Honda to roll out electric 2-wheelers in India with swappable batteries

Automaker aims to scale up local capacity to 1m units a year by 2030

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India expects to start production of electric two-wheelers in March 2024, President Atsushi Ogata says. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanada)

RYOSUKE HANADA, Nikkei staff writer

March 30, 2023 01:59 JST

NEW DELHI -- Honda Motor will begin sales of electric two-wheelers in India in the fiscal year starting Saturday as the group kicks its electrification drive into high gear worldwide.

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India plans to reach an annual production capacity of 1 million electric two-wheelers by 2030.