[sri_tesla]

Hero Electric's first motorcycle (EV) spied. This will also be the first premium EV from Hero Electric. It is expected to be launched at auto expo 2020 at a price of around Rs 1.5 lakhs.

Specs (as claimed by CarandBike):

• Top speed of 80 kmph

• 120 km of range

Note: Hero Electric is separate from Hero Motocorp and has the rights for Hero branding for electric vehicles. Hero Motocorp can not use the Hero brand for for their EVs.

Spied images:




Source:
https://auto.ndtv.com/news/exclusive...potted-2171069

[aim120]

Looks more like a Chinese import with wrapping then a in house production. It has a larger hub motor, typical of chinese 2 wheelers.

[sri_tesla]

Hero Electric unveiled this electric motorcycle at the auto expo today.

Specs:
4 KW hub motor,
85 kmph top speed,
3.5 kWh Lithium Ion battery,
85 km range in sports mode and 160 km range in ECO mode (really?),
4 hours to full charge

Images:

[Shumi_21]

The design is cool. But only because Hero have ripped off the gorgeous Honda CB300R!

The most blatant ripoff is the instrument cluster, followed by the rear fender, front fender, front indicators, headlight. They have even copied the heel plates from Honda! I wouldn't be surprised if the visor on the headlight would be a direct fit on the CB300R.

I do not want to belittle Hero's first attempt at an electric bike, but I would have been happier had they not ripped off the design of their erstwhile partners!

[Newpunter]

Originally Posted by Shumi_21

I do not want to belittle Hero's first attempt at an electric bike, but I would have been happier had they not ripped off the design of their erstwhile partners!

Hero Electric is a different company from Hero motors, so I dont think Honda was ever their partner. I doubt Hero electric built this bike anyway. It is probably imported from some Chinese manufacturer and then rebranded as a Hero electric bike.

[aim120]

QS motor is dead give away that its chinese. Mostly came straight off the container from china, which had the wrapping. Hero electric should just shut shop, there is no way they can compete with other indian makers with just chinese imports.

[groom]

Originally Posted by sri_tesla

Hero Electric unveiled this electric motorcycle at the auto expo today.

Specs:
4 KW hub motor,
85 kmph top speed,
3.5 kWh Lithium Ion battery,
85 km range in sports mode and 160 km range in ECO mode (really?),
4 hours to full charge

When i read the spec and the range, i thought exactly the same, What ?
The range of 160km means that motor capacity of 4KW is peak and not continuous. Which also means, for a 160 km range, the motors might be tuned for an economy mode for a max 2kw power. The peak could be just for few seconds.