Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) is the only company in India and even in the world to add 1 million incremental 2 wheeler sales in one year. India is already the Number One contributor to Honda’s global two-wheeler business. Honda 2Wheelers India sold a total of 5,51,601 units in May 2018 with 3% growth compared to 5,37,035 units in May 2017. Exports grew by a massive 22% to close at 32,529 units in May 2018 from 26,654 units in the same month last year. The company has already announced that they will invest close to Rs 800 crore for double digit growth for the coming years in India. Honda might soon catchup the “Going Electric” trend with their upcoming Honda Activa 6G.
Considering the popularity of the Activa series, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) is most likely to introduce a 6th generation Activa soon. The upcoming electric based scooter is likely to be called as Honda Activa 6G . The legacy of Activa will be more exciting if Honda addresses the rapidly growing electric vehicles market by bringing the 6th generation Activa in electric powertrain. According to the CEO of Honda 2 Wheelers, the company’s major objective will be on getting the pricing, driving range, and performance right.
The Honda Activa Electric will be an all new scooter and will have a modern design. Though utilitarian, it will have features like LED headlamps, LED tail lamps, fully digital instrument cluster, anti-theft warning, fast charging, eco and power riding modes and good storage space. The range of the scooter is expected to be minimum 100 kilometers and go upto 200 kilometers when ridden in economy mode. The scooter is expected to have a lithium-ion battery, that will make it lighter and also have a longer life.
The company has planned to offer a minimum range of 100 KMs on a single charge if it brings a EV scooter for the Indian market. The first such high range electric scooter could be the Honda Activa 6G. The company is currently working on an electric scooter from Honda’s headquarters in Japan to develop an electric scooter for countries like India .
The exact details are yet unknown as of now. However, we can expect the Honda Activa Electric to cost around Rs. 85,000 on road. There is a likelihood of the taxes being lowered for import of batteries. This may positively impact the prices of electric scooters. The price may also differ if Honda offers different sets of battery power. Or also offers a base lead acid battery for entry level scooters.
The Honda Activa Electric is expected to be launched by late 2019. Currently, the scooter is under development in Honda’s R&D centre in Japan. For the development, inputs will be taken from the Indian market and a bench marking of Indian electric scooters is also being done. This scooter will compete with the Okinawa Praise which is one of the most talked about electric scooters in India. In fact, check out below our series of videos where we take the Okinawa Prasie
Considering the popularity of the Activa series, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) is most likely to introduce a 6th generation Activa soon. The upcoming electric based scooter is likely to be called as Honda Activa 6G . The legacy of Activa will be more exciting if Honda addresses the rapidly growing electric vehicles market by bringing the 6th generation Activa in electric powertrain. According to the CEO of Honda 2 Wheelers, the company’s major objective will be on getting the pricing, driving range, and performance right.
The Honda Activa Electric will be an all new scooter and will have a modern design. Though utilitarian, it will have features like LED headlamps, LED tail lamps, fully digital instrument cluster, anti-theft warning, fast charging, eco and power riding modes and good storage space. The range of the scooter is expected to be minimum 100 kilometers and go upto 200 kilometers when ridden in economy mode. The scooter is expected to have a lithium-ion battery, that will make it lighter and also have a longer life.
The company has planned to offer a minimum range of 100 KMs on a single charge if it brings a EV scooter for the Indian market. The first such high range electric scooter could be the Honda Activa 6G. The company is currently working on an electric scooter from Honda’s headquarters in Japan to develop an electric scooter for countries like India .
The exact details are yet unknown as of now. However, we can expect the Honda Activa Electric to cost around Rs. 85,000 on road. There is a likelihood of the taxes being lowered for import of batteries. This may positively impact the prices of electric scooters. The price may also differ if Honda offers different sets of battery power. Or also offers a base lead acid battery for entry level scooters.
The Honda Activa Electric is expected to be launched by late 2019. Currently, the scooter is under development in Honda’s R&D centre in Japan. For the development, inputs will be taken from the Indian market and a bench marking of Indian electric scooters is also being done. This scooter will compete with the Okinawa Praise which is one of the most talked about electric scooters in India. In fact, check out below our series of videos where we take the Okinawa Prasie
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