Honda mulls e-motorcycle production

Motorcycle manufacturer.Honda Philippines Inc. may consider producing electric motorcycles locally if the government will provide incentives, according to a company official.

- LOUELLA DESIDERIO

Honda Philippines president Sayaka Arai told reporters that while the company has local manufacturing operations, it has opted to import electric motorcycle EM1 e: from China as investing in local production will cost more than importation.

"However if government laws and regulations change for the good, for the investment for the local production, we want to consider producing this kind of electric models for our domestic market," she said.

In other countries like Indonesia, she said the government provides incentives for electric vehicles that meet the required local content production.