The Bajaj Urbanite premium electric scooter will be
unveiled soon, Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director - Bajaj Auto Ltd. has confirmed. On 26 November, Rajiv Bajaj had
hinted that Bajaj Auto is working on a Tesla-like electric two-wheeler. While
it was earlier speculated that the electric two-wheeler could be a motorcycle
or a scooter, Mr Bajaj, on 20 December revealed that a Tesla-like e-scooter
will be introduced before 2020. With the latest announcement, we can expect the
Bajaj Urbanite premium electric scooter to be unveiled in the coming months
before the launch early next year.
Bajaj Auto hadn't revealed specifications or a
design concept of the Bajaj Urbanite electric scooter. We can expect the
company to leverage KTM's EV technology for the development of the Urbanite
brand. As a reminder, the Austrian bike maker was working on an electric
version of the KTM 390 Duke, which was spied testing last year. The company
retails the KTM Freeride E-XC electric dirt bike in its global markets.
According to Rajiv Bajaj, the Bajaj Urbanite
electric scooter will be a highly desirable, niche and premium offering from
the makers of the Pulsar brand. We can expect the e-scooter to be equipped with
a powerful motor, breakthrough technology and a large battery pack to offer a
higher electric riding range as compared to what is currently available in the
market. The electric scooter is expected to feature top-shelf components.
The Bajaj Urbanite premium electric scooter could
retail in India at around INR 1 lakh (ex-showroom). It will rival the likes of
Ather 450, Okinawa Praise e-scooter and the Twenty-Two Motors Flow.
