Honda Motorbike & Scooter India (HMSI) has formally forayed into EV two-wheelers in India because it launched the electrical model of its iconic Activa scooter referred to as the Activa e on Wednesday, together with one other mannequin referred to as the QC1.
(R-L) Hiroya Ueda, the chief engineer of Monozukuri supervisory unit bike and energy merchandise operations Honda Motor Co., Daiki Mihara, the vp of the pinnacle of bike and energy merchandise electrification enterprise improvement unit, electrification enterprise improvement operations of Honda Motor Co., Tsutsumu Otani, the managing director, president and chief govt officer of Honda bike and scooter India and Yogesh Mathur, the director gross sales and advertising and marketing Honda bike and scooter India, pose through the launch of the Honda Activa-e and QC1 electrical scooters, in Bengaluru on November 27, 2024.(Idrees Mohammed/AFP)
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Particulars of the brand new Honda Activa e
The brand new Honda Activa e will get an in-house developed everlasting magnet synchronous electrical motor with 6 kW of peak energy and 22 Nm of torque.
Honda claims it could possibly dash from 0 to 60 km/h in 7.3 seconds and has a high pace of 80 km/h. The Activa e comes with three driving modes that are Econ, Commonplace, and Sport.
The spotlight comes within the type of the 2 swappable Honda Cellular Energy Pack e batteries developed and maintained by Honda Energy Pack Power India Pvt. Ltd. Extra on this under.
Each are of 1.5 kWh capability and can supply a spread of 102 km on a full cost, Honda says.
The Activa e is available in two variants; The Activa e and the Activa e: Honda RoadSync Duo, with the latter getting a 7.0-inch TFT display that gives real-time connectivity with the Honda RoadSync Duo app.
The infotainment system helps navigation and likewise will get day and evening modes which optimize the display’s brightness and readability as per ambient gentle mechanically. The TFT display is managed utilizing toggle switches on the handlebar.
They each include a dual-tone seat, 12-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, a flat footboard, a sturdy seize rail, and all-LED lighting with “smiling” DRLs.
It additionally will get Honda’s H-Good key with options like Good Discover, Good Protected, Good Unlock and Good Begin.
The scooter will probably be provided in 5 colors together with Pearl Shallow Blue, Pearl Misty White, Pearl Serenity Blue, Matt Foggy Silver Metallic and Pearl Igneous Black.
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Particulars of the brand new Honda QC1
The Honda QC1 alternatively will get a single and glued 1.5 kWh battery pack with a spread of 80 km.
It may be charged from 0 to 80% in 4 hours and half-hour whereas a full juice up will take 6 hours and 50 minutes.
The QC1 will get an in-wheel electrical motor with a peak energy ranking of 1.8 kW and most torque of 77 Nm. This boils all the way down to a high pace of fifty km/h.
It will get two driving modes, Commonplace & Econ, that modify energy and effectivity based mostly on the rider’s choice.
It may be charged at dwelling with a 330-watt off-board dwelling charger that comes with an auto-cut expertise for security.
It additionally solely will get a 5.0-inch all-info LCD show, in contrast to the Activa e’s TFT display.
The QCI will include a USB Kind-C outlet, together with 26 litres of under-seat storage.
Each the Activa e and QC1 will probably be manufactured at Honda’s Narsapura plant close to Bengaluru in Karnataka.
They may include a 3 yr or 50,000 km guarantee together with three free companies for the primary yr. Honda may also supply free roadside help for the primary yr.
The introduction of the Activa e and QC1 “is in line with Honda’s global ‘Triple Action to ZERO’ concept to realize carbon neutrality by 2050, which focuses on three areas: carbon neutrality, clean energy, and resource circulation,” stated Tsutsumu Otani, Managing Director, President & CEO, Honda Motorbike & Scooter India. “With our EV roadmap now in the execution phase, HMSI is committed to build one of India’s best EV ecosystems.”
Honda’s new swappable battery technology explained
The swappable batteries of the Activa e can be exchanged at a designated Honda Power Pack Exchanger e: (swapping stations) which are planned to be placed across various cities.
Honda claims this is already live in Bengaluru and Delhi and will be soon started in Mumbai as well.
“With ACTIVA e:’s swappable battery technology and QC1’s fixed battery set-up along with the industry-leading hassle- free ownership experience, we are striving to meet the diverse needs of our customers,” said Yogesh Mathur, Director, Sales and Marketing, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India.
He also added that “to make sure the best stage of security for our technicians and the automobile, we (Honda) are introducing industry-first insulated instruments designed particularly for the servicing of electrical autos.”
Availability
The Activa e will probably be accessible in any respect the pre-existing Honda sellers initially in simply Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru with deliveries ranging from February 2025 onwards, whereas the QCI will probably be accessible in choose cities from February 2025 onwards.
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