The year 2025 marked a major stepping stone for Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India, as the company has forayed into EV space. The company launched two electric scooters in India at the ongoing 2025 Auto Expo in Delhi NCR. More affordable QC1 electric scooter starts from Rs 90,000 (Ex-sh), while the more premium Activa e starts from Rs 1.17 lakh (Ex-sh).
Honda Activa e Launched
After much speculation, Honda has finally launched the Activa e in India. At Rs 1.17 lakh (Ex-sh, introductory), Activa e directly takes on other well-established scooters from TVS’ iQube, Bajaj’s Chetak, Ola’s S1, Hero’s Vida and Ather’s Rizta scooters. There’s also a higher-spec Activa e RoadSync Duo variant that is priced at Rs 1.52 lakh (Ex-sh).
Among the two electric scooters launched by Honda, Activa e is the flagship and gets many premium features like a TFT instrument cluster that supports Bluetooth connectivity along with turn-by-turn navigation and notification alerts. There’s LED headlight mounted on apron along with LED DRLs and tail lights.
Honda Activa e is powered by two removable battery packs – 1.5 kWh each, for a total capacity of 3 kWh. Combined claimed range of Activa e is 102 km, and the battery-swapping system is its main highlight. There’s a swingarm-mounted electric motor that is rated at 6kW of peak power (8 bhp). Top speed is 80 km/h and there are three riding modes – Eco, Standard and Sport.
Honda QC1 Launched
If the swappable battery is not for you, Honda also sell a fixed battery model called QC1. Unlike Activa e, QC1 is built on a budget and is not as feature-loaded. Honda has priced QC1 starting from Rs 90,000 (Ex-sh). It gets a rather simple instrument cluster along with minimal styling. Unlike Activa e, there is a rather usable boot of 26L in QC1.
There’s a fixed 1.5 kWh battery pack that promises a range of 80 km on a single charge. This battery is fixed and it powers a hub-mounted electric motor rated at 1.8 kW peak power (2.4 bhp). Top speed is 50 km/h and there are two riding modes – Eco and Standard.
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