Ampere Zeal Electric Scooter Launched With Rs 18,000 Subsidy Under FAME II

Ampere Vehicles has announced the latest entrant in the Indian electric mobility scenario, a new electric scooter named Zeal. With the Zeal, the e-mobility subsidiary of Greaves Cotton, an Indian engineering company, adds yet another electric vehicle to its list of offerings, only this time, the e-scooter comes with a higher speed than its predecessors. An added benefit, the Zeal attracts concessions under the FAME-II scheme.

Ampere Vehicles has been a known name in the Indian EV market since long now, with its personal vehicle line-up comprising of low-speed, affordable electric scooters. The Zeal now comes as the flagship product, offering a bit higher speed to the riders. The top speed, however, is still restricted to 55 kmph, with a claimed acceleration of 0-50kmph in 14 secs. Though it is still not a considerable speed to offer, the increase is substantial from the previous top speed of 25 kmph of the Ampere electric scooters.

Ampere Zeal (Image: Ampere Vehicles)

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Apart from the top speed, other specs of the Zeal include a range of 75 km with a charge time of 5.5 hours. To further enhance this range, the e-scooter comes with two riding modes -- economy and power -- to adjust the power output as per demand. Other features include LED headlights, body graphics and an anti-theft alarm.

Since the electric scooter is powered by Lithium-ion batteries, buyers of the Zeal will also be able to avail a subsidy of Rs 18,000 under the FAME-II guidelines. That would effectively bring the price of the electric two-wheeler down to Rs 69,962 (ex-showroom, Delhi) from the original ex-showroom price of Rs 87,862.

Ampere¡¯s latest offering is yet to see any impact in the market but considering the company¡¯s sustained existence in the EV industry and the target market of the product, the Zeal might just receive a good response. Apart from the electric scooters, Ampere Vehicles also sells two electric industrial vehicles namely Trishul and Mitra.