Honda has announced plans to launch more than 10 models of electric motorcycles worldwide by 2025, and to sell 3.5 million units annually by 2030.
With Honda, Japan's largest motorcycle manufacturer, launching a plan, the trend toward electrification of motorcycles is likely to gain momentum.
According to the announcement, Honda will introduce more than 10 models of electric motorcycles that run only on batteries and motors like EVs by 2025.
On top of that, by 2030, we plan to sell 3.5 million electric motorcycles annually, which is 15% of global sales.
For automobiles, Honda has set a goal of converting all new vehicles it sells into EVs and FCVs (fuel cell vehicles) by 2040, but for motorcycles, by the 2040s, it aims to switch to electric vehicles and plant-derived fuels. By making it an engine vehicle that uses it, it is said that carbon dioxide emissions will be virtually zero.
At the press conference, Executive Vice President Kohei Takeuchi said, "Motorcycles are different from automobiles in that it is difficult to achieve carbon neutrality, but we will promote electrification and maintain our presence as a top manufacturer."
Regarding the electrification of motorcycles, Kawasaki Motors plans to make most of the motorcycles that it will launch in developed countries by 2035, and Yamaha Motor plans to make 90% of them electric vehicles by 2050.
Honda, Japan's largest manufacturer of motorcycles, has launched an electrification plan, and the trend of electrification is likely to gain momentum not only for automobiles but also for motorcycles.