Yamaha prepares a wide technological arsenal with which to delight visitors of the next Mobility Show 2025. Among its most notable models is the Proto BEV, a plug-in sports prototype that the brand is already working on for the coming years.
In line with other cutting-edge experimental models that we have seen in recent months, the Proto BEV represents the brand’s future in EV matters, following a design pattern close to that of its current range of sports models.
Yamaha Proto BEV: What we know
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., has announced its participation in the Japan Mobility Show 2025, organized by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from October 29 to November 9 under the motto “Feel. Move”. The Yamaha Motor stand, located in the east pavilion 5 of the venue, was created around the concept “Feel the future of human-machine mobility” and will have 6 totally new models, among the 16 that will be exhibited.
Among them we have this Proto BEV of which, for now, we know very little, since the brand has not expanded too much on offering specific information about this concept and what we can expect from it if it becomes commercialized in series. According to the Japanese firm’s own description, we would be faced with “a functional prototype created with the idea of fun that can only be experienced with a high-capacity battery electric vehicle.”
As we can see in the image we have of the Proto BEV, its design is based on the general lines that the current Yamaha R9 looks like. Undoubtedly, both the final dimensions and some of its angles will vary with respect to the latter, as a result of the technology that this plug-in superbike would use. According to the brand “To maximize that fun, lightness and compactness were prioritized, resulting in an easy-to-use electric super sports car with a new driving character and feel.”
Likewise, in reference to its operation and general behavior, the Proto BEV “combines Yamaha Motor’s renowned handling stability, perfected in conventional internal combustion engine models, with the linear throttle response characteristic of a battery electric vehicle and smooth, powerful acceleration.”
Finally, regarding the technological level, it is pointed out: “In addition, the human-machine interface is specifically designed to help the user concentrate on riding on the track, with simple controls grouped within easy reach, an instrument display and a sound device that communicates the status of the bike both visually and audibly.”
Currently, Yamaha is working on different technologies to boost its future models. Proof of this is, for example, the Proto PHEV concept, which would include a small electric motor and an additional battery pack as standard. In recent months we have also learned about the SPHEV (series-parallel hybrid electric vehicle) propulsion system.
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All of them will be part of the Japanese exhibition in just a few weeks and it is expected that, over the coming months and years, Yamaha will work on these platforms to conceive its future range of models, including electric, hybrid and internal combustion optionsprotected by the latest technologies in the sector.
