Honda talks more about its electric motorcycle plans

Posted by in Auto Green, Hybrids on 01 13th, 2009 | no responses

Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Honda , On Two Wheels Last month in his end-of-year speech, Honda CEO Takeo Fukui vowed that the Japanese company would release an electric motorcycle in 2010 . It’s been a few weeks and the import of that announcement has begun to sink in. Honda is the world’s largest cycle manufacturer, so an EV wearing the red badge is sure to inspire competition from the other established players. What’s more, as one of the world’s top automakers and the one that’s arguably most concerned with its environmental standing, the electron-powered two-wheeler could be a harbinger of things to come on the four-wheeled side as well. As if our interest weren’t already piqued, Honda has released another press release detailing its past eco-friendly motorcycle endeavors, which include hydrogen fuel cell-powered machinery, hybrids and fully electric concepts. After all of this testing, Honda says its electric motorcycle technology is suitable for both commercial and personal applications. Sounds great… just two more years to wait. [Source: Honda] Continue reading Honda talks more about its electric motorcycle plans Honda talks more about its electric motorcycle plans originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green