International Dealer News IDN 150 August/September 2019 | Page 18

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First vehicle under Yamaha's 2050 50% CO2
emissions reduction strategy
August sees Yamaha launching
the EC-05 - the first vehicle
under a strategy that aims to
reduce CO2 emissions by 50
percent.
The EC-05 is the result of a
collaboration started in
September 2018 by Yamaha
with Taiwan based Gogoro Inc.
Designed by Yamaha but based
on a Gogoro production vehicle
platform, the EC-05 will be
produced by Gogoro and sold
under the Yamaha brand
through Yamaha Motor Taiwan
sales channels. The EC-05 will be
able to use the more than 1,200
GoStation battery-swapping
stations installed in Taiwan by
Gogoro Energy Network.
Yamaha says that "as part of
the Long-Term Vision and
Medium-Term Management Plan
announced at the end of last
year, we specified resource and
environmental issues as one of
the serious social issues which
Yamaha Motor can help to
address by leveraging our
strengths.
"We aim to reduce CO2
emissions from our products by
50% by 2050 compared to 2010
levels and are promoting the
manufacture and sale of
compact electrically-powered
products as one method of
addressing this issue. The EC-05
represents the first launch
under the electric product
strategy in this Medium-Term
Management Plan period, with
more releases to come.
The EC-05 is the fifth electric
motorcycle launched by Yamaha
Motor after the Passol in 2002,
the EC-02 in 2005, the EC-03 in
2010 and the E-Vino in 2014.
EC-05 production is targeted at
sales of 20,000 units.
Husqvarna Motorcycles launch first
ever electric motorcycle - the EE 5
Husqvarna Motorcycles is launching
the new EE 5 - an electric motor
Minicycle that "continues the brand's
pioneering motocross journey and
delivers a complete and fully
adaptable, five-kilowatt competition
machine.
"Set to rival any 50 cc fuel-powered
motorcycle, the quick-charging EE 5
combines the latest high-quality
componentry with bodywork
specifically designed to give young
riders an ergonomically effortless, all-
electric riding experience.
"The EE 5 offers
youngsters
an
environmentally friendly
way to learn, compete
and have fun. Easily
adaptable, the ride
height can be simply adjusted to keep
pace with an improving or growing
rider. Delivering two hours of riding
enjoyment for beginners and 25
minutes for serious racers, the supplied
charger takes just 70 minutes to fully
charge the lithium-ion battery."
Said to feature the latest suspension
technology, the EE 5 is
fitted with 35 mm WP
XACT forks that offer 205
mm of travel and
combined with a fully-
adjustable WP rear shock
ensure exceptional damping
characteristics. A high strength
chromoly frame, hydraulically
operated brakes, lightweight wheels
and tapered NEKEN handlebars and "
striking graphics complete Husqvarna
Motorcycles pioneering, all-new EE 5
machine".