The transition to electric vehicles is not limited to cars. In this context, Honda has just announced an ambitious plan involving electric motorcycles and scooters. From here 2025 year, the Japanese manufacturer will release 10 electric motorcycles in the world, or even more. He considers himself responsible for bring the charge to carbon neutrality as the largest two-wheeler manufacturer in the world.

Towards electrification

The Japanese giant claims that its motorcycle business is almost two-thirds of the 30 million customers Every year. That’s a lot of two-wheelers, of which the Forza family is a bestseller and encourages to electrify this industry, as BMW is already doing for some time, for example with the latest CE 04 scooter. In this spirit, Honda will continue to move towards electrification while reducing the CO2 emissions of its classic thermal models.

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The Japanese brand divides the planned models into three subcategories. They include electric bicycles able to develop a speed of up to 25 km/h, electric mopeds able to develop 50 km/h, then those that will be able to exceed 50 km/h, therefore motorcycles and scooters. Japan, Europe and the USA will receive three electric models for adults and a small electric car specially designed for children.

new batteries

All over the world, from the end of this year, new mopeds and electric motorcycles will be available. In Japan in particular, Honda plans to release two new city electric cars by the end of 2025. He says that solid-state batteries could be a viable option for a line of electric motorcycles and that a high level of interoperability between electric vehicles could ” unlock the future of motorcycles “.

Honda plans to launch 10 electric motorcycles by 2025 https://t.co/jSBosMZpOa via @engadget

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At the end of the day, Honda is thinking about standardizing the battery replacement system — instead of top-up — could also be a big boon for the segment, but it’s not putting all its eggs in that basket. Electric motorcycles with permanent batteries will also appear, and several models from the Business Bike series have already been launched.

In 2024, the Japanese believe that there will be electric motorcycles on the market that use software to improve the quality of the ride with the help of connectivity. He sees the future, where your motorcycle or scooter can offer optimal route support depending on the distance and charging points. He also believes that a motorcycle could offer safe driving training and after-sales service, as we already find in a car.