Honda Activa e: and QC 1 - Honda finally enters the EV race | Walkaround | Autocar India

Honda has launched two new electric scooters in India. Rishaad Mody tells you everything you need to know.

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[avinashsahu]

Thank you Honda for promoting iQube and Chetak.

[beng]

Thank god they provided the handle and weels with the scooter.

[ഊക്കൻടിൻ്റു]

No home charging and no boot space...
Whahh Honda kamal kar diya!!!😂

[Paul-qtvk]

Honda might need a couple of years more to get these things sorted.😂

[TheTwinPost]

One of the world's biggest two wheeler manufacturer with all the tech in the world at its disposal, and this is what they're able to come up with after years of r&d is beyond disappointing.

[yashchopra]

Thats why ola shares were in upper circuit today!😂

[uthkarshnaik]

What's wrong with these Japanese manufacturers. Honda? You just had to make a regular ev scooter on par with competition and charged a bit of a premium. Baas really? You think indian uncle and aunties will lift 10 kg batteries to that top rack? And the QC1 is a moped.

[ParthMaru]

This is exactly the opposite of what I want. Thanks for the clarification, though. I will be booking Ather now.
Once again It is clear that the Japanese are just not getting what Indian customers want.
I saw BaaS, I reject the product.
It's a shame Honda thinks no home charging and no storage space are acceptable after seeing what the competition offers.
They just launched it for the sake of it. They are not actually serious about making this product successful in the Indian market.

[pchow]

90 % of people will be buying electric cars/scooters who prefer charging at home, and most have a solar grid.
I don't think this battery swapping will work in India. They should provide a home charging option too...

[SLOANchetan]

Honda product team has to be playing some kind of joke on the honda leadership 😂😂.... 1 bike with no boot space yet only 100 km of range .. and other with boot space with 50 kmph...
Its like choosing between the RCB and the DC

[rohanpaul]

This Activa is making other Electric scooters in the market look good!

[nsbhagwat]

Why is every manufacturer obsessed with providing led's in the headlights?

They are such a pain for road users with the glare and light scattering all around.

[hrithiksharma]

The removable battery concept will really go hard for bike rentals where you don't really require boot space and getting a full charge in minutes is appreciated

[sanjeevatri]

Its clear honda does not want cannablise it ic activa😂

[gspkmr]

No storage underseat? Ather and Hero Vida did a better job!

[abskulOfficial]

Thumbs down for both these. They really need to up their game. Despite coming VERY LATE to the ev party, they failed to come up with a product that could wear a "HONDA" Badge deservingly! The QC is so subpar that it goes even below some Chinese products like Okinawa and so. Not a HONDA way definitely!

[CleverFly]

Please look closely..This is Activa-i with different power train...

[shashwatjain]

Dear honda,
thank you for giving us a option that is straight away rejectable😄

[raymondjoseph]

Thanks, Honda!

From,
TVS
Ather
Bajaj
Ola
Hero😊

[samajikawkward]

Honda: Bahut electric⚡ mang rahe the lo de diye. 😂
1. No boot space
2. Top speed 50kmph