Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India is taking a significant step towards sustainability by launching the CB300F flex-fuel motorcycle, priced at Rs 1.7 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi. As India’s first flex-fuel motorcycle, the CB300F is now open for bookings and will be available at Honda’s BigWing dealerships by the last week of October 2024.
Yogesh Mathur (Director – Sales & Marketing, HMSI) and Takeshi Kobayashi (Director – Sales & Marketing, HMSI) with the new Honda CB300F Flex Fuel (Image: Honda)
Honda CB300F Flex Fuel: What makes it eco-friendly?
India has been on a crusade to increase the content of ethanol and the target is to achieve 20 percent by 20 percent by 2025. According to Honda, the CB300F’s 293.52 cc engine is compliant with up to E85 fuel, which is 85 percent ethanol and 15 per cent petrol). The advantage of Ethanol blend fuel is that it burns lower carbon dioxide and other harmful greenhouse gases. Ethanol has a higher octane rating than standard petrol, hence, it offers better fuel economy and performance. The Government of India also sees this as an economic benefit as it reduces the dependence on imported oil and creates jobs in the domestic agriculture and manufacturing sectors.
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Honda CB300F Flex Fuel: Specifications
There is a common misconception that a vehicle is eco-friendly at the expense of power. Well, this is not in the case of the CB300F Flex Fuel as it churns out 24.5 bhp at 7,500 rpm and 25.9 Nm at 5,500 rpm. The Flex Fuel version produces an additional 0.5 bhp and 0.9 Nm over the standard petrol model. The powertrain is mated to a 6-speed gearbox. The 300F Flex Fuel retains the same hardware from the standard version like a 276 mm front disc, and 220mm disc at the rear and comes standard with dual-channel ABS. The motorcycle sits on 17-inch alloy wheels, a seat height of 789 mm and a ground clearance of 177 mm. The CB300F sports an upside-down gold-coloured front fork and a 5-step adjustable rear mono-shock set-up.
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