Existing Core Competencies

Trace the steps of how our technology has created value for mobility and people’s lives

The origin of Yamaha Motor’s technologies can be traced down to a single engine.

Our powertrain expertise—which has gone on to serve as the basis for all sorts of Monozukuri pursuits—began with the 2-stroke engine in the YA-1 the company offered at its inception.

Since then, we have kept our finger on the pulse of people’s lifestyles as it expanded to 4-stroke engines and electric motors while expanding their fields of use with consistent improvements.

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A New Challenge in Electric Technology —The Plug-in Hybrid System: Here is the second in our series of Yamaha-style EVs with a plug-in hybrid system designed for use in our large motorcycles.

A New Challenge in Electric Technology —The Series Parallel Hybrid System: Yamaha Motor is making inroads into EV. The first step in this approach is the Series Parallel Hybrid designed for use in mid-size scooters.

Cutting-Edge Development via Racing: An Electric Trials Bike: The main hurdles to making electric mobility more widespread are range, power and torque characteristics, weight reduction, and affordability. See how Yamaha Motor is conducting R&D and testing an electric trials bike through competition (released June 2023).

e-Axle: An Electric Motor Unit for Hyper-EVs: This compact electric motor was developed for hyper-EVs, anticipating the installation of four or more units on one vehicle, and treats the mechanical and electrical components as a single entity, integrating the gear and inverter into one unit.

Connectable Electric Motors for Aviation, Marine, and Other Mobility Applications: In anticipation of use in hybrid aircraft and electric vessels like tugboats, this electric motor is designed to allow multiple units to be connected in series. A single unit achieves a rated output of 500 kW, with a quad-motor configuration delivering an incredible 2 MW in output.

Range Extenders for Drones: This powertrain expands the range of applicability (operating time, payload, etc.) for using electric power with mobility products by partially replacing the energy supplied by the batteries in an EV.

Engines Burning Hydrogen for Zero CO2 Emissions: Using existing internal combustion engines, the fuel lines, injectors, spark plugs, etc., are all optimized for combusting hydrogen. There are expectations for these powertrains to not only help spread hydrogen-related infrastructure but also contribute from an industry sustainability perspective by finding new applications for its vast store of technologies.