Bajaj Urbanite: Electric Scooter Launch In October, Can It Be The Electric Chetak?
Bajaj&rsquos electric scooter will come as a part of its new &lsquoUrbanite &rsquo sub-brand. Electric scooter is expected to go on sale in the first half of 2020. The scooter was also recently caught on video by a Twitter user while making a test run.
Another two-wheeler maker in India is planning to go electric soon. This time, the maker of the renowned scooter Chetak will be making the transition. That¡¯s right, Bajaj has been recently confirmed to come up with an electric scooter and what¡¯s even more exciting is the rumour that the company might be going for the electrification of none other than the Chetak!
Scheduled to be launched on October 16, Bajaj¡¯s electric scooter will come as a part of its new ¡®Urbanite¡¯ sub-brand. The electric scooter is expected to go on sale in the first half of 2020 and might take on Ather¡¯s much recognised electric scooter - the Ather 450.
Spy images of the Bajaj electric scooter have already been doing the rounds on the Internet. The scooter was also recently caught on a video by a Twitter user while making a test run. You can check out the video of the camouflaged electric scooter here.
Bajaj electric scooter under test run. (Image: Ajith Mathew George/ Twitter)
A look at them shows that the e-scooter from the company will come with a neo-retro design much like the Vespas found in Bajaj¡¯s international markets. The design is complemented by a single-sided front fork, enough to remind the onlooker of the original Chetak. Additional features will include LED lights, Bluetooth connectivity and some AI features. Bajaj electric scooter was recently also spotted testing on the roads
Electric Scooter Signals
Bajaj¡¯s electric scooter does not come as a surprise product in the market. Instead, the company has been vocal about its since long now. At the start of the year, Rajiv Bajaj, Bajaj Auto Managing Director, confirmed that the company was not interested in conventional IC engine scooters anymore and that it will be coming up with a sub-brand to foray into the electric two-wheeler segment.
Now that the launch of Bajaj¡¯s first electric scooter under the Urbanite sub-brand is confirmed, we can only anticipate its price to be around Rs 1 lakh. The price tag will help the EV compete against the Ather 450, one of the major competitions in the electric two-wheelers segment. For the full list of electric scooters available in India, click here. To see the top electric motorcycles in the country, click here.
