Electric Two Wheelers News

Honda, Kawasaki Motors, Suzuki, and Yamaha Motor have agreed to a common specification for a swappable electric motorcycle battery.

Experts from India's EV industry talk about the reasons for the spate of fires in electric scooters, the way forward and the challenges from poorly manufactured products.

The e-scooters' lithium batteries posed a fire risk and their transportation and storage should also be regulated, the trade bodies said.

India wants electric scooters and motorbikes to make up 80% of total two-wheeler sales by 2030, from about 2% today

Following several fires involving electric scooters, the Transport Ministry has issued new guidelines for electric two-wheelers. The new rules will include safety clearance from local fire departments, carrying fire extinguishers, and 'Fire Safe' certification.

Ahead of the Ultraviolette F77 electric sports bike launch, the company has acquired Bengaluru-based connected vehicle start-up Triloki Smart Systems.

Nitin Gadkari said that the Centres policy for developing the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in India is by using green power, particularly solar energy.

Under the MOU, Log9 and Jitendra New will jointly roll out an e-scooter named 'JMT 1000HS Rapid', which will use the former's InstaCharge technology. The JMT 1000 HS e-scooters will be manufactured by Jitendra New EV Tech, while InstaCharged will be powered by Log9's RapidX batteries.