Scooters

Electric 2-wheelers may need more domestic value addition for subsidy

The EMPS replaced the FAME-II scheme, where auto companies were provided Rs 11,500 crore as subsidy

EV maker e-Sprinto to roll out 4 new high-speed scooters this year

Electric two-wheeler maker e-Sprinto on Wednesday said it is looking to roll out four new high-speed scooters this year. Among the four new e-scooters, including Sprinto HS, one will cater to the B2B sector while the remaining three will be for B2C segment, the company said in a statement. The startup currently has a streamlined product portfolio in the low-speed category, consisting of e-Sprinto and e-Sprinto BB models of electric scooter. The company said its forthcoming range of scooters will cater to both the business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) segments, offering a diverse range of features and capabilities. "We are delighted to reveal our highly anticipated range of high-speed scooters that we are confident will establish a new industry benchmark. We firmly believe that our new line of scooters will deliver an exceptional riding experience, exceeding our customers' expectations," Atul Gupta, Co-founder and Director of e-Sprinto, said.

Rajasthan plans to distribute scooters to 30,000 meritorious girl students

According to the scheme, if all the girl students apply for an e-scooter, the state government will spend around Rs 390 crore on this in FY24

SUN Mobility to power 50k e two-wheelers of Zomato's fleet over next 2 yrs

Electric vehicles energy infrastructure and services provider SUN Mobility on Monday said it has entered into a partnership with online food delivery platform Zomato to power 50,000 electric two-wheelers of the latter's fleet over the next two years. Under the partnership, SUN Mobility will provide its battery swap solutions for last-mile deliveries with the initial fleet deployment to start in the National Capital. Through this association, the last-mile delivery partners onboarded on Zomato's platform will benefit from convenient and cost-effective battery swapping solutions for their e-2Ws (electric two-wheelers), the company said in a statement. The association with Zomato is a significant step towards achieving SUN Mobility's goal to build a sustainable and environmentally friendly ecosystem, SUN Mobility CEO Anant Badjatya said in a statement. "By deploying 50,000 electric two-wheelers in Zomato's fleet, we are reducing our carbon footprint by 5,000 MT/month and contributing

Ola to raise $300 mn to fund expansion of scooter, and battery cell plants

This fundraising will reduce the promoters' shareholding marginally from 40 per cent currently to 37-38 per cent

Hero MotoCorp puts scooter play in higher gear with Xoom

Sporty-looking vehicle will come in three variants, prices start Rs 68,599

Ola Electric on track to open 200 experience centres by end of 2022

The experience centres will enable customers to touch and feel Ola scooters, clarify their queries, and avail support both before and after purchase

Ather Energy may venture into making electric motorcycles: Co-founder

'It took us a long time because we started at a time when nobody even believed that electric vehicles would become possible. It was an uphill battle for us'

Top electric vehicle makers rev up projections, see higher sales

Manufacturers say 1.5 million two-wheelers could be sold in FY24

How the Indian EV scooter market saw consolidation?

The sales of electric two-wheelers saw an impressive 44% jump in October from the previous month. Latest sales data suggests that the Indian EV market is witnessing a consolidation now. Here's more

Hero Electric to invest Rs 2,500 crore to launch 4 million units by 2026

The first stage of investment will roll out this year for a new factory in Rajasthan, where vendor units will invest another Rs 400 crore

Ola Electric unveils S1 Air scooter at an introductory price of Rs 79,999

Ola said this is a big push towards taking India closer to ending the era of petrol vehicles

Hero MotoCorp aims to lead clean mobility transformation with VIDA V1

Hero MotoCorp aims to lead the mobility transformation towards cleaner solutions with its electric scooter VIDA V1, as per a top company official. The country's largest two wheeler maker forayed into the electric space last week with the launch of its first electric scooter VIDA V1 priced at Rs 1.45 lakh (ex-showroom). The company has introduced two trims of the scooter -- VIDA V1 Plus and VIDA V1 Pro -- tagged at Rs 1.45 lakh and Rs 1.59 lakh, respectively. Hero MotoCorp on Monday commenced the bookings of the electric model. "The company's vision is to lead mobility transformation towards cleaner solutions. We have solved for mobility at scale and Vida will now be the changemaker through its disruptive offerings and customer propositions," Hero MotoCorp Head Emerging Mobility Business Unit (EMBU) Swadesh Srivastava told PTI. The VIDA V1 packs all the necessary features and solves customers' anxiety around safety and durability, he added. The newly-launched e-scooter will be ma

All new Vespa GTS unveiled: 300 HPE engine, 14 new colours and more

The updates to the Vespa GTS include a mild facelift, a new front suspension and a new 300 HPE engine

Yamaha Aerox 155 MotoGP edition unveiled in India; check details here

The latest edition of the Yamaha MotoGP is inspired by Yamaha's Monster Energy MotoGP M1 motorbikes and the only changes to the Aerox 155 MotoGP edition are cosmetic

Kinetic to launch Luna in electric avatar, expands capacity with new plant

Charts aggressive plans in its comeback trail

E-scooter makers at 'inflexion point'; August registrations up by over 10%

Spurt was led by Ather Energy that saw fourfold increase in registrations

India at 75: Parle-G and 14 other brands inseparable from the India story

From the evergreen Parge-G biscuits to summer companion Rooh Afza and Zomato, which is bringing the world to your table, here are 15 brands that we all can relate with

200 brands of electric scooters but industry shadowed by bad reputation

Despite all the attention they command, e-scooters are used for only about one one-thousandth of all trips made in the world's cities.

2-wheeler sales rise in April, but recovery unlikely to continue: Analysts

High raw material prices and semiconductor shortage puts recovery in doubt for companies' plans