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Honda shifts gears, launches ACTIVA e, QC1 electric scooters in India

Honda Activa EV Launch: Honda's highly anticipated entry into the electric two-wheeler segment is here.

Honda ACTIVA e: comes with dual swappable batteries. (Image credit: Honda)

2 min readBengaluruNov 28, 2024 08:19 AM IST First published on: Nov 27, 2024 at 02:18 PM IST

On Wednesday, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) unveiled its first electric scooters, ACTIVA e: and QC1, at a launch event in Bengaluru. The announcement marks Honda’s official entry into India’s growing electric vehicle market. Pre-orders for both models will begin on January 1, 2025, with deliveries slated to commence in February 2025. While pricing details remain under wraps, Honda is expected to announce them in the coming weeks.

Tsutsumu Otani, managing director, president and CEO, HMSI, said “The introduction of ACTIVA e: and QC1 marks a defining step in our commitment to sustainable mobility in India. It is in line with Honda’s global ‘Triple Action to ZERO’ concept to realize carbon neutrality by 2050, which focuses on three areas: carbon neutrality, clean energy, and resource circulation.”