# Honda showed the EV Outlier concept electric motorcycle with motors in both wheels at EICMA

- Published: 2026-11-10 15:10 UTC
- Section: Power & Energy › Transport
- Tags: Honda EV Outlier Concept, electric motorcycle concept, in-wheel motors, all-wheel drive motorcycle, EICMA Milan, Japan Mobility Show, camera mirrors, digital cockpit, motorcycles beyond 2030
- URL: https://realtech.media/news/rt-74219e820c81b7fbefce988d_honda_showed_the/

**Honda's EV Outlier Concept at EICMA in Milan is a concept electric motorcycle with in-wheel motors, a very low seat and camera mirrors, aimed at the period beyond 2030.**

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*electrek.co*

Honda showed its EV Outlier Concept at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, according to electrek.co, whose author saw the machine in person. The concept first appeared at the Japan Mobility Show the year before [1]. It is a concept, not a production model.

Honda built it to imagine an electric motorcycle that is not simply a conventional motorcycle with the engine swapped for a battery and a motor. The company describes the concept as looking toward the future of electric motorcycles beyond 2030 [1].

## In-wheel motors and layout

Instead of a centrally mounted motor driving the rear wheel, the EV Outlier has motors inside both wheels. This gives it all-wheel drive and let Honda's designers rethink the rest of the layout. The battery sits in the large central black body, and the rider sits extremely low, behind it [1].

Honda sums up the design philosophy in three words: "Gliding, Ecstasy, and Low." The first refers to the smooth, nearly silent feel of electric propulsion. The second describes the instant acceleration and high torque from independently controlled front and rear motors. "Low" is literal: Honda deliberately lowered the rider's seating and eye position to create a different sensation from a conventional motorcycle [1].

## Rider position and cockpit

The seat has a bucket-style backrest. It is designed to support the rider under hard acceleration and to let the rider pivot through corners around the hips [1].

Traditional mirrors are replaced by cameras. A wide digital cockpit can show lean angle, riding modes, front motor torque adjustment and what the two wheels are doing in real time [1].

The electrek.co author notes that the production version will almost certainly differ from the show machine, which is the usual role of a concept. In his view, the EV Outlier shows Honda still exploring the freedom that electric drivetrains offer. The company is asking what motorcycles could become once designers no longer have to work around engines, fuel tanks, transmissions and traditional drivetrains [1].

## Sources

1. [electrek.co](https://electrek.co/2026/11/10/honda-shows-off-its-next-electric-motorcycle-and-its-wilder-than-you-thought)

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