Monday, February 18, 2008

TVS Mulls To Manufacture LPG & CNG Bikes

Ahmedabad: The TVS Motor Company having forayed the electric scooter segment, the company is planning LPG and CNG two wheelers. The company has been eyeing at LPG and CNG-run motorcycles, scooters and scooterettes. The company has its R & D centre at Hosur near Bangalore. The company''s first entry into alternative fuels has begun with ''Scooty Teenz Electric'' which will make its debut from Ahmedabad.

Rolled out from the company''s Mysore plant, the 800 watt scooter generates an average range of 40 kms per nine hours of charge. Priced at Rs 32,500 (ex-showroom Ahmedabad), the vehicle comes with a load carrying capacity of 130 kgs with a pillion rider. The company has decided to unveil the vehicle at Ahmedabad owing to the high concentration of two wheelers in the city and higher average of female riders.

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