Yamaha EC-05 Electric Scooter Could Make Its India Debut Soon
5,000 units will reportedly be brought to India during the first phase
5,000 units will reportedly be brought to India during the first phase
- It is reported that Drivezy is planning to add the EC-05 to its fleet.
- Yamaha has partnered with Taiwanese company Gogoro to manufacture the EC-05.
- The rental vehicle company is also planning to build its charging network.
Now that the government has reduced the GST on electric vehicles, it’s easier for manufacturers to jump on this bandwagon. Bengaluru-based vehicle rental company Drivezy is planning to bring 5,000 units of the Yamaha EC-05 in India during its first phase by November this year. But you can’t just walk into a Yamaha showroom and buy it, because these units will be imported solely for use in Drivezy’s fleet.
The company is aiming to raise $20 million to $25 million (around Rs 143 crore to Rs 178 crore) for its electric subsidiary. In Taiwan, the EC-05 is priced at 99,800 Taiwanese dollars (around Rs 2.27 lakh), which is quite expensive. However, Drivezy will offer the EC-05 on rent, which could give buyers a taste of electric scooters in a more affordable way.
Drivezy is currently hunting for locations to set up its battery swapping stations, which could be the same as what Gogoro is using in the international markets. The bike maker has partnered with Gogoro, which has an extensive battery swapping network in Taiwan, and Drivezy is aiming to replicate this in India. However, where will Drivezy install the battery swapping stations and whether it will charge for the extra batteries or not is yet to be known. Additionally, we expect these scooters to be employed in cities where customers’ rides are limited to around 20-30km, which could make it easier for customers to swap the batteries as well.
It’s not just the battery tech that Yamaha is using from its Taiwanese partner. In fact, under the skin, the scooter is similar to Gogoro’s S2. The electric scooter has a max power output of 7.6kW at 3000rpm and the manufacturer claims that it can go from 0-50kmph in under four seconds and has a top speed of 90kmph. But because it weighs just 100kg (18kg less than the Ather 340), the EC-05 should be fun to ride.
As of now, there’s still no word from Yamaha whether it will officially launch the electric scooter in India or not. But we could expect the company to showcase the EC-05 or any other electric two-wheeler at the upcoming Indian Auto Expo.
Source: Forbes India
Yamaha Fascino 125 Fi Hybrid (2019-2025) User Reviews
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.
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 it’s a good to go option.
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.
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 .
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