Honda Activa e Breaks Cover! Here Are Its Feature Highlights

Finally, India's best-selling scooter has stepped into the EV sector. Yes, welcome the all-new Honda Activa e, the first electric scooter by Honda Two-Wheelers India. It's beautiful to look at, packs modern tech features, and also gets swappable batteries, which the company is calling the Honda Mobile Power Pack e. Let's find more details about this e-scooter, and in the meantime, make sure to join the 91Wheels Whatsapp Channel to never miss out on automotive updates.

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Design Language

The Honda Activa e is fresh and doesn't resemble the Activa ICE. It looks premium, classy, and, most importantly, eye-pleasing. The front is all LED. Yes, the headlights are all-LED, and above it, you'll find DRLs smiling towards you. Additionally, the tail lamps are also LED.

To add more, the  dual-tone seat, 12-inch diamond cut alloy wheels with disc brakes, flat footboard & a sturdy grabrail. Lastly, there 5 new colours - Pearl Shallow Blue, Pearl Misty White, Pearl Serenity Blue, Matt Foggy Silver Metallic and PearlIgneous Black colours.

Variants Available:

Honda Activa e will be available in two variants, Standard and Honda RoadSync Duo. Both variants offer LED lights setup, along with 12 Inch diamong cut alloy wheels with front disc brake.

Competitor check:

• The Ola S1 Air design boasts a dual-tone body, flat footboard, LED headlights, and a grab rail, but it does not come with disc brakes.
• The Ather Rizta S base variant is the same in terms of exterior features as the top variant. It comes with LED lights, a pillion backrest, a flat footboard, and front disc brakes.

Features

The Honda Activa e features a 7-inch TFT screen. Here, the rider can connect their smartphone via the Honda RoadSync Duo app. Features included on this screen are day and night modes, navigation, range, speed, and multimedia controls. Also, the new Activa e comes with Honda's H-Smart key, which offers features like smart find, smart unlock, and start. It comes in real handy when owners have difficulty finding their scooters in mall parking lots.

Variants Available:

7 Inch TFT screen is available in the second Honda RoadSync Duo app, while the standard variants get 5 Inch TFT display. Also, all the smart connectivity features are reserved for the top variant.

Competitor Check:

• Ola S1 Air is available with 7 Inch TFT screen with all the smart connectivity features, drive modes, reverse mode, Ola electric app, and navigation.
• The Ather Rizta S base variant comes with a 7-inch display, which offers a turn-by-turn navigation feature.

Swappable Battery Technology

Honda wants to do things differently and extend their reliability factor to electric vehicles too. That's why they have provided swappable batteries, each with a capacity of 1.5 kWh, in the Activa e, which offers a range of 102 km. The rider will have the option to remove the batteries and charge them wherever they want.

Additionally, this is an in-house built battery that produces 8 kW (10.87 PS) and 22 Nm of torque. The top speed is limited to 80 km/h, and it accelerates from 0 to 60 km/h in 6.3 seconds. Lastly, the Honda Activa e also offers three ride modes: Econ, Standard, and Sport.

Variants Available:

• Both variants of the Honda Activa e come with swappable battery technology.

Competitor Check:

• None of its rivals, except the Hero Vida V1, have swappable battery technology. That said, when comparing the battery packs and range, the Ola S1 Air offers a range of 151 km, with a top speed limited to 90 km/h. On the other hand, the Ather Rizta S offers a range of 123 km.

Comparison with competitors:

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