Yesterday, Yamaha announced the prices of the upcoming EC-06 scooter in the Indian market at INR 167,600, ex-showroom in Delhi. At that price, the EC-06 is at the very top...
Yesterday, Yamaha announced the prices of the upcoming EC-06 scooter in the Indian market at INR 167,600, ex-showroom in Delhi. At that price, the EC-06 is at the very top end of the market. The problem is that the specifications are nowhere near the top. The EC-06 is not Yamaha's own scooter....
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The Vietnam electric scooter market is on a roll, and market leader VinFast just had a record 2025. The homegrown brand delivered 406,453 scooters in the year. This was the year when things really came together for VinFast as the domestic electric scooter absolutely exploded. To put it in perspective,...
December is usually a slow month for two-wheeler sales in India. This one was compounded by the fact that October and November had been exceptionally strong. The Indian government reduced taxes (GST) on two-wheelers from 22nd September 2025, from 28% to 18%. This had a positive impact on ICE two-wheelers,...
The year draws to a close, a very significant one for the electric mobility industry across the major markets. Africa Remains the Most Intense For us, the most significant market of 2025 was Africa. The continent is finally gaining momentum with multiple startups gaining some traction. We recognised the potential early...
I have been camping in Dubai for the last few days, and as is a habit now, the trip turned into a market study of the delivery market. Most of my current observations about Dubai have already been captured in our rather comprehensive Global Fleet and Delivery Market Report that...
This post starts with conversations I have had with industry veterans over the last five years. No names of people or organisations are mentioned, as we regularly face legal notices and police complaints for our writing. While the notices, when nicely framed, make good wall decorations, they are a temporary...
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The state of California is the biggest market for off-road motorcycles in North America. It is estimated that 25% of all sales in the continent are in California. As motorcycle trends changed and customers migrated to lower-powered, nimbler, and cost-efficient machines that still deliver on fun and excitement, China-based manufacturers...
A few hours back, Donut Lab and Verge Motorcycles posted announcements that will redefine how we look at performance electric motorcycles and battery technology in the future. Donut Lab is the Helsinki-based technology innovator that has created the Donut Motor, essentially an in-wheel motor which leaves the hub of the...
Remember Gachaco? It is a fast-spreading battery swapping network in Japan, a collaboration between the four Japanese two-wheeler manufacturers and ENEOS Holdings. Unlike many other collaborative swapping networks elsewhere, Gachaco is an experiment that has worked out well. It is getting popular in Japan, and Honda has deployed multiple models...
Ampersand Energy, one of Africa's earliest startups to offer electric motorcycles and battery swapping, has opened its swapping network to everyone who would like to design and deploy motorcycles around Ampersand's batteries. Ampersand has a network in Kenya and Rwanda, with Kigali and Nairobi being the prime hotspots. The first...
Vmoto has continued its international investment strategy with an investment in LIT Energy. This is one of the most significant investments to date as it gives Vmoto access to Vietnam, the third largest, and one of the fastest growing, E2W markets in the world. Vmoto will invest AUD 200,000 in...
Long-time readers of InsightEV will know that I have a bias toward Africa. I believe it is the best fit for mass deployment of electric motorcycles. With nearly 80% of all African motorcycles being used as motorcycle taxis, delivery rides, or in some sort of commercial activity, the benefits of...
That is the most common and significant question that investors and startups ask each other when pitch decks are discussed. The common fallacy is to take the overall sales in any market, call it the Total Addressable Market (TAM), and assume that their vehicle startup would be able to take...
Large storms always start with small disturbances. All we need is for a few small wind turbulences to align, and they turn into havoc pretty quickly. The same is the case with bushfires. All it takes is a careless spark, followed by inflammable material, then dry stuff (also called more inflammable...
Kofa was an early starter in co-developing a motorcycle targeting African urban centres and Boda operators. The Jidi, co-developed with Chinese manufacturer TailG, is distinctively modern compared to the motorcycles deployed by other players like Spiro, Roam, or Ampersand. TailG Jidi is more modern-looking than the other motorcycles deployed in Africa The...
This interview is lightly edited for clarity and length. Michael Spencer is a serial entrepreneur who recently spent four years ramping up Model 3 and Model Y production and scaling the supercharger and energy businesses at Tesla. Zeno is launching a sport utility electric motorcycle, a portable/swappable flexible-use battery, and a charging-plus-battery...
Bajaj has been doing well with the Chetak electric scooter range, having cemented its place as a stable second (after TVS, the leader) in the Indian market. However, Ather has been nipping at its heels. Where Bajaj has fallen a bit short is in terms of product offerings. Till now,...
Honda has introduced the UC3 electric scooter in Thailand and Vietnam markets. This is the third Honda electric scooter in the geography, with both the CUV e: and Icon e: already in the market. The CUV e: is energised with the Honda MPP swappable batteries, while the Icon e: has...
Bonnell is an Austin-based startup that burst into the scene in early 2025 with a couple of very capable e-bike models. Since then, it has kept the media warm with its intentions of getting into the proper e-motocross market. The 805 and 902 motocrossers are expected to ship sometime in...
Remember Gachaco? It is a fast-spreading battery swapping network in Japan, a collaboration between the four Japanese two-wheeler manufacturers and ENEOS Holdings. Unlike many other collaborative swapping networks elsewhere, Gachaco is an experiment that has worked out well. It is getting popular in Japan, and Honda has deployed multiple models...
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