Hero Electric Motorcycles; UBEX and VXZ Concepts Launch Timeline Announced

Published August 10, 2026
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Two new concepts, UBEX and VXZ, set for a 2027 launch on dedicated platforms

Upcoming Hero Electric Bikes Launch Timeline Announced

Hero MotoCorp is expanding its Vida electric brand beyond scooters, confirming plans to launch two electric motorcycles in 2027. Unveiled as concepts at EICMA, the UBEX and VXZ models are built on entirely new motorcycle-specific platforms developed for Indian conditions. The company has already filed design patents for both models.

The Motorcycle Push

The Vida scooter currently holds over 11% market share and is the fourth bestselling Hero product. The new models are built from the ground up as motorcycles — not based on existing scooter architecture. According to Chief Business Officer Kausalya Nandakumar, the new platforms are motorcycle-specific, with a focus on performance, rideability, range, and gradeability. If you've been watching Hero's Vida scooter quietly climb to fourth-bestselling-Hero-product status, these two concepts show where that momentum was always headed. Moving off scooter architecture entirely is the call that gives the UBEX and VXZ their credibility.

UBEX and VXZ Breakdown

The two concepts sit in the streetfighter category, and both house large battery packs, offering a higher range than what mainstream electric scooters currently deliver.

The Hero UBEX is a sporty electric streetfighter. Its design features include:

A projector headlight with top-mounted LED DRLs
Telescopic fork and alloy wheels
Petal disc brakes
A single-piece seat and an exposed frame

The Hero VXZ Concept is a more performance-oriented modern streetfighter developed in collaboration with Zero Motorcycles, the California-based electric brand — its name draws on both partners, with "V" representing Vida and "Z" representing Zero. The bike was spied testing a while back, and runs on a ground-up platform built for Indian conditions and price expectations, not Zero's existing platforms. Spec it next to the UBEX and the USD fork, belt drive, and TFT cluster with turn-by-turn navigation place it a clear notch above in equipment. Its key features are:

An aggressive fascia with a sharp LED headlight
USD fork and a monoshock
A belt drive system
Semi-faired styling with split seats
A TFT instrument cluster offering connectivity functions such as turn-by-turn directions and navigation integration

The belt drive on the VXZ is a genuinely useful choice for low-maintenance urban use.

Production and Timeline

Hero MotoCorp has set a 2027 launch window for both electric motorcycles. To support this, the company is scaling production capacity from 15,000 units per month by the end of FY26, tripling that figure to a monthly output of 45,000 units during FY27. That three-fold jump covers both growing Vida scooter demand and the new motorcycle lineup. Anyone tracking what 45,000 units per month actually means should compare it to where the Vida range sits today at 15,000 — that gap has to be filled by the UBEX, VXZ, and whatever else Hero has queued up.

What Remains Unclear

Several key details are still unconfirmed. Final production names for the UBEX and VXZ have not been announced. Motor power output, exact battery capacity in kWh, and certified range figures remain undisclosed. Hero MotoCorp has not indicated expected ex-showroom pricing or charging infrastructure plans for these models. More clarity is expected closer to the 2027 launch.

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