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Eicher Motors plans to produce electric motorcycles in the near future. Eicher owns Royal Enfield which is the leading market share holder of the middleweight segment, which covers 250cc to 650cc motorcycles.
CEO of Eicher Motors, said in a statement that they are open to the idea and will be taking the first steps towards an electric automobile world. But don't expect anything anytime soon, since the company is not looking for the first mover advantage and will be happy to begin selling these machines once it becomes popular.
This isn't really surprising considering that the future of automobiles is electric, whether we like it or not. All manufacturers have to have something down that road or else they will one day hit a roadblock with their Internal Combustion Engines.
The Government of India had previously announced that the aim is to go fully electric by 2030 and every manufacturer has to jump onto the bandwagon or get left behind. Enjoy the petrol burning machines for as long as you can, because sooner or later it will be relegated to the pages of history. In the western world, the future is already there and electric/ hybrid vehicles are slowly and steadily taking over in urban areas.
According to the source, the managing director and CEO of Eicher Motors, Siddhartha Lal said, "It seems relatively inevitable to have an e-motor cycle. We have a nucleus of a dedicated team, and some of us are also involved. We have started to ideate and will be working on proof of concept. However, we do not want to be an innovator but an early follower and learn from others. Yet this did not mean there would be a product to show very soon."
Already TVS, Honda, Hero Motocorp are all in the e-bike manufacturing game but the focus is on to produce e-scooters whereas it is speculated that Bajaj is into making e-motorcycles. But there is no official confirmations on the same. It is expected that TVS will launch its LiB hybrid scooters this year and subsequently by others manufactures.
Lal also mentioned that manufacturing e-bike involves various challenges to look on from the cost to business perspectives.
The coming Auto Expo might be the stage where some of our Indian manufacturers might show their hand for the very first time. Stay tuned as we enter the future...
Source: Business Standard
CEO of Eicher Motors, said in a statement that they are open to the idea and will be taking the first steps towards an electric automobile world. But don't expect anything anytime soon, since the company is not looking for the first mover advantage and will be happy to begin selling these machines once it becomes popular.
This isn't really surprising considering that the future of automobiles is electric, whether we like it or not. All manufacturers have to have something down that road or else they will one day hit a roadblock with their Internal Combustion Engines.
The Government of India had previously announced that the aim is to go fully electric by 2030 and every manufacturer has to jump onto the bandwagon or get left behind. Enjoy the petrol burning machines for as long as you can, because sooner or later it will be relegated to the pages of history. In the western world, the future is already there and electric/ hybrid vehicles are slowly and steadily taking over in urban areas.
According to the source, the managing director and CEO of Eicher Motors, Siddhartha Lal said, "It seems relatively inevitable to have an e-motor cycle. We have a nucleus of a dedicated team, and some of us are also involved. We have started to ideate and will be working on proof of concept. However, we do not want to be an innovator but an early follower and learn from others. Yet this did not mean there would be a product to show very soon."
Already TVS, Honda, Hero Motocorp are all in the e-bike manufacturing game but the focus is on to produce e-scooters whereas it is speculated that Bajaj is into making e-motorcycles. But there is no official confirmations on the same. It is expected that TVS will launch its LiB hybrid scooters this year and subsequently by others manufactures.
Lal also mentioned that manufacturing e-bike involves various challenges to look on from the cost to business perspectives.
The coming Auto Expo might be the stage where some of our Indian manufacturers might show their hand for the very first time. Stay tuned as we enter the future...
Source: Business Standard
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