Honda Activa e: and QC 1 launched at Auto Expo 2025

After showcasing its first two electric two-wheelers — the Activa e: and the QC 1 — late last year, Honda has now revealed their prices at the Auto Expo 2025. The Acitva e: has been launched at Rs 1.17 lakh, going up to Rs 1.52 lakh and the QC 1 has been launched at Rs 90,000. All prices ex-showroom. The Activa e: gets two swappable batteries which Honda claims will deliver 102km range. And the QC 1 gets a single fixed battery with an 80km claimed range. Here's more:

Honda Activa e:

The Activa e: is the more feature-rich electric scooter of the two new Honda electric scooters. It gets two variants—standard and the RoadSync Duo—but both variants are powered by two swappable 1.5kWh batteries. Surprisingly, the Activa e: doesn’t get the option of charging, meaning you can't charge it like a traditional electric scooter and will have to only rely on Honda’s Power Pack Exchange e: battery swapping stations to top it off, by swapping batteries. The two battery packs give the Activa e: a claimed range of 102km on a single charge. This scooter has a swing arm mounted motor which makes 6kW and 22Nm.

On the design front, the Activa e: draws inspiration from the CUV e: scooter which Honda unveiled at the EICMA 2024, a month ago. It gets an LED headlight mounted down low and a DRL strip on the front cowl. It rides on 12-inch wheels and gets flush fit footpegs. At the rear, there's a small LED taillight and a sleek tail. All-in-all, the Activa e: looks good, simple yet premium. It has a top whack of 80kmph and gets a 3 year/50,000km warranty and is available in five colours. The Activa e: is equipped with three riding modes – Eco, Standard, and Sport – as well as a reverse function. The base model features a 5-inch TFT display while the top-end RoadSync Duo variant comes with a 7-inch display offering turn-by-turn navigation and notification alerts. Both variants of the Activa e: are offered in five colors – two different shades of blue (one lighter), along with white, grey, and black.

The standard Activa e: is priced at Rs 1.17 lakh and the higher RoadSync Duo variant demands Rs 1.53 lakh, ex-showroom. It will be sold through Honda's existing red win dealer network with a shop-in-shop concept. But it now remains to be seen how well it will do considering the limited battery swapping station network in India. Honda will setup an array of battery swapping stations across India dubbed the 'Honda Power Pack e:', 83 of which ar up and running in Bengaluru already. Delhi and Mumbai will follow suit to this concept, and other cities are targeted for a later time.

Honda QC 1

Honda QC 1

Just like the Activa e:, the QC 1 also draws design inspiration from the CUV e:, but it looks more basic. It omits the LED DRL strip and a few other elements looking more bare bones.

It's powered by a single 1.5kWh battery which send power to a swing arm mounted motor making 1.5kWh power. The QC 1 gets an 80km claimed range and a 50kmph top speed. Om the feature front, it boasts a 5-inch LCD display and offers only two riding modes Eco and Standard. But it has a bigger 26-litre underseat storage; the Activa e:’s two battery setup takes up 90 per cent of underseat space and it only gets a small cubby good for tiny things. It's also available in the same five colours as the Activa e:.

Priced at Rs 90,000, ex-showroom the Honda QC 1 will be initially available in six cities: Pune, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chandigarh. Bookings for both the Activa e: and the QC 1 have been opened at a nominal cost of Rs 1,000.