Yamaha Poised to Enter the Indian EV Space

WE HAVE IT FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE THAT THE Neo’s and E01 scooters have been showcased at a dealer-only event held recently. While details will follow soon, for now this is only a preview of what we might see from the Japanese manufacturer next.

Pitted as a 125-cc competitor, the Neo’s is Yamaha’s tiny city commuter with very interesting styling. It gets twin round headlamps. Flowing lines with rounded edges seems to be the way to go for Yamaha with the Neo’s. Under the seat lies a 967-Wh battery pack that powers a hub-mounted 2.3-kW (3.13-hp) motor, good for a range of 37 kilometres on a single charge.

Charging from 0 to 80 per cent can be achieved in about four hours on quick charge, while a 3.0Amp wall charger could take eight hours.

On the international-spec scooter we see a disc brake at the front and a drum unit at the rear. The seat height is 795 millimetres and the best part is that the weight is just under 100 kilograms.

Said to be a maxi-electric scooter, the new E01 is set to be the very first all-electric maxi-scooter making its way to India. In the looks department, the E01 looks a lot like a concept; however, it is a production scooter. Under all the bodywork lies an 8.1-kW (11-hp) motor paired to a 4.9-kWh battery pack which allows 109 km on a single charge. Fast chargers would help this scooter to top up in just about an hour while a wall-charger would take five hours to do the same.

Dealers are expected to get details for both these scooters very soon and, by the look of it, we expect Yamaha to bring their e-scooter to India by the second quarter of 2022.