November 14, 2023 - At the recent Japanese Mobility Show, Honda unveiled its e-MTB Concept as the auto giant considers including the growing e-bike market as part of its future mobility strategy.
The full-suspension e-mountain bike prototype model on display offered few details in the brief company release, “The Honda e-MTB Concept expands the field of mobility in nature. Easily going uphill with electric assistance, this bike offers a new riding experience that combines the FUN of motorcycles and FUN of a mountain bike. It is being developed to enable anyone to enjoy riding mountainous trails more freely.
“Its original frame and swingarm are built using thin-wall aluminum casting technology for high-performance motorcycles, and together with the unique frame design, express a fusion of functionality and styling.”
Several outlets such as GNC are suggesting that it’s powered by a Brose motor with SRAM Eagle AXS drivetrain and Shimano disc brakes along with front and rear suspension via Fox and a RockShox Reverb AXS dropper post. The DT Swiss XM 1700 wheels sport Maxxis tires.
The all-new Honda Motocompacto is an innovative take on e-scooters that sports a sleek aultra-compact foldable design and has a maximum speed of 15 mph with a range of 12 miles.
Inspired by the Honda Motocompo of the early 1980s it’s sold exclusively at Motocompacto.Honda.com through participating Honda and Acura dealers and has an MSRP of $995US that includes a standard compact charger which can be stowed on-board.
