Cold months like January are for dreaming, aren't they? From all your New Year's resolutions, to just simply wanting to spend a little more time lingering under your nice, warm covers, the unfortunate fact is that most of us can't actually hibernate.
So instead, we're left with mental flights of fancy that seem all the more appealing because the wind hurts our faces when we go outside. OK, maybe I'm speaking for myself here. I accept that.
If you're Yamaha Motor, it also means the Tokyo Auto Salon, which just wrapped for 2025 over the weekend. While the company brought a bunch of its current-gen motorcycles to the show, it also took this opportunity to show off several concept EVs based on its new "personal low-speed mobility" EV platform.
All of them have four wheels, and all could be considered utility task vehicles (UTVs); just not hyper-performance-oriented ones. Fascinatingly, Yamaha says, this entire platform is built to be powered exclusively by Honda Mobile Power Pack e: units. If swappable EV battery pack ecosystems are to ever gain a major foothold, not having a bazillion different standards/shapes/sizes between brands is key. Honda Mobile Power Pack e: once again offers intriguing possibilities.
But I digress. To the Cyberpod!
