A Yamaha sports motorbike at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo in New Delhi, in January 2025. Yamaha aims to have electric motorcycles account for about 30% of its new motorcycles by 2027. | Bloomberg
Japanese motorcycle manufacturers are working to develop new power sources aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
Executives believe motorcycles will eventually go electric.
"There's no doubt in my mind that electrification would become mainstream in the industry's final goal for achieving carbon neutrality," Yamaha Motor President Motofumi Shitara said.
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