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It’s that time again – Honda needs to roll out an electric Super Cub

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It’s that time again – Honda needs to roll out an electric Super Cub

Every few years, I apparently feel compelled to remind Honda that it is sitting on what could be one of the easiest home runs in the electric motorcycle industry: just make an electric Super Cub already.

I’m not talking about an electric scooter vaguely inspired by the Super Cub. Not another futuristic concept with swoopy bodywork and a name that looks like a Wi-Fi password. I mean an actual honest-to-goodness Honda Super Cub, except electric.

The Honda Super Cub is arguably the most successful motor vehicle ever created, with well over 100 million produced since its introduction in 1958. It’s still in continuous production today.

And a huge part of that success comes down to how approachable the thing is. It isn’t supposed to be intimidating, excessively powerful, or particularly complicated. It’s simple, practical transportation wrapped in one of the most recognizable two-wheeler designs ever created.

The beauty of the bike is how simple and timeless it is, with the appearance barely changing in nearly 7 decades. And with the design freedom that electric drivetrains provide, upgrading the cute little bike to an electric future would be a walk in the park for Honda’s engineers.

An in-wheel motor would be a simple, cheap solution that frees up even more space in the body for batteries.

And Honda wouldn’t need some enormous battery capable of highway touring. Give an electric Super Cub enough battery for perhaps 50-60 miles (80-95 km) of real-world urban riding, a motor capable of roughly 50-60 mph (80-95 km/h), and simple Level 1 charging from a normal wall outlet.


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