Interesting. Honda's core competency has long been internal combustion engines (ICE). My household has, for a long time, had a Honda car, motor scooter (110cc), and lawnmower. We don't need a generator, but if we did we would pick Honda. I was an early adopter of their Insight hybrid car, almost a quarter-century ago. That was focused on battery support for a very light ICE, not on replacing the ICE. It was effective.

I've long believed they were all in on hydrogen fuel as the next big thing, because it would preserve their internal combustion tech investment. And, I've long believed that was an existential mistake. They, working with Toyota, could have pulled it off by pouring bucketloads of upfront capital into refueling infrastructure (like Tesla did with their Supercharger network). But they didn't. Pilot projects with short-range delivery vans don't cut it.

It's about time they started working on BEV.

But: pedals? pedals with ergonomic problems? (No seat height adjustment is evident and they're far too widely spaced to let a rider get any power without rocking back and forth.)

There are plenty of decent e-bikes in this market space. Most of them leverage the existing cycling parts and service capabilities . Honda's coming late to this party.

We shall see.