New generation Honda Activa is expected to be an all-new model, built on a completely new platform with a fuel-injected engine, smartphone connectivity and more.
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) is expected to launch an all-new, updated Honda Activa which will be ready to meet the Bharat Stage VI (BS6) emission regulations that come into place from April 2020.
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Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) on Monday said its cumulative scooter sales have crossed 25 million milestone. The company had first launched a scooter model in the country in 2001. “From achieving 10 million sales mark in 13 years, Honda added additional 10 million customers in just next three years,” HMSI said in a statement.
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Electric scooter maker Gogoro has closed a massive $300 million Series C round to expand its service.
The company has sold scooters in its native Taiwan since 2015, and in Europe it offers them on a short-term rental basis. That’s in Berlin, Germany, and Paris, France, where Gogoro provides a combined 1,600 scooters for an on-demand sharing service that’s operated by Bosch subsidiary Coup.
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In Cambodia’s capital, motorbike taxis are everywhere – but it’s extremely rare to see women drivers transporting tourists. Those who do are judged harshly. Katya Cengel meets the young entrepreneur trying to change that.
When they show up at a Phnom Penh hotel in their tight red T-shirts and skinny jeans, people tend to get the wrong idea about Renou Chea and her fellow Moto Girl Tour guides.
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The small, quiet island of Teshima in Japan’s Inland Sea has been admired as a place of beauty, serenity, and a virtually untouched rural landscape. Now, it’s also becoming well known for cutting-edge art and technology.
The island has become the proving ground for a new business model for energy distribution as well as remote analytics and telemetry, used to ensure that tourists visiting a popular international art festival don’t get stranded on the remote island.
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There’s not much info aside from “we promise it’s coming,” but Vespa has finally revealed it’s making an electric version of its iconic scooter.
The Elettrica Electric Scooter concept, shown wearing just a brushed metal body, is expected to go on sale sometime in the second half of 2017 for an undisclosed price.
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Marlon Brando was “The Wild One” — decked out in leather and chains atop his motorcycle.
Terry Francona is “The Mild One” — with a smart sweater and a scooter.
Before the Indians’ 2-0 victory over the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the ALCS, Francona rode his Genuine Buddy scooter in to work.
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The toddler wanted to copy his father by grabbing hold of the handlebars – but somehow managed to accelerate away down the street.
This is the frightening moment a young toddler sped off on his dad’s scooter when the engine was left running and the child grabbed the handlebars to try and mimic his parent.
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A Segway you can carry in a laptop bag? That’s what Cocoa Motors promised when it revealed the WalkCar, an ultra-compact personal transport, last year. And finally, after a year of perfecting its design, the WalkCar will be available for pre-order starting on October 21.
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Japan’s Honda Motor Co Ltd and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd on Wednesday said they were joining forces to develop scooters for the domestic market, burying the hatchet on a decades-old rivalry and consolidating production in response to a shrinking motorcycle market.
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