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Yamaha Design Filing Reveals New Center-Motor Electric Scooter

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Yamaha Design Filing Reveals New Center-Motor Electric Scooter — PHOTO — MOTORRAD UND REISEN / © Motorrad und Reisen↗ View original

A Japanese design registration has revealed Yamaha is developing a new electric scooter with a center-mounted motor driving the rear wheel via belt, a departure from its previous hub-motor scooters. Sized for the 125cc commuter class, it would compete with Honda's UC3 and CUV e:, and appears to use a swappable battery under the seat. The filing is currently registered only in Japan.

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Mine Kusagane

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Unknown / Motorcycle History · Classic Bikes

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Mine KusaganeMotorcycle History · Classic Bikes Commentary

Seen in the context of scooter electrification, swinging back from hub motors to a center motor isn't as surprising as it sounds, looking at history. What the era called for was efficiency, and this one is built on the back of proven swap infrastructure already running in Vietnam. I don't understand the electronics inside, but I can see where this is heading.