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Yamaha electric bikes revealed as motor maker expands production capabilities

Yamaha will bring to market three own-label electric bikes for the all mountain, gravel and urban segments, which will be in the marketplace by the end of 2022 via soon to be appointed European distributors.

The business has notably made significant investments in expanding its ability to make and deliver electric bike motors for OEM partners, but with the new Yamaha branded electric bikes the brand has signalled it intends to build on its history in the electric mobility market; alongside the electric bikes came three mopeds with varied styling.

Eric de Seynes – Yamaha Motor Europe’s President & CEO – announces said on the company’sentry into the world of electric personal mobility. “The concept of mobility has continuously
evolved over the years, and consequently our cities and infrastructures have adapted to these changes. However, one thing that has remained the same over the decades is the universal desire and need for personal mobility that gives a real sense of freedom.”

Yamaha were a pioneer in the electric bike space as far back as the 1990s when the company created the first Power Assist System (PAS) which formed the basis of the world’s first production eBike.

With Yamaha’s drive units now made at scale in Europe the manufacturer is embedded within a marketplace were more than 5 million units were sold in 2021. The brand’s Powered Two Wheeler network is now in the process of allocating stock of the bikes and distribution partners in Europe are expected to have been appointed by the end of next year.

One of the higher powered units teased by the label is a speed pedelec dubbed the B01. This new hybrid prototype “intelligently combines eBike S-Pedelec functionality with moped performance and all urban terrain ability.”

Currently a concept model created by Yamaha Motor Europe in association with long-term partners Fantic Motor and Motori Minarelli, B01 will evolve into a production machine that will further expand Yamaha’s electric mobility range.

In the next few weeks Yamaha will launch the all-new NEO’s – a smart, accessible and high quality “50cc-equivalent” electric scooter that was first displayed at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show as the E02 prototype. This will be followed by Yamaha’s first “125cc-equivalent” scooter that will showcase the company’s very latest engineering and technology. Derived from the E01 prototype – also displayed at Tokyo – this yet to be named model will be the protagonist in a Proof of Concept activity that Yamaha will set up in a major European city with a scooter sharing partner.

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