Hero to launch its first electric scooter tomorrow: Range, price and what to expect

Country's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp, will launch its first electric scooter tomorrow (October 7). The company will launch the vehicle under its new brand Vida means ‘life’ in Spanish.

Earlier this year, Hero MotoCorp Chairman and CEO Pawan Munjal had launched brand Vida, with the announcement that the company's first EV will be launched during the festive season this year.

Unlike other scooters from other brands in India, the new Hero Vida electric scooter will have swappable battery tech and the company states that it will come with a range of best-in-class features. The electric scooter has been developed at Hero’s R&D hub, the Center of Innovation and Technology in Jaipur and will be manufactured at its newest manufacturing facility in Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh.



As per reports, the Vida electric scooter will get a swappable battery pack, that has been developed in partnership with Gogoro, a Taiwan-based company which has an expertise in swappable battery tech. Hero MotoCorp has joined hands with Ather Energy which could offer its charging network and equipment.

Hero Motocorp has also partnered with Bharat Petroleum for setting up fast charging and battery swapping stations across India.

'You can now charge your electric scooter at home, in parking lots, and at our public charging stations,' Hero MotoCorp states in a recent tweet.

However, the company has not revealed the price yet, but the Hero Vida electric scooter is expected to be positioned at a pricing point of around Rs 1 lakh. This will put it in direct competition with the Ola's S1 as well as the Bajaj Chetak, Ather 450X and TVS iQube.

In terms of range and speed it is expected to be a high-speed scooter with speeds in excess of 50 km/h and a range of about 100+ km in a single charge.