Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India’s first electric two-wheeler will come with two replaceable batteries. The company is gearing up to launch it in India on November 27. It could be e-Activa. Honda has released the teaser of the electric scooter, in which the two replaceable batteries are presented. Previously released teasers showed two different types of digital instrument clusters.
The company claims that this scooter will be as powerful as Activa 110 and will have a range of 104 km on a single charge. The company recently showcased its concept model at the EICMA auto show held in Milan, Italy. Once launched, it will rival the TVS i-Cube, Ather Rizta, Ather 450X, Bajaj Chetak and Ola S1 series.
Thanks to the replaceable battery of the electric scooter, there will be very less space under the seat.
The concept model of Honda’s CUV e electric scooter was presented at EICMA-2024.
Turn-by-step navigation and music controls The teaser shows that the lower variant of the Activa Electric will get a 5-inch TFT display, while the upper variant will get a 7-inch multi-color display. Battery charger, left battery life, speed, mode, Bluetooth connectivity, service alert and many important information will be visible on the touchscreen. Apart from this, the electric scooter will also have features like turn-by-turn navigation and music control.
At the same time, information such as speedometer, battery percentage, odometer and trip data will be available on the TFT display of the base variant of the electric scooter. According to previous teasers, the electric scooter will have a swingarm-mounted motor. Apart from this, a glimpse of the LED headlight and seat was also seen. The electric scooter will also come with an all-LED lighting setup and a USB-C charging port.
This touch screen will be available on Honda electric scooters.
An all-LED lighting setup will be available in the electric scooter.
Design: The electric scooter will be available in three color options. The CUVe electric scooter concept model was recently showcased at the EICMA motor show held in Milan, Italy. E-Activa received a traditional scooter design, which looks quite simple. In this one, the headlight is placed on the front panel, while in the Activa petrol version, the headlight is available on the handlebar. The electric scooter will be offered with three color options. This includes Pearl Jubilee White, Matte Gunpowder Black Metallic and Premium Silver Metallic.
The Honda electric scooter has a telescopic fork at the front and two shock absorbers at the rear. It uses a 190mm front disc and a 110mm drum brake at the rear. It features 12-inch alloy wheels on both sides. E-Activa will have a wheelbase of 1,310 mm, seat height of 765 mm and ground clearance of 270 mm.
The concept model of Honda’s CUV e electric scooter was presented at EICMA-2024.
Performance: 104 km of range on full charge with removable battery. If media reports are to be believed, the Honda electric scooter will be equipped with a swingarm-mounted electric motor with a maximum power of 6 kW. The scooter will have three driving modes: Standard, Sport and Econ. Apart from this, physical key and reverse mode will also be available as standard.
To power the motor, two removable 1.3 kWh batteries will be available, which will have a range of 104 km on a single charge and its top speed will be 80 km/h. The electric scooter will take 3 hours to charge from 0-75% and 6 hours to charge from 0-100% using a standard charger.
Honda presented three electric 2-wheelers at EICMA-2024.