HONDA ELECTRIC SUPER CUB

Honda started making their Super Cub about 60 years ago. To call it popular is an understatement, with over 100 million units sold! Around 2009, they showed a concept electric version and said it was in the works. They’ve teased it on-and-off since, but nothing has surfaced. In the mean time, in comes Shanghai Customs.

 

We featured Shanghai Customs’ really cool electric, retro bikes a while back. Their designs look amazing and seem to be built very well. Perfect for getting around a crowded city in style and with almost no carbon footprint or sweat.

They take a stock Super Cub, tear it down, and replace parts like the gas tank with a 37V battery and the rear wheel with one with a 2000W hub motor capable of up to 80 km/h (50 mph), or they offer a tamer version, called the eCub2. They also have a kit if you want to be truly DIY. The IC has been replaced with a mount for your smartphone which controls everything and provides you with your “instruments”.

Range is on the order of 40 km (25 miles) at 45 km/h (28 mph) with an 80kg (176 lb) rider. Enough to get most commuters to work and back, in  style!