Honda UC3 Electric Scooter Patented In India – 122 km Range, 80 km/h Top Speed

Honda has been expanding its electric vehicle footprint across the world and is taking greater strides towards achieving carbon neutrality across all products and corporate activities. In that regard, Honda has launched UC3 electric scooter in Thailand and Vietnam and the same has now been patented in India, sparking launch speculations.

Honda UC3 Electric Scooter

With India being the world’s largest 2W market, Honda has been patenting a lot of their scooters and motorcycles for our market. However, not all of them will see the light of day as they’re mostly IP protection exercises and the company does not have launch intentions with them. One such 2W is the Honda UC3 which may or may not launch in India.

Currently, Honda UC3 has been launched in Thailand and Vietnam. In Thailand, UC3 has been priced at THB 142,600 before subsidies which turns out to be roughly around Rs 4.1 lakh. With subsidies, prices will come down to THB 132,600 (Rs 3.82 lakh). For Vietnam, Honda is currently importing UC3 via CBU route, but CKD operations are expected to start soon.

Unlike the Activa e, Honda UC3 comes with fixed batteries and it is Honda’s first electric scooter to come with LFP battery chemistry. Honda UC3 has an interesting design language as it looks like a maxi scooter from the front and a neo retro scooter from the side body panels, seat shape and rear design.

There’s a three-piece LED DRL setup at the front which will double up as turn indicators as well. LED headlights are positioned exactly below the DRLs and are rather sleek and discrete. Above DRLs we can see a windshield and this is where the charging flap is present too. We can see a complex seat design along with rear LED taillight and indicator setup that isn’t flat like in the front.

Specs, Features, Details

In terms of features, headlights are bi-chromatic (bi-colour), there’s a 5-inch TFT instrument cluster with Honda RoadSync connectivity, Traction Control, 26L underseat storage, three riding modes (Econ, Standard, Sport), reverse assist feature, adaptive regeneration where scooter selects regeneration levels based on battery percentage, Smart Key with keyless go, Type-C port and more.

Powering the Honda UC3 is a 3.2 kWh battery and promises strong performance for over 1,500 charge cycles. Range promised is 122 km and Honda promises 160cc scooter like performance with a 8 bhp motor with 80 km/h top speed. Scooter rides on 12-inch wheels and there’s a CBS and not ABS. Charging speeds can go till 1200W. Two colour options include Pearl Sapphire White and Graphite Black.