Suzuki e-Access Review: Early Access For The Future Commuter

Updated: Friday, May 30, 2025, 11:02 [IST]

Auto Expo 2025 saw a host of marques reveal numerous green vehicles. Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer Suzuki revealed a flex-fuel version of the Gixxer 250, a new-gen Access 125 and surprise, surprise, an electric version of the same scooter, dubbed the e-Access.

Now, just over 4 months after it first emerged into the spotlight, Suzuki is readying the e-Access for launch and invited us over to test it out. So here are our thoughts about the Suzuki e-Access after a few hours in the saddle in Bangalore.

Suzuki e-Access Review: Design - From The Not-Too-Distant Future

The Suzuki e-Access is a scooter that showcases the Access design language, albeit from perhaps five or so years in the future. The ICE Access has been updated only twice since its launch in 2007, which tells you just how well-appreciated those styling cues have been.

The Suzuki e-Acess features a raked front apron, which features quite a few sharp lines and layers. The sleek rectangular headlight features a distinctive cowl and sits atop the handlebars of the electric scooter.

Underneath the headlight sits a vertical strip of LED position lights, while the LED indicators are positioned at the edges of the front apron. The Suzuki badge is positioned lower down on the apron. Below this is the front fender along with the telescopic front fork and the 12-inch alloy machined alloy front wheel that also hosts the front disc brake.

The sides of Suzuki's first electric scooter are quite similar to that of its ICE sibling except for the raised e-Access badging and a panel that stretches from under the rear section of the seat and joins up at the rear above the LED brake light. The rear wheel too is a 12-inch machined alloy that houses the rear drum brake.

The rectangular unit features a U-shaped lighting signature. This, combined with the angular LED indicators, gives the rear section of the e-Access a rather pointed look.

The panel at the rear above the brake light plays host to the Suzuki nameplate. This panel, along with the cowl of the headlight and the section housing the front position lights, are finished off in a contrasting colour to the rest of the scooter - a deep red for the version in black and grey for the ones finished in green and white.

Suzuki e-Access Review: Features - Practically Packed

The Suzuki e-Access sports a 4.2-inch full-colour-TFT display that features day and night modes that can be changed manually or automatically thanks to the ambient lighting sensor. The display looks quite smart with all the details from the ride mode, battery percentage, speed and more all showing up rather nicely.

The multi-information instrument panel also supports smartphone connectivity via Bluetooth which allows riders to connect the e-Access to the Suzuki Connect app. This enables features like incoming smartphone alerts, real-time navigation and weather information and alerts for changes to the same to pop up on the display and your smartphone.

The Suzuki Connect app also allows for a range of other included functions like helping you locate your e-Access in the parking lot, vehicle data, service alerts and a digital wallet that can store a digital copy of your driver's license and three other IDs.

The switchgear feels nicely built and riders can change riding modes by pushing down on the bottom switch on the right, which is where you would find your starter switch on the regular Access (the e-Access has a keyless setup).

Underneath the TFT instrument display on the left is a small storage space that can hold a 500ml bottle of water. This is also where you find the 2A illuminated USB port to slowly top up your phone.

The panel on the right which opens up by pushing down on the multi-function knob above and turning it to the right reveals the charging port for the E-Access. Pushing down on the same knob and turning it to the left allows access to the 17-litre under-seat storage compartment which can hold a few shopping bags or a smaller-sized helmet. There are also the usual two hooks to hold up your shopping on the floorboard.

Suzuki e-Access Review: The Mechanical Bits - The Numbers That Matter

The Suzuki e-Access is powered by a 3.07kWh lithium-ion battery pack that makes use of lithium ferrophosphate (LFP) chemistry. The LFP battery pack delivers a claimed IDC range of 95km on a single charge.

The Suzuki e-Access takes 4 hours and 30 minutes to bring the battery pack back up to 80% using the portable AC charger with a full charge taking approximately 6 hours and 20 minutes. However, the e-Access also supports fast DC charging, which reduces the 0-80% charging time to just 72 minutes with a full charge taking 2 hours and 12 minutes.

The battery pack powers a swingarm-mounted electric motor that pushes out 5.49bhp and 15Nm of peak torque to the rear wheel via belt-drive setup. The Suzuki e-Access offers three riding modes - Eco, Ride Mode A and Ride Mode B.

Eco mode limits the E-Access to a top speed of 55km/h by restricting the power output of the motor and maxing out the regenerative braking setup. Ride Mode A allows the e-Access to hit its top speed of 71km/h but features a strong 2kW regenerative braking setting which allows the e-Access to come to a halt quickly. Ride Mode B cuts the regen braking setting by half to just 1kW.

The e-Access sports an underbone chassis with suspension duties handled by a telescopic front fork and a rear monoshock. Braking duties are taken care of by a disc brake at the front and a drum brake at the rear. The 12-inch wheels are clad in 90/90-12 / 100/80-12 (F/R) tyres.

The e-Access offers a seat height of 765mm and a seat length of 842mm. The electric Access tips the scales at 122kgs and offers 160mm of ground clearance.

Suzuki e-Access Review: How Does It Ride?

Let's get something out of the way first, the Suzuki e-Access is not for those looking for a performance electric scooter - Though we did ride it on a karting track, with a few mods added on.

The e-Access is an electric scooter for the city streets and its three riding modes reflect that. Eco mode may be power-limited, but given enough time, allows you to hit the electronically limited top speed of 55km/h. That's more than enough to head out to the shops or for a short ride on the city streets, say to the office and back. However, the strong regen does take a bit to get used to.

Ride Mode A, on the other hand, allows you to access the full potential of the Suzuki e-Access. You can easily move through the streets and the regen mode is aggressive enough to slow you down rather quickly.

Ride Mode B, halves the regen charging level compared to Mode A, which means that you have to use the brakes a lot more, though you have to use the combi-braking setup as the front disc is quite effective enough.

The suspension setup feels a bit on the stiffer side and you do feel the bumps if you go over them at slightly higher speeds. However, the stiffer setup also means that you can have a bit of fun while going through a curvy stretch of road.

The seat of the e-Access is quite easily accessible even if you're on the shorter side of the population. The seat is comfortable to sit in thanks to a decent amount of padding and the floorboard offers enough legroom for even taller riders.

And while we didn't get enough time to really test out the battery pack of the e-Access, our time at the go-kart track did show us that hooning is not what the e-Access is comfortable doing if the range is something you worry about. And while the AC charging times (with the provided 240W charger) are quite a bit long for our tastes, the fact that Suzuki decided to allow for fast-ish DC charging does give us hope that you won't find yourself stuck at a charging station for ages.

Suzuki e-Access Review: Verdict & Final Thoughts - Made For The City Commuter

The Suzuki e-Access is an electric scooter designed from the ground up, to be ridden in the city by an everyday rider. Unlike Honda's Activa e, Suzuki's electric e-Access does not give up the practical bits of everyday scooter riding (cough, under-seat storage, cough) for a gimmicky fast-swapping system.

We found the Suzuki e-Access to be just about ready for someone looking to switch to an electric commuter scooter, provided the price is right. However, we do wish that the firm had fitted it with a slightly larger battery pack to help it compete with the higher-spec TVS iQube models.