Bajaj automobile is all set to launch a two-wheeled electric scooter, “Bajaj Chetak” in the two metropolitan cities, Bengaluru and Pune in India. With the increase in petrol price and also with the changing demand, Bajaj Auto has come up with this brand new model. The demand for this new model is extremely high in the Indian market that the company had to close the pre-booking online window, and later reopened the window for booking. Right now, the new two-wheeler model will be available in the cities, mentioned above, but it is highly anticipated that to increase the sales of the units, the company will launch this brand new model in other cities of India.
The body of the two-wheeler is steel and has rear and front LED turn signals, LED headlights, and also comes with reverse drive mode. Chetak has a regenerative braking system and comes with a single-side tubular front suspension. The electric scooter contains a motor of 4KW which is paired with an IP67-rated lithium-ion battery of 3kWh. There is a 5A socket and has a three-pin AC 220V. In one hour, the battery can be charged to 25% capacity, while it will take 3.5 hours to charge the battery to 80%. It will take 5 hours to fully charge the battery.
As we previously mentioned, the company closed the booking of the scooter because of the huge demand, but now that they have opened the window for booking of the electric Chetak, the company are trying their best to meet up the demand of their brand new scooters. As the demand for the scooter is high, the company has raised the price of the Chetak by Rs. 27,000. Thus, the starting ex-showroom price in Pune of Chetak is around INR 1,42,620. As per the sources, the scooter shall be available in two different color types, White and Citrus Rush.
While rival companies of Bajaj have also launched an electric scooter, TVS iQube and Ather 450X. The ex-showroom price of TVS iQube is Rs. 1.47 lakhs while that of Arther 450X is Rs. 1.08 lakh. Well, you all might know that Baja Auto is one of India’s biggest automobile manufacturing company, and is based in Pune. To date, the company has 18 dealerships of Chetak in India and five of them are located in Pune and the remaining are established in Bengaluru cities. Bajaj is soon planning to launch “Bajaj Chetak Electric Scooter” in other metropolitan cities of India. The electric scooter is a good step towards preserving petrol for future generation and also will help in reducing air pollution in the cities.
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