The Iwata giant is making a big splash at the Japan Mobility Show 2025: a fully electric superbike called "RE" and a plug-in hybrid MT-09 are arriving with a clear message – Yamaha's future is electric... but not without emotion.
We've been waiting for it for years. Yamaha , often silent on the electric front, reveals the “RE” prototype (or Proto BEV), a fully electric Superbike. Far from a simple style exercise, this project seems cut out for the road and the circuits: a design heir to the R1 and R9, a chassis from tradition YZF, promising stability and precision, redesigned ergonomics, with rear brake on the left lever (more clutch), and a high-tech dashboard integrating a real-time sound and visual human-machine interface…
No power or range data has been released yet, but Yamaha already speaks of a " driving pleasure that only a high-performance battery can offer "A promise? A gamble. But above all, a strategic shift.
Alongside this RE, Yamaha presents the PROTO PHEV, a plug-in hybrid version of the MT-09, the flagship of the muscular roadster with Iwata style. Three operating modes: 100% electric for the city, pure thermal via the 120 hp three-cylinder for thrill seekers, and combined hybrid, with an electric boost to reduce consumption without sacrificing performance.
A direct response to those who thought that hybrid would never rhyme with driving pleasure.
No release date, no price. But the message is sent by Yamaha.
And that's not all: hybrid scooter, TRICERA, MOTOROiD... Yamaha hits a big blow and presents 16 futuristic concepts including:
- PROTO HEV: a series-parallel hybrid urban scooter, probably based on the 125 cc Blue Core engine, with 35% less fuel consumption.
- New generation MOTOROiD: the autonomous and self-balancing motorcycle that “learns” from the rider.
- TRICERA: a three-wheeled, triple-steering electric vehicle, half motorcycle, half racing car.
- And even a hydrogen cargo scooter, in partnership with Toyota.
Long lagging behind on electric, Yamaha comes out of its shell. And does it with panache. Where others offer bland scooters or timid concepts, the blue brand focuses on sport, passion, and technology.
His plan: not to choose between pleasure and the future. To offer thrills, a credible energy transition, and concrete solutions for the mobility of tomorrow.
No release date, no price. But the message is out. If Honda et Kawasaki have taken the lead, Yamaha enters the arena, with sharpened weapons. The race to the electric is just beginning – and this time, the R(e)volution is underway Iwata.
