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      Aprilia eSR1 Electric Scooter Name Registered – Launch Expected In 2021

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      E-scooter offering from Aprilia is expected to share its technologies and mechanicals with Vespa Elletrica

      Piaggio has filed a trademark for its upcoming electric scooter from its Aprilia brand. The Italian two-wheeler manufacturer has registered the trademark ‘eSR1’ at European Union Intellectual Property Office. The latter published a trademark application showing the ‘eSR1’ name in stylised font and logo.
      However, the applicant’s name hasn’t been revealed yet although it is indicated to be the Piaggio Group. The evidence being the ‘SR’ portion of trademark which resembles the SR logo in Aprilia brand of scooters.
      Furthermore, the eSR logo looks straight out of the books for the logo of SR-GP Replica which was revealed last year. The other major hint given is that the trademark has been registered on Piaggio’s behalf by Jacobacci & Partners S.P.A, the firm which handles all intellectual property matters for the Italian brand. Aprilia currently retails the SR range of scooters in 50cc, 125cc, 150cc and 160cc configurations around the world.
      Aprilia’s e-Scooter plans
      It is also being speculated that Aprilia eSR1 will share its powertrain and technology with other Piaggio group of products, specifically Vespa Elettrica which is already on sale in many international markets. Since it is a common practice by Aprilia to share technologies among its sibling brands this shouldn’t come as a surprise. This means Elettrica’s electric motor and batteries could be repackaged for Aprilia eSR1.
      Vespa Electric Scooter At 2020 Auto Expo
      Trademark filings don’t guarantee a production-spec model launch as they don’t reveal if or when a specific model will arrive at markets. In this case, however, chances are pretty high since electric scooters have been in trend and a global brand like Aprilia will surely garner a lot of attention which is likely to translate into a high consumer base.
      If eSR1 borrows its powertrain and technology from Vespa, much of its development would already be complete even though the e-scooter hasn’t yet been revealed in flesh. This means that launch of the new Aprilia scooter could be as early as next year for European markets.
      Vespa Elettrica details
      Speaking of specifications, Vespa Elettrica draws its power from a 4kW electric motor paired with a lithium-ion battery pack. Peak torque available at wheels stands at an impressive 200 Nm and provides a range of 100 km in Eco mode and 70 km in Power mode in a single charge. It takes 3.5 hours for the battery to get juiced up using a 220V socket.
      Its underpinnings are similar to its petrol-powered counterpart assisted by a trailing link front suspension and single shock absorber at rear. It rolls on 12-inch front and 11-inch rear alloy wheels. The model was showcased at this year’s AutoExpo but there are no signs of its launch in India anytime soon.
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      Mahindra Mojo 300 ABS Buyers To Get Free Shiro Helmet Worth Rs 5k

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      Mahindra Mojo 300 directly rivals Bajaj Dominar and the upcoming Hero Xpulse 200T

