As of April, 2022, the electric motorcycle revolution hasn’t totally taken off just yet—particularly with legacy OEMs. While we are starting to see shifts—Triumph’s Project TE-1 prototype, Yamaha’s recent NEO’s and E01 introductions, and Honda’s growing range of electric delivery bikes and trikes to name three—it’s clear there’s a long way to go before widespread adoption.
Can biofuels and synthetics help bridge the gap from the high-CO2-emissions combustion era to a cleaner, greener future? Yamaha Motor believes it can—at least, in Asian markets. In two recent interviews, Yamaha Motor president Yoshihiro Hidaka cited some reasons why Yamaha is exploring more than one motorbike-related solution to the world’s growing climate crisis.
