Two-wheeler maker Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIL) on Friday launched its first electric scooter E-Access and two other models at the Bharat Mobility Expo 2025. The company also launched its first E-85 fuel-compliant motorcycle, the Gixxer SF 250 Flex Fuel, for the Indian market. According to PTI news, E85, also known as flex fuel, is a mixture of gasoline and ethanol. The company has launched this model while expanding its presence in the Indian two-wheeler market. India Mobility Expo 2025 (Auto Expo 2025) has been inaugurated today.
95km range
Powered by a 3.07 kWh battery made of lithium iron phosphate, the e-Access offers a range of 95 km. SMIL claimed that it offers a top speed of 71 kmph and can be fully charged in 6 hours and 42 minutes using a portable charger and in 2 hours 12 minutes via a fast charger.
GIXXER SF 250 is a very smart fuel two wheeler
The company said that the GIXXER SF 250 Flex Fuel is a sports bike equipped with a 250 cc BS VI compliant engine, which uses fuel with ethanol concentration up to 85 percent. To accommodate ethanol blended fuel, the GIXXER SF 250 features upgraded components including a modified injector, fuel pump and fuel filter making it compatible with E85 fuel. It is a sports bike designed to take India towards a carbon-neutral society.
New scooter Access launched with 125 cc engine
The company launched an all-new scooter Access with a 125 cc, single cylinder, 4 stroke engine. It is designed with features like LED position light and LED tail lamp. It also has a Bluetooth-enabled multi-functional digital instrument cluster. Based on the theme ‘Spectrum of Mobility’, the Suzuki Motorcycle India Pavilion showcased a series of big bikes like the GSX-8R, V-Storm 800 DE and the iconic Hayabusa. This also includes the GSX-R1000R race machine, which competed in the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race.
India is the biggest market for the company
Toshihiro Suzuki, Representative Director and President, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan, said that India is the biggest market for the company and we are committed to it. Sticking to our mission of creating superior value products and focusing on customer satisfaction, we aim to grow in the motorcycle business and meaningfully meet the needs of customers. Battery electric vehicles play an important role, but they are not the only path to carbon neutrality. We are also focusing on alternative options like e-fuels, hydrogen engines, bio-fuel models and better fuel economy in internal combustion engines.
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