[TusharK]

An early prototype of what is believed to be the LML Star electric scooter has been spied.



LML plans to foray into the electric 2-wheeler segment with two models. The company had earlier filed trademark applications for the ‘Star’ and ‘Hyperbike’ names. The latter is an electric bike, which was also spied recently.

The LML Star looks like a stylish and modern e-scooter. It has gloss black inserts on the apron and slim LED turn indicators on either side. The flat floor might house a bank of batteries.

The Star e-scooter features telescopic fork suspension at the front. It rides on 3-spoke wheels and has disc brakes at both ends. Technical details of the e-scooter are still unknown.

Source: Rushlane

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[TusharK]

LML has announced its entry into the electric 2-wheeler segment with three new models. The company plans to launch its first product in the Indian market in the second half of 2023.



LML showcased three models, including an electric bicycle called Orion. It will be introduced in Europe and USA in H1 2023. The e-bicycle uses haptic feedback technology and comes with an onboard GPS.



LML also revealed two model concepts aimed at the Indian market. The first is an electric scooter called Star. It features a futuristic design. It even has a display panel on the fascia that can show a custom text message. The LML Star rides on telescopic fork suspension and gets a mono-shock at the rear. It features disc brakes at both ends.



The LML Moonshot is an electric bike with an exposed trellis frame. The bike also has a hexagonal headlamp and a single-piece seat. The Moonshot features an upside fork suspension at the front and a mono-shock at the rear. It rides on alloy wheels and is equipped with disc brakes. The bike also has pedals and is said to reach a top speed of 70 km/h.

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[ohaak]

Almost everyone can assemble components into an electric 2 wheeler. Just look at the flood of startups in the space in India. How much of this technology is built in-house? What about the battery management system? Personally, I expect established players to differentiate themselves from the likes of Chinese component assembly units.

[sajaijayan]

If someone can make me understand..Why do manufacturers make an event and launch products and say expected to be available a year later? Understandable if they start bookings to assess demand, but just showing something and then a year later release it seems like just such a waste of time, effort and money for some expensive event. Maybe LML is doing it to raise money, but TATA and Mahindra for bookings to start 3 months later or some concept 2 years down the line.. forgive the ignorance.

[sohanbala]

Originally Posted by sajaijayan

If someone can make me understand..Why do manufacturers make an event and launch products and say expected to be available a year later? Understandable if they start bookings to assess demand, but just showing something and then a year later release it seems like just such a waste of time, effort and money for some expensive event. Maybe LML is doing it to raise money, but TATA and Mahindra for bookings to start 3 months later or some concept 2 years down the line.. forgive the ignorance.

I remember my father mentioning long back when LML introduced their scooters first time in india, people lined up outside the dealership almost blocking the main roads to make a booking.
Dealerships were kept open overtime to attend everyone, months passed with no update on delivery dates and then news paper reports started coming in with pictures of LML 2 wheeler assembly line under construction.

[mkaysaw]

Come on guys. Saw all the "news" surrounding LML and their "comeback" in the Indian market.

Not a single news article wants to dig deeper and state that it's actually a startup investment company from Gurgaon that has bought the rights to the bankrupt LML brand from Kanpur.

They will assemble homegrown (probably chinese) emobility vehicles that too from a rented facility that is owned by another idle company just down the road in Manesar (Saera Auto - owned by the Satra group who themselves are knocking on the NCLTs door).

They don't even have a manufacturing facility or any historic track record in manufacturing (they hope the LML brand will work).

And someone with enough intelligence/depth should be able to decipher the "Doctor" that now owns the LML brand and where and what he got his doctorate in/from.

Just another startup that desires to differentiate themselves from the huge pool of emobility vehicles based on the fact that they got the rights to an old, non relevant brand from the 90s that went belly up once already.

It's a page right out of the MG playbook albeit on a very very small and unstructured scale. The launch is definitely an excercise to attract investment from some unsuspecting fellow in Gurgaons seed fund circles.

I even read somewhere that this "doctor" has also bought the rights to the old hindustan motors brand and plans to make electric 4 wheelers "soon". This will be interesting to say the least.

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