HONDA ACTIVA e:

Honda's first-ever electric scooter for India is finally here.

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The Honda Activa has been a household name since its debut in 2001. Over the past two decades and more, it has sold nearly 3.5 crore units, making it the best-selling scooter in the world. Its popularity even paved the way for today's electric scooter boom. While nearly every major manufacturer and startup has jumped on the EV bandwagon, Honda took its time, before introducing its e-scooter in India. Interestingly, Honda has been making electric scooters for decades, with its first model hitting the Japanese market back in 1994 called the CUV ES (look it up, it still looks super cool even today). In India, after years of testing and market research, the brand has launched not one but two electric scooters: the Activa e: and the more affordable QC1 (read the first ride review on Page No. 96).

Honda's goal was to make the Activa e: as familiar as its petrol-powered sibling while ensuring it stands out as an EV.