A lot of the new electric two-wheeler innovations we’ve been seeing in recent years have come mostly from new players which were mostly previously unheard of. And unfortunately, a lot of these companies have been forced to shut down due to a myriad of financial issues.
But one thing a lot of these companies had in common was that they were perhaps simply dreaming too big. Companies like Sondors and Fuell revealed highly sophisticated and futuristic two-wheelers which were just trying to be too many things all at once. Plus, the fact that these brands pretty much had zero track record in the motorcycle industry didn’t really help, either.
But now we’re seeing mainstream players join the electric scene in full force. We’ve seen it with Kawasaki’s Z and Ninja E-1, and now, with Honda, and its CUV e:, a simple, no-frills electric scooter.