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    EXCLUSIVE: Yamaha EV Roadmap Reveal In April?

    Praveen M.
    Praveen M.Modified On Mar 29, 2022 02:59 pm IST
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    As per our sources, Yamaha might discuss its EV plans for India at the dealer conference scheduled for April 11

    As per our sources, Yamaha might discuss its EV plans for India at the dealer conference scheduled for April 11

    We already know Yamaha has scheduled a dealer conference on April 11. As per our sources, the Japanese bikemaker could discuss its EV roadmap for India at the event. Electric Vehicles (EVs) are quickly gaining popularity, and itโ€™s high time that Yamaha jumps into the bandwagon as its rivals, Honda and Suzuki, are already working on EVs of their own. Hereโ€™s how Yamahaโ€™s approach could be:

    Going the Yamaha Neoโ€™s way?

    The Yamaha Neoโ€™s was recently unveiled for the European market. This e-scooter is light, looks funky, and is perfect for urban mobility. However, It offers performance equivalent to that of just a 50cc petrol-engined scooter. Sure, it has removable batteries weighing just 8kg, but their range is also limited to just 37km (claimed, WMTC figure). To make matters worse, the Yamaha Neoโ€™s commands quite a premium as it retails at GBP 3,005 (around Rs 2.98 lakh), making it really expensive for what it offers. Even if Yamaha heavily localises the electric scooter, it will still not make sense for a competitive market like India where affordable e-scooters with decent range are the key. 

    A Green Fascino, perhaps?

    Yamaha already has the Fascino 125 Fi, designed and developed specifically for the Indian market. Itโ€™s the lightest in class, packs an engine with segment-first mild-hybrid tech, and is a well-rounded 125cc scooter. Yamaha could take a leaf out of Suzukiโ€™s book and develop an electric scooter based on the Yamaha Fascinoโ€™s platform, just like Suzukiโ€™s upcoming electric scooter, the Burgman Electric, which is based on the Burgman Street. This approach will save Yamaha a lot of development costs as the basic foundations are already in place. 

    More importantly, this approach will also cut down on development time for Yamaha. Bringing out a capable electric scooter on time will be crucial for the Japanese bikemaker. Honda is already working on an EV, which could likely be along the lines of the Honda Activa Electric. As mentioned earlier, Suzuki is already one step ahead with the Burgman Electric, the production-ready version of which has been spotted testing several times. Even Hero MotoCorp is all set to launch its electric scooter under the Vida sub brand on July 1. 

    Apart from these upcoming electric scooters, Yamaha will face competition from other already-existing EVs including the Bajaj Chetak, TVS iQube Electric, Ola S1, Ather 450X and Simple One.

    Yamaha Fascino 125 Fi Hybrid (2019-2025) User Reviews

    • S
      sai on Apr 17, 2026
      3.8
      one of the most easiest scooters overall

      It is one of the smoothest and most nimble handling scooters available in the market with a strong competition it offers a very good accessibility for new riders as well as the friendly nature makes it easy to ride in everyday traffic. the positive thing of this scooter is the handling, it is very easy to handle in heavy traffic, even with travelling a small amount of household goods, also the smoothness of the vehicle, negative points will be it has stiff suspension and under seat fuel filling system which cannot be accessible to the most. yes the bike can be recommended to a new rider or who wants overall comfort, mileage and easy going nature if the scooter, also one must consider the pricing, though it falls in a premium segment the features are comparatively less, but has very strong points to balance out.

    • P
      prateek on Mar 23, 2026
      4.2
      Good driving with pillion .

      Good driving with pillion. Nice pickup power, must maintain periodically without fail or it will issue its mileage and performance. Good option for daily based and long rides without much shivering of handels in the road. Boot space is limited in the front area in of the disadvantages, otherwise itโ€™s a good to go option.

      2 1
    • H
      harsha on Jan 30, 2026
      4.0
      FEEDBACK ON FASCINO 125

      2025 January I have purchased this fascino 125 vehicle, very comfortable journey and nice experience while riding in this scooter but cost is little more expensive in my opinion. It would better if it can affordable at low budget. This is eco friendly vehicle. I have ride this vehicle almost 5,000 km very nice experience. I felt very easy to control, less weight easy to turn suddenly, good budget friendly vehicle, very smooth while riding no shaking or vibration. Yes, I will definitely recommend to my family, Relatives and friends. I'll constantly and frequently using this vehicle to my office and home and city commute, no worries it also good for long travel so no worries less maintenance charges.

      5 7
    • A
      ajith on Sep 27, 2025
      3.8
      Review after 4 years of riding

      For Looks and spacious, because of the hybrid system , bluetooth connectivity, other scooter have classy but i selected for over all features, other scooters does not offers many features at that time. Engine get noisy within 300 km if we have habbit of sudden throttling and habit of rash driving so bike must be handled slow and gradual increase in throttle then we wont get any noise,it will settle after several km of slow and steady throttling, speedometer wire get become faulty 6 months once , scooter will accelerate itself after 6 month because of some fault in accelerator wire at fist it will 10 km/h then if we did not fix it with mechanic it will gradually increase and go upto 40 km/h when we start the bike its act a cruise control but we need do unwanted breaking and loss in mileage, breaks must be periodically tightened other it will become loose, I do not have experience with other bike hence this is my first bike I do not have any experience with other scooters so I do not have knowledge and experience to comment about this , bike have good pickup once we reached a speed of 40 to 60 km per hour then we can over take anything without any lag , but at first 40 km we will feel rubber band effect .

      1 6
    • A
      amish on Sep 14, 2025
      3.7
      it can be a choice but not so good choice ๐Ÿ˜

      the speed meter wire is not up to the mark.. every pot hole feels like you got into it and the front wheel touches the protector so it makes noise. the real world mileage for an average driver would come down to 50kmpl. Not suitable for heavy weight drivers. Take it only if you like the design. should consider other options before you take it.

      3 1
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