Bilkul ye kehna sahi hoga ki Honda ka EV market mein entry utna successful nahi raha jitna company ne expect kiya tha. Activa e: or QC1 jaise models ki sales kaafi slow rahi, or gradually sales bilkul shrink ho gayi. Situation ye ho gayi ki company ne kuch months phele in scooters ka production bhi stop kar diya.
Ab news hai ki Honda Indian electric scooter market mein again ek fresh try karne ja rahi hai.
Upcoming Electric scooter Under Development
According to Autocar India company multiple projects par focus kar rahi hai, jo local or international both markets ko mind mein rakhkar banaye ja rahe hai. J1H platform par based ek electric scooter iss year ke end tak ready ho sakta hai, jisme kaafi zyada local content hoga or first 2 projects se milne wale learnings, saath hi market mein well perform kar rahe rival models se li gayi insights bhi use ki jaayengi.
Other than this, ek or model jo ek different platform par hoga, wo 2027 tak ready ho jaayega or 2028 mein company ke scooter only plant se international markets ke liye export kiya jaayega.
Honda ka EV market mein kaafi time se wait ho raha tha, or finally entry hui Activa e: or QC1 ke saath. Both scooters international models pe based hai, bas unko India ke market demand ke according re-engineer kiya gaya hai. Activa e: only scooter hai jiske saath company supported battery swapping network milta hai, but problem ye hai ki ye network abhi kaafi small hai. That's the reason agar aap swapping station ke paas nahi rehte, then isko buy karna practically challenging ho jaata hai, because isme home charging ka option hi nahi hai.
Ek or big drawback ye hai ki battery seat ke under lagi hone ki wajah se almost non of boot space rehta hai. Whereas nowdays most mainstream electric scooters easily 30-35 litres, ya usse bhi zyada storage de dete hai, ye kaafi big miss lagti hai. From above Activa e: ki price already high hai, or monthly subscription cost bhi pay karni padti hai, because ye sirf BaaS (Battery as a Service) scheme pe hi available hai, so overall things or bhi expensive ho jaati hai.
QC1 ke saath wo dono problems slove ho gaye, because isme 26-litre ka boot hai or home charging ka option bhi milta hai. But phir bhi is scooter ke apne compromises the. Top speed sirf around 50 kmph thi or claimed IDC range bhi bas 80 km thi, over that full charge hone mein around 7 hours lag jaate the. Is wajah se QC1, mainstream EVs ke comparison mein kaafi underpowered or thoda under equipped feel hata tha.
Honda ne in dono scooters se jo learnings mili hai, unko use karke ab reportedly ek new electric scooter develop kar rahi hai, jo previous two scooters ki problems ko solve karega. Means aap ek aisa EV expect kar sakte ho jisme decently spacious boot hoga, range bhi market leaders jaise TVS iQube, Bajaj Chetak or Ather Rizta ke close hogi, or features or equipment bhi kaafi decent honge.
Honda pricing ko bhi complete spot-on rakna chahegi, isliye ye scooter kaafi zyada localised hone wala hai, so that price competitive rahe.
Is upcoming Honda e-scooter ke launch timeline ko lekar abhi koi confirmation nahi hai, but jaise jaise iska debut paas aayega, waise waise or details out hote rahenge.