Honda reveals its most extreme EV concept yet
Honda’s new EV Outlier Concept is much more than just a futuristic design.
As Honda sees it, the all-new EV Outlier Concept is the Japanese brand’s take on what future motorcycles could look like.
The new concept was revealed at the Japan Mobility Show, which often gives us an idea of the most quirky, weird, and wonderful projects that manufacturers have planned.
The new EV Outlier Concept matches all of the descriptions listed above, and is a clear sign of where Honda thinks the two-wheel industry is heading in the future.
All of that said, we shouldn’t be surprised that Honda has taken the covers off of this type of transformer-like motorcycle. The company has already taken a previous EV concept and turned it into a production bike that’s set to hit the market in early 2026.
That was the EV Fun Concept, which has now been renamed WN7, and it will arrive in the UK with a price of £12,999. Full technical details of the new WN7 will be revealed at next month’s EICMA show in Milan.
Visordown’s team will be at the show next week, gathering every bit of moto news we can find. (And there will be a lot)
With the 2024 EICMA event being the launch pad for the newly-named WN7 and its EV Urban Concept sibling, it’s not a stretch to say that Honda might also be set to reveal its new EV Outlier Concept at this year’s trade show. It’s believed that the EV Outlier Concept is a model being readied to hit the roads in the 2030s.
About the new concept, Honda says it is “an electric motorcycle being developed with a new approach that defies conventional ideas to deliver customers surprises, excitement and new experiences. Taking advantage of the high degree of freedom of the layout unique to electric motorcycles, we have adopted in-wheel motors on both the front and rear wheels, achieving dynamic and low-proportion styling.”
With its high-handlebar and relaxed riding position, it would be easy to view this as a potential electric cruiser bike of the future. That’s if we were comparing it to a traditional combustion engine bike.
What is clear is that you won’t be limited when it comes to information or clarity from the dashboard, which features a wider style compared to current dashboard set-ups found on the bikes of today.
Photo credit - Honda
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