{"id":9221,"date":"2021-11-30T11:59:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T11:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1374527"},"modified":"2021-11-30T11:59:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T11:59:35","slug":"kawasaki-is-keeping-way-too-quiet-about-its-3-electric-motorbikes-coming-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=9221","title":{"rendered":"Kawasaki is keeping way too quiet about its 3 electric motorbikes coming in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kawasaki may not have yet a single electric motorcycle in its lineup but, hey, it did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L95CjSaA3zw&amp;feature=emb_logo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">announce<\/a> last month that<span> it\u2019ll go all-electric for traditional Western markets and Japan by 2035.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And things seems to be going in the right direction already, as the company\u2019s CEO <span>Hiroshi Ito confirmed the launch of <em>three&nbsp;<\/em>electric motorbikes as early as 2022.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eicma.it\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">2021 EICMA Motor Show<\/a>, Ito said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>I would like to share a new commitment with you now: Next year in 2022, we will show a minimum of three electric vehicles globally. That is a promise.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And while we held our breath, waiting for him to take the cover off one of the two concealed motorcycles standing behind him \u2014 what a glorious unveiling that\u2019d have been \u2014 we were faced with disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>There was no electric model under the wraps \u2014 not even a concept version.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1374539 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header.jpeg\" alt=\"Kawasaki CEO EICMA \" width=\"777\" height=\"389\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header-280x140.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header-270x135.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header-540x270.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header-796x398.jpeg 796w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/kawasaki-keeping-way-too-quiet-about-3-electric-motorbikes-coming-2022#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F11%2F30%2Fkawasaki-keeping-way-too-quiet-about-3-electric-motorbikes-coming-2022%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Hiroshi Ito speaking to the crowd. Credit: EICMA\" data-title=\"Share Hiroshi Ito speaking to the crowd. Credit: EICMA on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Hiroshi Ito speaking to the crowd. Credit: EICMA on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Hiroshi Ito speaking to the crowd. Credit: EICMA<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1374539\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header.jpeg\" alt=\"Kawasaki CEO EICMA \" width=\"777\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header-280x140.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header-270x135.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header-540x270.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/kawasaki-ceo-header-796x398.jpeg 796w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>So we\u2019re stuck with the few details we know from 2019, when Kawasaki showcased an electric prototype through a video release.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" srcdoc=\"\n\n<style>*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}<\/style>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DyA5jVUCBbU?feature=oembed&amp;autoplay=1&amp;mute=1&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;theme=light&amp;playsinline=1'><img src='https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/DyA5jVUCBbU\/hqdefault.jpg'><img src='https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/themes\/cyberdelia\/assets\/img\/ytplaybtn.png' style='top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)'><img src='https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/themes\/cyberdelia\/assets\/img\/ytplaybtn-hover.png' style='top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;opacity:0;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)'><\/a>&#8221; width=&#8221;560&#8243; height=&#8221;315&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; allowfullscreen=&#8221;allowfullscreen&#8221;>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The video features an interview <span>with Yoshimoto Matsuda, Kawasaki R&amp;D\u2019s senior manager of the Innovation Department, and here\u2019s a (very) small list of the specs we could gather:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Its exterior is similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kawasaki.com\/en-us\/motorcycle\/ninja\/sport\/ninja-650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ninja 650<\/a> model<\/li>\n<li>It features an unspecified powertrain on which the company has been working since the early 2000s<\/li>\n<li>There\u2019s a <span>thumb-activated regenerative braking lever<\/span><\/li>\n<li>It has a <span><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/electric-vehicle-fast-charging-explained-chademo-type-2\">CHAdeMO<\/a> charging connector<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yep, that\u2019s pretty much all the information<span>&nbsp;we have for you from that clip.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The models that were actually revealed<\/h3>\n<p>Kawasaki did unveil three new conventional motorcycles as part of its 2022 lineup:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2022 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX and SE<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1374546 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1.jpeg\" alt=\"2022 Kawasaki H2 SX SE \" width=\"672\" height=\"378\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/kawasaki-keeping-way-too-quiet-about-3-electric-motorbikes-coming-2022#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F11%2F30%2Fkawasaki-keeping-way-too-quiet-about-3-electric-motorbikes-coming-2022%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Credit: Kawasaki\" data-title=\"Share Credit: Kawasaki on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Credit: Kawasaki on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Credit: Kawasaki<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1374546\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1.jpeg\" alt=\"2022 Kawasaki H2 SX SE \" width=\"672\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/ninjaprofile-1536x864-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The 2022 Kawasaki Versys 650 and 650 LT&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1374547 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1.jpeg\" alt=\"2022 Kawasaki Versys 650 \" width=\"691\" height=\"389\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/kawasaki-keeping-way-too-quiet-about-3-electric-motorbikes-coming-2022#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F11%2F30%2Fkawasaki-keeping-way-too-quiet-about-3-electric-motorbikes-coming-2022%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Credit: Kawasaki\" data-title=\"Share Credit: Kawasaki on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Credit: Kawasaki on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Credit: Kawasaki<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1374547\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1.jpeg\" alt=\"2022 Kawasaki Versys 650 \" width=\"691\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/versysprofile-1536x864-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The 2022 KLX 230 and 230SE&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1374548 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1.jpeg\" alt=\"2022 Kawasaki KLX 230 \" width=\"761\" height=\"428\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/kawasaki-keeping-way-too-quiet-about-3-electric-motorbikes-coming-2022#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F11%2F30%2Fkawasaki-keeping-way-too-quiet-about-3-electric-motorbikes-coming-2022%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Credit: Kawasaki\" data-title=\"Share Credit: Kawasaki on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Credit: Kawasaki on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Credit: Kawasaki<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1374548\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1.jpeg\" alt=\"2022 Kawasaki KLX 230 \" width=\"761\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/klx-profile-1536x864-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps we can expect the same design language for the upcoming electric motorcycles as well \u2014 maybe from the Ninja range? At least 2022 is arriving soon enough, and I hope we won\u2019t be left guessing for too long.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch Kawasaki\u2019s press conference at the Motor Show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jglpKY-NXs8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/kawasaki-keeping-way-too-quiet-about-3-electric-motorbikes-coming-2022\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kawasaki may not have yet a single electric motorcycle in its lineup but, hey, it did announce last month that it\u2019ll go all-electric for traditional Western markets and Japan by 2035.&nbsp; And&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9221"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}