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TVS Motor Forays Into Electric Two-Wheeler Segment; Launches E-Scooter At Rs 1.15 Lakh

The TVS iQube Electric can achieve a top speed of 78 kmph with a range of 75 kms in one full charge.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Road and Transport Minister Nitin Jairam and TVS Motor Company Chairman Venu Srinivasan at the launch of the TVS iQube Electric. (Source: TVS Motor Company press release)
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Road and Transport Minister Nitin Jairam and TVS Motor Company Chairman Venu Srinivasan at the launch of the TVS iQube Electric. (Source: TVS Motor Company press release)

TVS Motor Company Ltd. on Saturday said it has forayed into electric segment with the launch of an e-scooter, priced at Rs 1.15 lakh (ex-showroom Karnataka).

Equipped with 4.4 kw electric motor, the TVS iQube Electric can achieve a top speed of 78 kmph with a range of 75 kms in one full charge.

The scooter can accelerate from of 0 to 40 kmph in 4.2 seconds.

The model also comes with TVS SmartXonnect platform which encompasses multiple features such as geo-fencing, remote battery charge navigation, among others.

"As India moves ahead, its mobility solutions would increasingly be total experience-led, nowhere is this felt sharper than among the youth of India. Our focus on the Green & Connected' youth of India, is embodied, in the first of the TVS Electric portfolio," TVS Motor Company Chairman Venu Srinivasan said.

The electric scooter was launched by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Union Transport Minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari, along with Srinivasan.