Electric Two Wheelers

car&bike Team

Feb 4, 2019, 5:07 PM

Hero Electric Is Offering Old Petrol Two-Wheeler Owners An Exchange Bonus Of Rs. 6000 To Switch To E

In a bid to promote electric mobility in the country, Hero Electric has announced a unique initiative for customers to switch from old petrol-powered two-wheelers to electric bikes. The manufacturer is offering flat Rs. 6000 over and above the market value of these old petrol two-wheelers that are either unsaleable or are at the end of their lifecycle and moving to the scrap yard. Hero says that these vehicles manage to consume twice as much as petrol for the same distance than a BS4 compliant vehicle, which makes them heavy contributors to the pollution crisis across our cities. The company states that at least five crore very old and polluting petrol two-wheelers are currently plying on Indian roads.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 1, 2019

  Union Budget 2019: SIAM Welcomes Government's Cut On Import Duty For Electric Vehicle Components

  The Society For Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has welcomed the central government's move to lower the import duty on CKD and SKD of electric vehicle components. The notification issued by the government earlier this week stated that the parts and components for electric vehicles imported in the country will be lowered by 10 to 15 per cent. Previously, the vehicle parts and components imported for assembly in India attracted an import duty of 15 to 30 per cent. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has created a separate category for parts and components for electric vehicles. The CBIC has also removed customs duty exemption to battery packs for electric vehicles and also doubled the duty on battery packs for mobile phones.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 10, 2019

  CES 2019: Novus Electric Motorcycle Unveiled

  Priced at $ 39,500, the Novus electric bike is expensive, but its design certainly is futuristic. With a top speed of 96 kmph, this is no electric moped for sure.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 8, 2019

  Harley-Davidson Electric Concept Bikes Unveiled

  An electric scooter concept, as well as an electric dirt bike concept have been unveiled by Harley-Davidson at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 8, 2019

  Harley-Davidson LiveWire US Prices Announced

  The electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycle has been priced at $ 29,799 (around Rs. 21 lakh), with deliveries beginning later this year in the US. Harley-Davidson also announced two more electric concepts at the ongoing CES 2019, or Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jan 7, 2019

  Okinawa i-Praise Receives 450 Bookings Ahead Of Launch This Month

  Gurugram-based electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa Autotech has announced that it had received 450 bookings for the upcoming Okinawa i-Praise electric scooter. The company has bagged the number of bookings in just 15 days with a strong demand from Tier II and Tier III cities. Bookings for the i-Praise commenced last month across the company's 200-odd dealerships pan India. Okinawa has received bookings from Pune, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Nasik, Dehradun, Chandigarh, Ambala, Vishakhapatnam, as well as Mysore, Bulandshahar, Gorakhpur, Warangal, Trichy, Trissur among other cities. The new Okinawa i-Praise is scheduled to go on sale later this month and will come with a detachable lithium-ion battery as one of its major feature highlights.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 7, 2019

  Zero Teases New Electric Motorcycle

  US based electric-two-wheeler manufacturer, Zero, has teased a new fully electric motorcycles on its social media channels. The new bike could be a naked roadster and will be unveiled on 25th January, 2019.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 4, 2019

  Tork T6X Electric Bike Spied Testing In India

  Electric two-wheeler manufacturer Tork has started testing the T6X motorcycle in India and could possibly launch it in late 2019 or early 2020.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Dec 17, 2018

  Electric Car Charging Infrastructure And Guidelines Announced By Government

  The Indian Government has finally announced a policy for the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. In an official document that was sent out by the Ministry Of Power on December 14, 2018, the government has outlined several key facts, figures and a plan to support the expansion of electric vehicles in the country. The push for electric mobility charging stations will first be rolled out in cities with a population of greater than 4 million residents i.e. Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Surat and Pune. The rollout means that after much waiting and uncertainty, India will finally have public electric charging stations as a reality rather than just a pipe dream.

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