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Honda is fully prepared to apply the new emission norm: Details


Honda recently launched the Activa H-Smart in the Indian market. This is also their first scooter to be BS6 RDE compliant. At the event, Atsushi Ogata, MD, President and CEO of Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Ltd. announced that Honda is fully prepared to adopt the OBD-2 or RDE standards that will come into effect from April 1, 2023. The brand also announced that it will update all scooters by June of this year.

Honda has launched the new Activa with a starting price of Rs 74,536 (old showroom).
Honda has launched the new Activa with a starting price of Rs 74,536 (old showroom).

In addition to the RDE rating, Honda will also develop scooters and motorcycles that can run on E20 to E85 fuels. Currently, it is not known which vehicles will be able to run on alternative fuels.

The new Activa is Honda’s first product to comply with BS6 Stage 2. The engine is 110 cc, fuel-injected and also has a silent starter.

Honda is offering three variants of the Activa. There are Standard, Luxury and Smart. There are six colors that one can choose from. Available in Luxurious Metallic Blue, Metallic Rebel Red, Black, Precious Pearl White, and Metallic Shaft Gray. For 2023, Honda has added a new color scheme called Pearl Siren Blue.

Also read: Honda adds H-Smart feature to Activa 125, Grazia 125 and Dio scooters in June.

The biggest highlight of Activa is the new H-Smart technology only available on the most advanced version. H-Smart or Honda Smart is actually a smart key technology. It offers four features which are:

Smart Unlock: The Smart Key System is a newer technology feature that locks and unlocks the vehicle without using a physical key. In the event that no activity is detected by the system for 20 seconds after activation, the scooter is automatically disabled.

Smart start: If the smart key is within 2 meters of the vehicle, the driver can start the car gently by turning the knob on the Lock Mod to the ignition position and pressing the start button without pulling out key.

Smart Safety: The Activa is equipped with a mapped smart ECU, which acts as a security device by electronically matching (ID) between the ECU and the smart key, thus preventing vehicle theft. The smart key has an encryption key system that prevents an unregistered key from starting the engine. Without a secure connection to the Smart Key, the Immobilizer System will not be activated.

First published date: January 26, 2023, 20:42 PM IST

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