      Towards the end of the year, auto manufacturers race against time to clear their inventories. In order to do that, they offer multiple benefits to consumers to attract them to showrooms and make a purchase during this period. Mahindra Two-wheelers have resorted to something similar.
      Mahindra is offering a special safety offer with Mojo 300 for the month of December. This safety will encompass all consumers looking to buy a Mojo during the month of December 2020. Offer is applicable till the end of this month.
      Details of Offer
      Under this offer scheme, Mahindra will be offering every new Mojo owner a Mojo Branded Helmet (by Shiro) worth Rs.4,901 absolutely free of cost. Additionally, under the offer of Mojo Tribesman, a Mojo consumer who refers his/her friend to a nearby Mahindra Mojo dealership will get rewarded with Mojo Branded Long Riding Gloves worth Rs.2350 absolutely free.
      Mahindra Mojo BS6 was launched a few months ago. Sales have not been great, despite the reduction in price. Since launch in Aug, BS6 Mojo sales are at 146 units. With this new offer, Mahindra aims to increase sales in the last month of the year 2020.
      Mahindra Mojo Offer – Dec 2020
      Mojo 300 Details
      Mojo 300 is powered by a 295cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled engine which puts out 25.35 bhp at 7,300 rpm and 26.0 Nm of peak torque at 6,000 rpm. This unit is linked to a six-speed gearbox. The bike is mounted on a twin-tube Exposed Frame which is assisted by a suspension setup consisting of telescopic front forks and a mono-shock unit at rear. Braking duties are handled by front and rear disc brakes of 320mm and 240mm respectively assisted by dual-channel ABS offered as standard.
      It rolls on 17-inch wheels with 110/70-17 M/C 54S front and 140/70-17 M/C 66S profile of tyres. It gets a curb weight of 186 kg and a wheelbase of 1,460 mm alongside a ground clearance of 165 mm and a seat height of 300 mm. It can hold up to 21 litres of fuel. The tourer gets its signature dual-pod halogen headlamps which give it a menacing look.
      Mojo Sales
      FY 2020/21
      FY 2019/20
      April
      0
      0
      May
      0
      1
      June
      0
      1
      July
      0
      1
      Aug
      32
      25
      Sep
      37
      11
      Oct
      77
      40
      Total
      146
      79
      It is available in four colour schemes namely- Red Agate, Rube Red, Garnet Black and Black Pearl. Prices for the tourer motorcycle start at Rs 2.00 lakh and go up to Rs 2.11 lakh (both prices are ex-showroom).
      Other Bikes by Mahindra
      Mojo is currently the only bike in the market which is retailed under Mahindra’s brand name. Apart from Mojo, Mahindra owns a majority stake at Classic Motorcycles which builds Jawa motorcycles in India.
      Currently, Classic Motorcycles retails three Jawa motorcycles in India- Jawa Standard, Jawa Forty-Two and Perak. The bikemaker is also going to start production of Yezdi brand of motorcycles most probably from next year. The company will also be manufacturing bikes for the redundant British brand BSA Motorcycles in the United Kingdom from next year. More

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      Honda Activa 6G, Hornet, CD110 Rs 5k Cashback Offer Dec 2020

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      December 2020 offers from Honda Two Wheelers is in the form of cashback on card purchases

      It’s no surprise that as the year comes to a close, those awaiting December discounts and offers usually find an end of year purchase to be one that suits the pocket. With the new year almost here, 2021 vehicles but naturally dated as MY21 ones.
      As such, the need to sell MY20 stock by 2020 end is a major focus area for manufacturers. And the excitement around such a purchase is fuelled by time bound December deals.
      Honda Two-wheelers cash back offer
      Honda two wheelers has curated special offers for a number of its products this month. This comes with 5 percent cashback up to Rs 5,000 on credit card/ debit card EMI. Ease of purchase is outlined with no requirement for a down payment, no documentation, and no hypothecation. The easy process is made possible by the fact that the purchaser already has a verified bank account.
      Purchases are obviously defined by bank balance, and/or credit card limit, and quite naturally the purchase amount is converted to EMIs. With multiple finance partners on board, terms and conditions would be applicable as per preferred financier’s guidelines. The above offer is certainly available for the ever popular Honda Activa, and new Hornet, and CD110 Dream Deluxe.
      Honda Activa 6G Cashback
      Honda Activa isn’t just a product that’s evolved with vehicle lifecycles, but it has kept toe to toe with everything the larger market offers. So much so, that having led from the front from its first innings, it continues to rule the roost in its latest avatar. The journey has spanned two decades, and only last month the manufacturer launched a special edition to celebrate its 20 glorious years.
      Last month, the company reported wholesales at 4,33,206 units, at just under 10 percent growth from 3,96,399 units sold a year earlier. Though not comprehensive, retail sales data provided by FADA puts numbers at 3,80,088, down 17.33 percent from 4,59,774 units in Nov ‘19. And it goes without saying that such numbers are possible only because Honda Activa is an unchallenged bestseller.
      Honda Hornet Cashback Offer
      Q4 2020 Cashback and offers
      In essence, the cashback offer is part of the manufacturer’s ‘Super 6’ offer that was on offer until end of November, 2020 as a special bouquet offer to augment festive season sales. That included saving of upto 11k, 100 percent finance with low-interest rates, 50 percent discount on EMI plan, cashback up to Rs 5,000 on a credit card or debit card EMI, or upto 2.5k in benefits for purchases through Paytm.
      End of year sales, especially one with a clearly outlined benefit makes sense considering new MY21 vehicles will be costlier, even if marginally. It can be expected that in January 2020, product portfolios across manufacturers will see a price revision on account of various aspects including input costs. As such, knowing the prices will rise, buying a vehicle in the next few days presents a clear monetary benefit from a purchase made in three weeks time.
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      Audi Design Chief Details 'Project Artemis,' Future Premium Autonomous Vehicle

