brand, resale unproven |
We cite everything and date it, because specs, prices and availability change. Manufacturer figures are labeled as claims; we have run no independent test of any TLG model. Spot an error? Our corrections policy means we fix it in public.
Sources retrieved June 2026. All performance figures are manufacturer claims from the EICMA 2023 launch, not independent tests. We will add price, range and reliability data per model, and run the full cost tables, once a specific TLG model has a confirmed spec and an independent test in a Western market.