IS KAWASAKI PLANNING TO REVEAL ITS FIRST ELECTRIC BIKE AT EICMA? from freeamfva's blog

IS KAWASAKI PLANNING TO REVEAL ITS FIRST ELECTRIC BIKE AT EICMA?

Kawasaki has been busy in the last few months, teasing eight new models as well as a future programme that will see petrol-engined bikes disappear from the line up by 2035. Five of the new models we know about but it is one of the last three that could really shake things up in the motorcycling world.To get more news about zeroemissions, you can visit davincimotor.com official website.

Kawasaki is certainly keeping busy at the moment, what with the launch of the new Z650RS retro-themed bike, not to mention new versions of the Z900RS, a hybrid concept and an announcement that the range will include ten electric or hybrid bikes by 2025 and no petrol engined bikes by 2035.

In the build-up to the EICMA show in Italy at the end of November (25-28 to be exact) all manufacturers are ramping up expectations with teaser shots and videos and Kawasaki is no different.On the Kawasaki USA website, is a banner image that shows the five bikes revealed so far (and one jetski) and three that remain shrouded. Now, it’s anyone’s guess what the shrouded bikes are but it’s fun to speculate.

Rumours have been strong lately about a replacement for the ZX-6R but, according to teams that run Kawasaki in the World Supersport category, they will continue with the existing model in 2022.In Asia, they are lucky enough to get a lovely inline four-cylinder 250cc machine, the ZX-25R. Could this be the basis of a long-rumoured ZX-4R for Europe and elsewhere?

One of the shrouded models is a taller model, giving rise to the possibility of a revamped Versys 650. This would make sense as the model, launched in 2015, has remained static in terms of development while rivals from Yamaha and Triumph have moved the class along somewhat.But, what is the third model? Well, given Kawasaki’s recent high-profile information leaks around alternative fuels in its future, could we be about to see a fully electric or a hybrid model? The Endeavour concept that has been seen is a fully electric model while the unnamed Hydrogen-hybrid model has also been rumoured and is expected to be nearer production. It would also be an easier transition from petrol to fully electric, making it more likely to be accepted by the buying public. Not only that, but it would fit into current inner-city legislation which penalises petrol-powered vehicles but not electric vehicles. The hybrid model could run on electric alone in the city but revert to a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine outside city limits.