More Details On Honda’s First Electric Two-wheeler For India To Be Revealed On March 29

Honda's first EV for India will likely be an electric scooter, possibly the Activa Electric, which is set to debut some time next year

Honda recently launched the Shine 100, and along the sidelines of the event, the Japanese bikemaker also revealed that it will be announcing its electric two-wheeler plans on March 29.

Likely to be a scooter, Honda’s first electric two-wheeler is set to debut sometime next year, this was revealed by Atsushi Ogata, CEO and MD of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, at the launch of the Activa H-Smart. The upcoming e-scooter will likely be based on the Honda Activa, the best selling product of the company.

The upcoming EV two-wheeler is expected to make use of swappable batteries as Honda is building a solid swappable battery infrastructure in the country. For more details on what the upcoming EV could get, head to this story.

Once here, the Honda Activa Electric will go up against the likes of Okinawa and Hero Electric scooters, both in terms of pricing and performance. It could flaunt a price tag of around Rs 1.10 lakh (ex-showroom).

Honda is likely to set up its EV plant in Karnataka, considering all the action in the EV industry is focussed in the state.