Leading two-wheeler manufacturer Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India will launch its maiden electric model in the country on November 27.
With its unabated dominance in the internal combustion engine (ICE) scooter segment with models like the Activa and the Dio, we expect Honda’s first electric model to be a scooter as well.
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The overall electric vehicle (EV) segment is still at a nascent stage in India.
If we talk about the electric two-wheeler space, as many as 139,159 units were sold during the festive month of October, accounting for merely 6.74% of the total two-wheelers sold at 2,065,095 units, according to data from the industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).
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Honda retailed 554,249 units of ICE two-wheelers in October registering a market share of 26.84% during the month, as per FADA data.
At present, electric two-wheeler segment is dominated by models from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) like Ola Electric, TVS Motor Company, Bajaj Auto, Ather Energy and Hero MotoCorp.
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While Ola leads with its S1 range, TVS offers the iQube and the X, Bajaj sells the Chetak, Ather has the Rizta and the 450, and Hero is present with its Vida V1 range.