Honda has recently launched two new electric scooters in India: Activa QC1 and Activa e. In the Activa e electric scooter, you get swappable battery technology, due to which you will have to go to Honda’s battery swapping station to swap the battery, because the Honda Activa e electric scooter is premium, and everyone likes it, but you cannot charge it at home. Know in detail why you can’t buy a Honda Activa e electric scooter?
Honda is initially launching the swappable battery station in only three major cities and Honda has not launched the home charging dock in India. Due to this, the Honda Activa e: Electric Scooter Even if people like it, they will not be able to buy this electric scooter.
The Honda Activa QC1 electric scooter has been launched in India, but Honda has delayed it. Electric scooters of Indian companies are getting better day by day, and electric scooters like the Ola S1 Air, Ather Rizta, Bajaj Chetak, and TVS iQube give customers a better performance at the right price. The Honda QC1 can prove to be a good electric scooter; this electric scooter will sell only if Honda sells it at the right price, but Honda has left a shortcoming in this electric scooter, and we know about it in detail.
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Design:
The design of Activa QC1 is very simple , as soon as you see the design of this scooter, the scooter feels premium , the body of the scooter is made of ABS plastic , this electric scooter has a tubular steel frame , the front look of the scooter is minimalistic, like Activa e, you do not get DRL lights in it, the position of the headlight is like that of Activa e, you get projector headlight in the front body and turn indicators are given on the corners of the same light housing , you get side mirrors in the body color, due to this the look of the scooter comes out, on the rear side of the scooter you get a bright LED tail lamp and you have small LED turn indicators at the back which look very attractive , on both sides of the same you get the badging of Activa QC1.
Activa QC1 comes with an alloy wheel with a 12-inch tubeless tire at the front and a hub motor with a 10-inch tubeless tire at the rear. You get a comfortable floorboard in the front to keep your feet. You get a Type C charging port on the front side of the scooter, and a pocket is given below it in which you can keep your smartphone. You get a carry hook in the scooter. You get a grab handle at the rear along with a foldable foot peg. You get 26 liters of boot space under the seat of this electric scooter, which is a good thing. You get five color options in this electric scooter: Pearl Shallow Blue, Pearl Misty White, Pearl Serenity Blue, Matt Foggy Silver Metallic, and Pearl Igneous Black.
Comfort:
If we talk about comfort, Honda has given you a 12-inch (90/90-12) tubeless tire with an alloy wheel in the front; you get a hub motor in the rear wheel, which is fitted with a small 10-inch (90/100-10) tubeless tire; you get a 130 mm drum brake in the front wheel and a 110 mm drum brake in the rear wheel as well; and you do not get disc brakes. If we talk about suspension, you get dual hydraulic telescopic suspension in the front and dual hydraulic spring suspension at the rear, which you can adjust in 5 steps, which makes the ride very smooth. You get a comfortable and wide seat in this electric scooter, and you get a comfortable grab handle at the rear. The kerb weight of this scooter is only 89.5 kg. If we talk about ground clearance, you get 169 mm.
Features:
If we talk about the features, then in the Honda Activa QC1, you are given only two power modes: Eco and Standard. In Eco mode, this electric scooter goes up to a speed of only 30 km/h, which seems less, and even in Standard mode, you will get a top speed of up to 50 km/h. This electric scooter takes 9.5 seconds to go from 0 to 40 km/h.
You get a 5-inch digital instrument cluster. For connectivity, you are given Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, which are used for real-time diagnostics along with smartphone connectivity, and this scooter has all the sensors that meet the new European regulations. There is a USB Type-C port in the front for charging the smartphone. Talking about other features, you get features like a push-button start and a maintenance alert. You get under-seat storage of 26 liters, and along with this, you also get a carry hook in the front, which is a good thing.
Power:
If we talk about performance, the Honda Activa QC1 is equipped with an 1800 W BLDC motor whose peak power is 1.8 kW, which generates 2.41 BHP, and its peak torque is 77 Nm. 0-40 km/h is reached in 9.4 sec. This scooter is given 2 ride modes; it gives a top speed of 30 km/h in eco mode and 50 km/h in standard mode, which is enough for a city commute electric scooter.
Battery:
If we talk about battery capacity, then in the Honda Activa QC1 you have been provided with a 1.5 kWh fixed NMC Li-ion battery, which you cannot remove. It would have been great if Honda had used a 2.5 kWh LFP battery instead of a 1.5 kWh battery. To charge this battery, a 330W charger is available, which takes 4 hr 30 minutes to charge the battery from 0 to 80% and takes 6 hr 40 min to charge the battery from 0 to 100%.
Range:
If we talk about the range (mileage), then the Honda Activa QC1 electric scooter claims an IDC range of just 80 km in Eco mode on a single full charge, but if we talk about the real range, then you can get a range of 63 km+* in Eco mode. You may get even less range in Standard mode, but still the real range depends on the load and in which mode you are riding it and whether one person is driving the scooter or another person is riding behind you; it depends on how much range the Honda Activa QC1 will give you.
Price:
If we talk about the price, then you can get the Activa QC1 electric scooter at ₹ 89,999* X-Showroom price because Honda has not revealed the price yet. If Honda keeps the price of this electric scooter high, then the Honda Activa QC1 electric scooter will not be successful in India; booking of this electric scooter will start from January 1, 2025.
Warranty:
If we talk about warranty, on the Honda Activa QC1 electric scooter, you get a total warranty of 5 years or 50,000 km on the motor and the vehicle, and you get a warranty of 5 years or 50,000 km on the battery, which you can extend by 2 more years to 7 years.
Opinion:
Honda’s Activa QC1 is a good electric scooter. You get all the necessary features in this electric scooter, but there are some shortcomings in this electric scooter. Honda has given only a 1.5 kWh non-removable battery in this electric scooter, which is less. Due to the low battery capacity, Honda has used an efficient BLDC motor, due to which you get less speed and you can also see power lag. You do not even get disc brakes; if Honda sells this electric scooter at a high price, then it would be wrong to buy this electric scooter.
Honda Activa e: Because of the swappable battery of the electric scooter, Honda battery swap stations will be available only in metro cities. Since then everyone’s eyes were only on the Honda Activa QC1, but this electric scooter has a low-capacity battery, due to which the IDC range of this electric scooter is only 80 km; the real range you get is even less, due to which, instead of the Activa QC1, customers would prefer to buy other electric scooters with better range, like the ABZO Sigilo, Acer MUVI 125, and BG C12i MAX EX.
