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Yamaha Motor Launches NEO'S Electric Scooter with Removable Battery Design in Europe - Promoting both smarter short-distance urban mobility and carbon neutrality -

IWATA, March 11, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) will release in Europe from this March the 2.5 kW class NEO’S electric scooter utilizing a removable battery design. The Company also plans to release the model to ASEAN markets in stages.

The NEO’S is an electric scooter with a simple, yet stylish body and features the smooth and agile performance unique to EVs. In Europe, a new segment of users is emerging from the shift away from car-based commuting to two-wheeled commuting, driven by changes in urban systems such as no-entry zones for vehicles, parking problems, and traffic congestion. The traditional user base for 50 cm3 scooters is also shifting to electric alternatives, thus demand for electric scooters in the equivalent 2.5 kW class is expected to grow in the future. The NEO’S is aimed at answering the needs of Europe’s electric scooter market, and the model itself will be manufactured by group company Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd. (YMVN).

Its main features include 1) the Yamaha Integrated Power Unit II (YIPU II) delivering quiet but long-lasting acceleration, 2) a battery offering approx. 37 km*1 of cruising range from a full charge, 3) a model-specific frame design and new low-loss tires for a comfortable, energy-efficient ride, and 4) styling based on Yamaha’s Jin-Ki Kanno EV Design concept that places the MOTOROiD*2 concept model at the top of the pyramid.

The Company’s Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050 sets a goal of reducing Scope 3 CO₂ emissions (emissions produced from the Company’s value chain, e.g., use of sold products) by 90% by 2050 compared to 2010. The NEO’S is a strategic electric vehicle that will be introduced to the market in order to help achieve this goal.

*1 When tested in WMTC Class 1 in STD mode with a battery temperature of 25°C. Actual cruising range will vary depending on riding conditions.

*2 MOTOROiD: A proof-of-concept experimental electric motorcycle employing artificial intelligence which was exhibited at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show and aimed at new forms of personal mobility in which the rider resonates harmoniously with the machine.

 

 

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Yamaha Motor (TOKYO:7272) is a world-leading producer of motorcycles, marine products, power products and robotics.

Yamaha Motor (TOKYO: 7272) is a world-leading enterprise manufacturing land-mobility such as motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and electrically power assisted bicycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, robotics products such as surface mounters and drones, as well as engagement in the finance business. The company's diverse businesses and wide variety of products are built around its proprietary technologies focused on powertrain, chassis and hull, electronic control, and manufacturing technologies. Yamaha Motor operates global development, production and sales networks through 140 subsidiaries and equity-method affiliates in 30 countries and regions, working to realize our Corporate Mission of being s "Kando* Creating Company."
About 90% of consolidated net sales are generated in more than 180 countries and regions outside of Japan.
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