Honda has been a major player in the motorcycle industry for decades. However, with the ever-increasing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles, many car manufacturers have struggled to keep up with production. Honda is looking to change this with the introduction of their new advanced mobile power pack. While the company isn’t actively developing an electric motorcycle, they are looking at other options. Recently Honda announced their new mobile power pack which can recharge a smartphone in under ten minutes. The new battery is powered by lithium-ion cells and can be recharged up to 1,000 times. Honda has created their new mobile power pack with commercialization in mind and it’s already been installed at various business parks across Japan. Honda will continue to test the portable battery with different charging stations over the next three years and hopes its success will lead to widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
Honda has released a similar product for automobiles before in 2009 called the “e-Power” system. While the system was only equipped with a 13Ah battery, it could be connected to a power source via a special port. Furthermore, it’s reported that the e-Power system used Nickel-metal hydride batteries and not lithium-ion cells. While this is a positive development for Honda, they have yet to make any announcements regarding motorcycle development. Only time will tell if we’ll get an electric motorcycle from this world famous manufacturer.
