Bajaj vespa electric scooter. The company had applied for the registration in february 2020. The pune based manufacturer has officially registered the bajaj chetak design in europe according to the documents filed with the european union intellectual property office euipo. The electric scooter was launched at rs 1 lakh ex showroom pune and bengaluru for the base model.
Urbane and premium with the latter priced at rs 115 lakh ex showroom. The battery fully recharges in 4 hours and like the engine needs no maintenance. Bajaj chetak vs vespa elettrica.
The production of the chetak electric started on september 25 2019 at the chakan plant of bajaj auto. The bajaj chetak electric scooter looks robust and stands tall on 12 inch cast alloy wheels and with an all metal body with a neo retro design. The underseat compartment not only holds the purpose designed helmet but also contains the battery recharge cable which can be connected to wall mounted electrical sockets or public charging stations.
It is available in two variants. The vespa elettrica is a breeze to ride. Bajaj also hasnt announced the scooters top speed though 4 kw electric motors are commonly found in electric scooters in the 60 75 kmh 37 47 mph range.
The premium model comes with a front disc whereas the urbane gets a front drum brake. Know more about new chetak scooters design features and other details on this page. Bajaj claims the electric scooter will offer a real world range of 95km in eco mode and 85km in sport mode.
Bajaj chetak price in delhi is rs 1 lakh ex showroom price whereas the vespa elettrica price in delhi is rs 90000 ex showroom. I actually visited the bajaj factory in pune in 1996 and found it by far the most successful of the classic scooter factories in india. Bajaj auto has always maintained that the chetak electric scooter is a global product and the company is now one step closer to its european launch.
Apart from this the differences are mostly cosmetic. Presenting chetak an exquisitely designed electric scooter entering the electric vehicle industry. Ironically the original bajaj chetak was basically a 1960s vespa design licensed from piaggio but so successful was it that it became one of the best selling 2 wheelers on the planet in its own right.