Yamaha - E01 PoC electric scooter
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that it will progressively introduce the E01, an 8.1 kW class electric scooter using a fixed (non-removable) battery design, to Europe, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand for real-world proof-of-concept (PoC) testing from July 2022.
The E01 is an electric scooter "featuring usability equal to a 50-125 cc class gasoline-powered scooter and performance suitable for interurban mobility. With an eye on constructing EV infrastructure, vehicle sharing business frameworks and the like, the E01 will also serve as a PoC model aimed at vehicle sharing operators, local governments, government agencies and other parties for the purpose of grasping real user needs, ascertaining possibilities with related businesses, opening up new markets, and more." The model will be manufactured at Yamaha's Iwata main factory in Japan.
The E01's main features include an electric motor developed and manufactured in-house by Yamaha; a battery delivering approx. 104 km of cruising range from a full charge, along with three different charging systems to choose from to best suit usage; a model-specific frame with a design reflecting the technology garnered through sport bike development, and styling based on Yamaha's Jin-Ki Kanno EV Design concept that "places the MOTOROiD concept model at the top of the pyramid".
Yamaha's MOTOROiD is a proof-of-concept experimental electric motorcycle employing artificial intelligence which was exhibited at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show. It is aimed at new forms of personal mobility "in which the rider resonates harmoniously with the machine".
The Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050 "sets a goal of reducing Scope 3 CO2 emissions (emissions produced from the company's value chain, e.g., use of sold products) by 90% by 2050 compared to 2010". The E01 is a strategic electric vehicle enroute to achieving that goal.
