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Jakarta, Spasi-id.com - Honda will release at least 10 new electric bikes globally in the next three years. It became part of their larger strategy to become neutral carbon by 2040.
Although the manufacturer does not release any details about certain models but says the goal is to reach the annual sale of 1 million units in the next five years and 3.5 million units or about 15 percent of the total sales in 2030.
Honda has been considered the largest motorcycle company in the world, has sold over 300 million motorcycles since the beginning of this factory. Supposedly, switching to electrical power is not a small task for this Japanese company.
It's reported by The Verge, the transfer to electrical energy can mean heavier vehicles and more expensive price labels in the near future. It will affect their sales if demand starts to weaken. A very high price can especially be a hindrance to customers in the developing world market, where the sale of motorcycles today is the most powerful.
The company pointed to the ranks "Honda e: Business Bike" for commercial customers, who were first introduced in 2021, as indications of the direction to be planned for future products.
For regular customers, Honda plans to launch two personal EV models between 2024 and 2025 in Asia, Europe and Japan. The company will also develop a medium-sized, electric sports motorcycle in a segment called the FUN category.
Honda also experimented with different kinds of fuels, and announced that they would introduce flexible fuel models of gasoline-ethanol fuels, in India and Brazil.
In India, Honda will also launch battery sharing service for a three-wheel electric taxi called "rickshaw," by the end of the year. Honda wants to populate other Asian countries with batteries, which are more widely used than in the U.S. and Europe.
Honda didn't just shake the ranks of his motorcycle. The company recently launched Prologue, SUV all- electric its first long distance, which will begin to sell in 2024. The company says its side plans to release a 30-wave hybrid vehicle, electric battery, and fuel cells by 2030.
