Suzuki has officially unveiled its first electric scooter, the Suzuki e-Burgman. Based on the Burgman Street 125, the e-Burgman will feature a swappable battery pack and will make use of Honda’s Mobile Power Pack e: swappable battery pack network.

This same battery pack is used in Gachaho, a Tokyo-based battery-sharing consortium created by – Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki, to promote battery sharing and the use of electric two-wheelers in Japan.

Classified as a Class-2 light electric scooter, the e-Burgman will be powered by an AC synchronous electric motor that has a peak output of 5.36 BHP and 18 Nm. The lithium-ion battery pack enables the e-scooter to cover 44 km on a single charge when cruising at 60 km/h, which isn’t a lot, but this claimed range figure will most likely increase when it enters real-world tests.

The Suzuki e-Burgman dimensions are the same as the currently available Burgman Street.  The e-scooter measures 1,825 mm in length, 765 mm in width and 1,140 mm in height. Similarly, it will feature a seat height of 780mm, identical to Burgman Street. At 147 kg, the e-Burgman becomes one of the heaviest electric scooters when compared to other e-scooters in the market.

While the e-Burgman has been officially announced, it will take some time to hit the Indian shores. Currently, the e-scooter is being tested in Tokyo, Japan under an advanced field program to collect essential data.

The Suzuki e-Burgman will compete with the TVS iQube and Bajaj Chetak and the upcoming Honda electric scooters in the Indian market.