Honda EM1 E Ready To Launch In Japan In August, Indonesia Following

Honda EM1 e. (Doc. Honda Global)

JAKARTA - Over time, demand for electric vehicles is getting higher. This is what triggers the two-wheeled and four-wheeled manufacturer's race to launch its products with impressive capabilities.

Japanese vehicle manufacturer Honda is aware of this. Not only for four wheels, but also for two wheels. Therefore, Honda launched EM1 e: the first electric motorcycle ever made by a manufacturer.

Not only that, Honda also has plans to expand its sales to the Southeast Asian market, one of which is Indonesia. However, customers who are interested seem to have to be patient.

Reporting from Nikkei Asia, Wednesday, July 26, Honda will carry out the initial stages of selling this electric motorcycle in Japan, at the end of August 2023. This is what makes Indonesian consumers wait in the next few months.

In the Japanese market itself, Honda EM1 e: sold for 300,000 yen or converted into IDR 32 million. The standard price for the size of electric motorcycles abroad.

Just like the four-wheeled vehicle division, Honda also has a strategic plan to present the latest electric motorcycles in the coming years.

For 2030, Honda plans to release at least 7 new electric motorcycle models with a sales target of 1 million units for the global market, 30 percent of which come from the Indonesian market.

Honda EM1 e: has a unique ability, which is to have a battery unit that can be exchanged for the Honda Mobile Power Pack e: which is the basic force of this vehicle.

Introduced in 2022, EM1 e: has a battery capacity of 1.3 kWh and has a range of 53 km in one charge. Having an electric motor with a power of 1.6 dk to 2.1 dk, this motor is capable of traveling to a maximum speed of 40 km/hour.

Previously, EM1 e: it was exhibited at the IIMS 2023 event earlier this year as Honda's first electric motor to be sold in Indonesia.