The Chetak brand name made a come back last year. Launched in an electric avatar, this scooter carried an ex-showroom price of Rs 1.41 lakh. However recently, Bajaj increased prices of its two-wheeler portfolio. The Chetak seems to have been impacted and by a big margin. A price hike of Rs 12,749 was made to the Bajaj Chetak Electric and this means its ex-showroom price jumps from Rs 1,41,440 to Rs 1.54 lakh. The price hike doesn’t bring any design and feature changes. According to the most recent website update, the Urbane model of the Chetak is no longer for sale.
The current Bajaj Chetak electric model has a 3.8 kW motor and a 4.08 kW peak-power IP67 lithium battery pack. It also comes with riding modes – Eco and Sport. The vehicle, expectedly, performs best in Eco mode and has a 90-kilometer claimed range. Sport mode ofcourse offers greater acceleration at the cost of a shorter riding range. Using a regular power outlet, the battery pack can be charged in 5 hours. Bajaj offers its customers a battery guarantee that lasts three years or 50,000 kilometres to ensure a positive ownership experience. Four colors—Brooklyn Black, Hazelnut, Indigo Metallic, and Velluto Rosso—are offered for the Bajaj Chetak.
In other news, Bajaj also opened a new plant in Akurdi to produce electric vehicles. When operating at full capacity, this manufacturing facility’s annual production capacity will be 5,000,00 EVs.
In an interview with a news source a few months ago, Mr. Rahul Bajaj, MD of Bajaj Auto, disclosed that the business plans to expand its line of products. The MD of Bajaj Auto discussed the company’s objectives for the upcoming fiscal year. The company might have ambitions to expand its selection of electric scooters. This will be Bajaj’s second electric 2-wheeler after the Chetak.
Since the product’s launch, Bajaj has sold a total of 14,000 units of the Chetak Electric Scooter in 75 cities. The company is currently scheduled to fulfil the 10,000 electric scooter reservations that have already been made. Know more about this e-scooter on their official website.
