Electric Two Wheelers News

While Europe is most likely to be the major growth region during the forecast period, the Asia Pacific region will also grow significantly.

Mantis is expected to go on sale in India in the middle of 2020 when Orxa Energies, its manufacturer, will start operations in the country.

Uttarakhand-based Crayon Motors is the newest entrant in the electric two-wheeler segment and has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of its flagship Envy e-scooter in India. The new Crayon Envy joins the Zeez e-scooter that is already on sale and promises to offer best-in-class space, easy manoeuvrability and long-range. The new offering is part of the brand's low-speed range of scooters and has a top speed restricted below 25 kmph. The manufacturer is yet to announce the pricing for the new model.

Gurugram-based electric two-wheeler maker Revolt IntelliCorp has announced the commencement of deliveries of the RV400 motorcycle in Pune, Maharashtra. This is the second city where the company has begun deliveries of the electric motorcycle and customers will be handed the bikes as per the booking sequence from the two Revolt Hubs in Kalyani Nagar, and ICC Tech Park, S.B.Road. This, of course, is the first batch of the Revolt RV400 in Pune with the bookings made at the time of launch in August this year.

Ather Energy will set-up a 400,000 sq.ft. manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, which is expected to have a production capacity of five lakh units per annum; and aligns with the company's expansion plans in the next few years.

Ather Energy will introduce more affordable electric scooters, as well as expand its India footprint and production capacity with a new manufacturing facility.

Yulu plans to increase its fleet size to 100,000 electric vehicles by December 2020. The fresh round of Rs. 57 crore investment will be utilised to further strengthen the mobility platform and develop technology solutions for rapid expansion.

Hero Electric will go ahead with its planned investment of Rs. 700 crore to develop new products, expand dealership network and increase production, despite the slowdown in the domestic auto industry.