Electric Two Wheelers Reviews

Fuell is a new company founded by Erik Buell with two new partners, and the first two electric two-wheelers have been announced - the Flow and Fluid.

Avan Motors already has the Xero + which was launched last year and comes with a price of Rs. 47,000 (ex-showroom).

The new Zero SR/F streetfighter is a completely modern electric motorcycle and claims 110 bhp of power and is claimed to be the first fully "smart" motorcycle.

A couple of latest patent images reveal that Kawasaki may be working on an electric-powered motorcycle, but with assisted air cooling and possibly even a gearbox.

KTM has e-Ride electric dirt bikes in its portfolio. But this is a new model, which is a hint of KTM working on urban electric mobility. There is no name yet, but the electric scooter mule was spied testing in Europe.

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.

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.

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.