Vietnam production’s lower cost helps to keep price among lowest in market
Honda’s new Icon e: electric motorbike will be the cheapest from any Japanese manufacturer when it hits the domestic market in March. (Photo by Itsuki Miyake)
ITSUKI MIYAKE
February 20, 2026 03:56 JST
TOKYO — Honda Motor will release a new, low-priced electric motorbike in Japan on March 23, it announced Thursday, in hopes of competing with Chinese brands hitting the market.