The nation’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Friday forayed into the electrical car phase with the launch of its first electrical scooter Vida V1 priced at Rs 1.45 lakh.
The corporate has launched two trims of the scooter—Vida V1 plus and Vida V1 Professional—tagged at Rs 1.45 lakh and Rs 1.59 lakh, respectively.
The Vida V1 Plus comes with a spread of 143 kilometres, whereas the Vida V1 Professional comes with enhanced vary 165 km on a single cost.
The corporate will begin gross sales of the electrical scooter in Bengaluru, Delhi and Jaipur earlier than scaling as much as the brand new places.
The bookings will begin on Oct. 10 and deliveries will begin from second week of December.
Hero MotoCorp Chairman and Chief Govt Pawan Munjal mentioned Vida V1 is simply not one other mannequin however an ecosystem which goes to energy change within the mobility phase.
The Vida V1 will compete with the likes of Bajaj Chetak, TVS iQube, Ather Vitality, Hero Electrical, and Ola Electrical, amongst others.
Hero MotoCorp is varied measures to strengthen its presence within the sustainable mobility.
Final month, the corporate introduced to take a position $60 million (about Rs 490 crore) in US-based Zero Bikes to collectively develop electrical bikes.
The corporate famous that it’s finalising a collaboration settlement with the California-based producer of premium electrical bikes and powertrains.
Zero Bikes is the worldwide chief in electrical bikes and engines. Its consolidated income for 2021 stood at $60.7 million.
Hero MotoCorp already has a stake of over 35% in electrical two-wheeler firm Ather Vitality.