One of the most intriguing pieces of news to come out of EICMA was, by most accounts, a new concept from Honda. Maybe you find that surprising, particularly if you're one of the many who've criticized Honda for playing it too safe in recent years. And yet, Team Red didn't get where it is today without maintaining the ability to pull out a few surprises here and there, like its wild V3 concept.
Upon introduction, despite Honda's official press release referring to it as having an "electric turbocharger," this of course immediately generated controversy (on the Internet? NEVER!) about Team Red's chosen nomenclature.
I'm not here to debate the issue. But, I will tell you that watching Honda Motor Company's Motorcycle and Power Products Division Chief Officer Minoru Kato and its Motorcycle and Power Products Electrification Business Unit Head Daiki Mihara give an update on the state of Honda Motorcycles was pretty informative about where the terminology comes from.
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