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Hero Electric E-Sprint Launched

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Lohia Auto launches e-bikes

Lohia auto part of Lohia group launched two new electric bikes. Lohia auto will manufacture these electric bikes at Kashipur in Uttarakhand. The two e-bikes are priced at Rs. 25,000 and Rs.35,000. The prices of the two models – Oma & Fame, were kept same and it was before the tax rebate being offered by the Delhi government

According to Lohia auto, these e-bikes can go over 50 km per charge at a cost of only 10 paise a km. As the top speed of the e-bikes is limited 25km/hr, you do not need registration and license to run these bikes on road.

Unveiling the electric bikes on the inaugural day of the India International Trade Fair here, company President V. K Gupta said the e-bikes, developed with technical collaboration from Germany, were powered by 250 Watt motor rechargeable battery that could also be charged with an inverter or generator.

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Ultra Motor to invest Rs 150 crore in India

The UK-based electric two-wheeler manufacturer, Ultra Motor plans to invest Rs 150 crore in India over the next three years, towards expanding its operations in the country and launching new e-bikes and e-scooters. Following the announcement of tax benefits by the Delhi government to EV manufacturers, Ultra Motors has also reduced the prices of its electric scooters by 24 percent in Delhi.

‘To avail the benefits of the untapped Indian market, we will be investing Rs 150 crore in the next three years to expand our operations in India,’ says Joe Santana, chairman, Ultra Motor. The investments would go towards new product development and marketing costs.

Ultra plans to launch five new electric scooters in India in this fiscal. Three of these would be in the low-speed segment, while the remaining two would high-speed models. The company is also working on an electric motorcycle at its R&D centre in the UK. The bike, whose performance would be comparable to a 100cc petrol-engined bike, will also be introduced in India in 2009.

[Via: Indiaautomotive]

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