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Honda is about to launch a cheap electric motorbike for students

TB (summary) March 27, 2025 17:51

Honda's ICON e: electric motorbike model is positioned towards students with an expected price of under 30 million VND excluding battery.

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Honda ICON e: has been completed at the factory and will be launched on the market from April. Photo: HVN

On March 27, Honda Vietnam launched the ICON e: electric motorbike at its factory in Vinh Phuc. This is the first pure electric product that the Japanese motorbike and automobile brand has launched to Vietnamese customers, after about 30 years of dominating the gasoline motorbike market with about 70 - 80% market share.

Before production, Honda introduced ICON e: and CUV e: at the Vietnam Motor Show 2024 in October 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City, in which ICON e: was produced in Vietnam, CUV e: was imported from Thailand.

The Japanese car company will officially launch the product in early April, at which time the pricing and sales policies will be more specific.

At the exhibition at the end of last year, Honda said that the ICON e: will be sold at an expected price of under 30 million VND without battery, while the CUV e: has not been sold yet but is available for lease with a limited quantity in two major cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Sản xuất xe máy điện ICON e: tại nhà máy Honda Việt Nam ở Vĩnh Phúc, ngày 27/3. Ảnh: Nguyễn Linh
Production of ICON e electric motorbikes: at Honda Vietnam factory in Vinh Phuc

The vehicle's length x width x height are 1,796 x 680 x 1,085 mm, saddle height 742 mm and weight 89 kg. This size is slightly smaller than Vision (1,871 x 686 x 1,101 mm).

The car is equipped with all LED lights, except for the headlights with LED positioning strips. LCD speed screen, 26-liter trunk. Under the handlebars are two small storage compartments with a USB charging port. Single disc brakes in the front, drum brakes in the rear. The motor is located on the rear wheel.

According to Honda, the maximum travel distance of ICON e: is 50 km. Located under the floor (footrest) is a 30.6 Ah lithium-ion battery, IP67 waterproof standard, weighing about 1.3 kg. The battery can be charged directly on the vehicle or removed for charging with a domestic power source, fully charged in 7.5 hours. Particularly, charging to 30-70% takes 3.5 hours.

With a neat, fashionable design, the ICON e: is positioned by the company to target students. According to current regulations, drivers of motorbikes with internal combustion engines of 50cc or less, electric vehicles with motor capacity not exceeding 4 kW, speed under 50 km/h, do not need a driver's license. The Honda model meets this requirement with a maximum speed of 49 km/h, motor capacity of 1.5 kW. The motor's traction on the ICON e: is 85 Nm.

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