Japanese 2W brands have been slow to put their foot down in Indian electric scooter segment. Honda entered first with Activa e and QC1 (both discontinued) with premium pricing and pricey subscription model for battery swapping, while Suzuki launched e-Access a few days ago at a premium price of Rs 1.88 lakh (Ex-sh).
Yamaha, on the other hand, has taken a different approach and has partnered up with River Mobility for a co-developed EV based on their Indie electric scooter. It was unveiled in November 2025 and is called EC-06. Now, production of Yamaha EC-06 has commenced at River’s Hoskote plant in Karnataka. Let’s take a closer look.
Yamaha EC-06 Electric Scooter
Unveiled a couple of months ago, Yamaha EC-06 electric scooter is their first EV for Indian market. Co-developed with Bengaluru-based River Mobility, Yamaha EC-06 is based on the River Indie electric scooter and it packs a unique design language and other elements and is not just a rebadged version.
Production of Yamaha EC-06 has commenced at River Mobility’s Hoskote plant in Karnataka and a formal launch might happen in the near future. When compared to River Indie, Yamaha EC-06 packs a unique design with vertically stacked LED headlights, unique apron and side body panels and smaller seat and under-seat storage.
Yamaha EC-06 is not advertised as an SUV of scooter and in that regard, it misses out on extra practical and rugged elements that River Indie offers. This should translate into lesser weight as Indie weighs over 140 kg. Like Indie, Yamaha EC-06 rides on large 14-inch alloy wheels wrapped with fat tyres.
There’s a flat floorboard with EC-06 and the storage capacity is 24.5L, which is less than Indie’s 43L boot. Yamaha also offers a LCD instrument cluster with basic functionalities and disc brakes at both ends. Charging port is behind the apron and Yamaha EC-06 comes with a regular keyhole, unlike Aerox 155, which gets a smart key.
Battery, Range, Performance
Powering the Yamaha EC-06 is a large 4 kWh battery pack and the claimed range with this electric scooter is 160 km on a single charge. This battery sends juice to a single electric motor with 9 bhp of peak power and a top speed of 90 km/h. There’s also Y-Connect integration with a sim-based telematics suite.
There are three riding modes – Eco, Standard and Power. With a conventional home charger, Yamaha EC-06 takes about 9 hours to fully charge. Yamaha is likely to pit EC-06 as a fun and agile scooter which fits into its brand philosophy. There are no hints about pricing yet, which will be revealed in the near future.
