More Details Emerge For Honda E-VO: Honda’s First Electric Motorbike Includes Huge Spec

Honda has officially launched its first full-size production electric motorcycle, and it’s a bit of a surprise package. It’s called the E-VO. It looks like a retro-styled cafe racer. It’s also loaded with enough tech and features to make your smartphone blush.

Unveiled by Honda’s Chinese arm, Wuyang-Honda, the E-VO isn’t just another low-speed city scoot. It’s a serious piece of kit with the spec sheet to match. It’s also a clear signal that Honda is ramping up its ambitions in the EV bike space.

Retro Looks, EV Guts

At first glance, the E-VO looks like a throwback: round headlight, retro bodwork, tidy subframe. But peel back the panels, and it’s clear this is anything but old-school. Underneath, you’ll find a forged aluminium frame, a cast aluminium swingarm, and a flat wire mid-mounted motor pumping out 15.3kW (20bhp) in standard form, or 15.8kW (21.1bhp) in the higher-spec triple-battery version.

The bike reportedly does 0–50km/h in 2.8 seconds, and maxes out at 68mph in standard trim, or 75mph in the triple-battery version. That means it’s just about motorway-capable, although probably more at home in the city.

Two Battery Options, Real-World Range

The E-VO comes in two flavours:

• The standard version with a 4.1kWh lithium-ion battery, 74V, 56Ah, 143kg weight, and a range of around 120km (75 miles).
   
• The triple-battery variant boasting 6.2kWh, 84Ah, 156kg, and a healthy 170km (105-mile) WMTC range.

Both versions support Honda’s swappable battery tech, so you can roll up to a station, pop the old pack out and slot in a fresh one. Charging is quick too — 1.5 hours from 20–80 per cent at home, or just 1 hour on a fast charger for the base model. The triple-battery version takes a bit longer: 2.5 hours at home, or 1.5 hours at a commercial charger.

E-VO Electronics: All the Gizmos You Could Want

This bike is absolutely packed with tech and riding modes. Some of the highlights include:

• Eco / Normal / Sport riding modes, plus a mysterious “Thunderbolt” mode that we suspected to be a boost function
   
• Traction control, 2-channel ABS, a reverse mode and even hill-hold function
   
• A potential "auxiliary stroller push" mode for helping you wheel the bike when it's off.
   
• Cruise control, if you're in the mood to relax.

Lighting is taken care of with full LED units, including a headline 45,000-candela adaptive headlight, all tied into a modern electrical system with an illuminated switchgear layout. A side stand interlock prevents accidental pull-aways, while a USB-A and USB-C port let you charge your devices on the go.

Big Screen Energy

Front and centre is a 7-inch full-colour TFT dash, backed up by a sub full-colour meter. It supports full-screen navigation, offers real-time data, and integrates nicely with the onboard cameras. The E-VO gets front and rear 1080P dash cams, with a rearview monitor mode that activates via button press or when the bike’s in reverse.

Honda’s also fitted TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring), and the whole system links up with your phone via NFC key,  and it features Bluetooth unlock. As is now the way with most electric bikes, a dedicated app that lets you check bike status remotely.

There’s even DJI Action Cam link support, so you can pair your action cam for seamless video capture. Honestly, at this point, we’re wondering when it starts brewing coffee.

Practical Details, Real-World Fit

Despite all the gizmos, this is still a full-sized motorcycle, not a jumped-up scooter:

• Overall length: 1,996mm
   
• Width: 755mm
   
• Height: 1,057mm
   
• Wheelbase: 1,380mm
   
• Seat height: 765mm
   
• Ground clearance: 186mm

The front suspension is inverted, there’s a monoshock at the rear, and stopping power comes from disc brakes at both ends. The brake lever is also five-position adjustable for a tailored feel.

In terms of durability, Honda says the frame, suspension and core components have been subjected to over 1 million vibration endurance cycles, so it’s clearly built to handle more than a daily commute. There’s even a little "smartphone room" in the tank area, which sounds like the sort of quirky but useful thing Honda loves to do.

Price and Availability

At launch, the E-VO is only confirmed for the Chinese market with a starting price of around CNY 30,000 — that’s just over £3,000 at current rates. Considering the tech on offer, that’s an absolute steal. Whether it will make its way to the UK or Europe is still unknown, but with Honda’s global push toward electrification, it wouldn’t be a shock to see a variant land here in the next few years.

Until then, the Honda E-VO might just be the most advanced electric motorcycle you’ve never heard of — unless you’ve been reading Visordown, of course.

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