Two Wheelers News

The Okinawa Praise has been launched in India at Rs. 59,889 (ex-showroom, Delhi). It is the second e-scooter from Okinawa after the Ridge that was launched earlier in 2017. While the Ridge was more of a budget scooter, the Praise is more premium and offers better performance and features over its younger sibling. The scooter gets an LED light across the front apron with DRL, which surely makes it look impressive. You also get LED taillight and indicators at the rear.

The new Praise e-Scooter is Okinawa's premium offering and it will be positioned above the Ridge. Bookings for the scooter have been going on from November 24, in all authorised Okinawa showrooms across India for a token of Rs. 2000.

In order to safeguard its position in the country, the company also plans to continue with the development of traditional internal combustion engines.

The top Green Court ruled that any exemptions would only defeat purpose of the scheme since there are 60 lakh two wheelers plying in Delhi and carry lesser number of passengers and are more polluting since they subscribe to older emission norms.

2017 has been an incredible year for the Indian auto industry and celebrating the best automobiles of the year were the 2018 NDTV CarandBike Awards. The 13th edition of India's most credible auto awards had some extremely capable entries and the jury had a tough time selecting the best from the lot. Nevertheless, the results are out and some well-deserved offerings have taken the coveted trophies home. Showcasing its dominance in the scooter segment, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) claimed the 2018 CNB Scooter of the Year Award for the Cliq.

The plans had already stalled in the summer when VW's powerful labour unions, backed by the controlling Porsche-Piech families, opposed the logic and need for asset sales given the group's financial resilience.

Hero Electric are looking at multiple locations in the country but would prefer to be either in the West or South India because it is easier to cater to the markets there, plus they are also looking at exporting to international markets.

The Honda Africa Twin is one of the more capable adventure tourers out there and certainly has grabbed attention in a lot of markets including India. However, the global ADV space is moving towards the middleweight space that now comes with a host of options from possibly every major bike maker. Honda too is looking to grab a chunk of this pie and is reportedly working on a smaller version of the Africa Twin.