Honda set to debut e-motorcycles for Japan's mass market

Shift to electric two-wheelers accelerates with 3.5m unit sales target by 2030

20230317N Honda e-scooter

Honda's EM1 e: electric scooter at its Japanese unveiling in Osaka on March 17. (Photo by Yume Namekata)

HIROFUMI YAMANAKA and YUME NAMEKATA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Honda Motor will roll out electric two-wheelers for consumers in Japan as early as 2023 under plans to release at least 10 such models worldwide by 2025.

The company is kicking its electrification drive into high gear and aims to boost global sales of electric two-wheelers to 1 million units by 2026 and 3.5 million units by 2030, the latter being a more than 20-fold jump from 2021.

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