Key Highlights
- Honda reveals Activa E-swap stations timeline
- First battery swap station coming to Bengaluru
- Will be offering battery exchange services for Activa electric scooter
Honda recently introduced its first ever electric scooter, the Activa e. At the event, the brand also surprised the masses with another e-scooter model, the QC1. The Activa e came along with dual swappable batteries which also happens to be its USP. Dedicated stations for swapping Activa e’s batteries are lined up to be installed across multiple Indian cities with the first phase being kicked off at Tier 1 metro cities. The company has now confirmed the cities where the Activa’s electric scooter’s E-swap stations will be launched first.
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Honda Activa e Battery E-Swap Station Launch Timeline
In the first phase, Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India will be introducing the Activa e’s battery E-swap station in three major metro cities. The company will be introducing the first battery swap station in Bengaluru for which the timeline set is February 2025.
After Bengaluru, Honda will be setting up the battery swap station in Mumbai. The third and the last E-swap station will be launched in Delhi. Besides the name of the cities and the timeline, HMSI has also announced the number of battery stations it plans to bring to these cities. Bengaluru gets the maximum number of the battery swapping stations for Activa e at 250 followed by Delhi and Mumbai where the count will be 150 and 100 respectively.
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Honda Activa E Quick Recap
The Honda Activa e electric scooter has dual swappable battery module which is the key highlight. The dual 1.5 kWh battery pack of the Activa e is capable of offering 102 km range per charge. On the other hand, the Activa e produces up to 6 kWh of peak power and churns out 22 Nm of peak torque. Honda has not yet announced the prices of the Activa e electric scooter. But the anticipations suggests it could be priced lower than a lakh and compete against popular e-scooter models such as Ather Rizta, TVS iQube, and others.
