Bajaj Bikes

With ever stricter emission norms, many manufacturers have made a decision to switch to electric and Bajaj Auto is the newest addition

As we have reached the ceiling for combustion engines, a switch towards electric motors seems inevitable. Minister of Road Transport and Highway of India, Nitin Gadkari seems to have hammered the final nail in the coffin with his comments on bulldozing the fossil fuel industry. Not wanting to be left behind, Bajaj has made its ambitions clear to push towards electric mobility. The company is working on a new project named ‘Urbanite’. According to Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto, Urbanite will aim to ‘do a Tesla in the two wheeler space’. Urbanite aims to be different from traditional low cost electric two wheelers by focussing more on performance, hence the Tesla comparison. However, Bajaj isn’t the only company in this segment. Hero Electric has been in the market for over a decade now and also has a good network of over 300 sales and service centres. The company portfolio consists of two-wheelers, three-wheelers and even electric cycles. Harley-Davidson, known for its V-Twins, is also making a switch towards electric with Harley-Davidson Livewire prototype, which garnered very positive feedback and will be in production in the coming... read more »

The new alliance promises a focus on mid-size bikes. We dream up some exciting ones

New wide-ranging partnership give both companies access to new markets and development of new mid-capacity motorcycles