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      Audi’s head of design, Marc Lichte, says the upcoming autonomous vehicle that will come out of the automaker’s Project Artemis effort will be a “revolution.”
      The vehicle, rumored to be code-named Landjet, will be built on the PPE architecture that will underpin high-end electric vehicles from Audi, Porsche, and Bentley.
      It is expected to be unveiled in 2024 and is targeting offerings from Tesla with a focus on long-distance traveling.
      We asked Audi design chief Marc Lichte in an interview how the company’s future vehicle designs will evolve thanks to electric powertrains. In response, he shared a few more bits of information about the automaker’s Project Artemis, its effort to build an autonomous vehicle. The upcoming car “will be a revolution,” he said.
      The vehicle in question is in a super-high-premium segment, according to the designer, and its use case is long-distance traveling. “We will come up with a radical new concept. This car looks completely different,” Lichte said. At its core, it will be an autonomous vehicle that would remove any need for controls, and that gives the designers at Audi the ability to pursue a new approach to how a car should look.

      Hitzinger on Project Artemis, Audi’s Tesla Fighter

      Porsche Macan EV Production to Start in 2022

      Rumors have circulated that the vehicle being developed under Project Artemis, which is being helmed by former Porsche race-car engineer Alexander Hitzinger, is code-named Landjet. Whatever the internal name, the vehicle is expected to be unveiled in 2024 and will be based on the modular PPE EV architecture developed by Audi to be used in Audi, Porsche, and Bentley vehicles.
      Lichte’s comments line up with what we’ve already learned about Project Artemis, the automaker and VW Group’s future weapon to take on Tesla. Volkswagen wants to address Tesla’s EV market dominance and also to have a self-driving car on the road as a competitor to its Autopilot.
      The car is currently in progress in Lichte’s design studio. He tells us that Audi will completely change the layout of the interior, while the exterior will be equally different than what we’re used to seeing from the automaker. We’ll look forward to seeing it.
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      The Most Iconic Engines: Window Shop with Car and Driver

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      Unlike most of the challenges we face as Window Shoppers, this week’s contest has less to do with cars than it does what powers them. We set out to find the most iconic engines, engines that helped define a brand, made a mark in history, or were just spectacular. The car is important, but the engine is king. If you watch, you may wonder why no one chose a Chevy small-block V-8 or a Mopar Hemi. That’s a fair question, and the answer is that each of us incorrectly assumed someone else would pick them.
      Instead, we presented slightly less obvious choices. Contributing editor Brett Berk found a sedan with the engine from the 1950s Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Deputy testing director K.C. Colwell also found a transplant job, selecting a four-door with the heart of an Audi R8. Contributor Jonathon Ramsey decided that infamy could make an engine iconic and put up a 2011 Volkswagen diesel for judgement. And we couldn’t argue with that logic, particularly when you consider how far-reaching the media coverage and consequences of Dieselgate were.In addition to engines, we discuss car phones, German chancellors, the ideal buyer for a car with fold-flat front seats, Ford Aerostar crash-test results, and things that can go wrong on the last of Porsche’s air-cooled flat-sixes. We even dig into why Colwell hates sunroofs. Clearly, this episode goes off the rails, but you’re used to that by now, right?
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      New Singham Electric Rickshaw Launch Price Rs 1.85 Lakh – FAME Subsidy Rs 37k

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      Singham Electric Rickshaw
      The new Li-Ion e-rickshaw is available at all company dealerships priced at Rs.1,85,000

      Rising concerns over the degradation of the environment coupled with deteriorating air quality levels has given rise to demand for electric vehicles in India. New laws have come into effect to conserve energy and protect the environment through the use of fossil fuel powered vehicles.
      U.P Telelinks Limited, a leading manufacturer of electric rickshaws, with manufacturing facilities in Ghaziabad and Rudrapur, has introduced a new model called Singham Li-ion. This auto styled e-rickshaw is priced at Rs.1,85,000 and buyers will be eligible for subsidy of Rs.37,000 under the FAME II scheme of the Government of India.
      Features and Design
      The new Li-ion e-rickshaw comes in with an attractive design and outstanding features and comes in with a 3 year warranty period. It gets LED lights, an advanced BMS and a powerful 1,500 watt motor. This lithium battery offers mileage of 100 kms per charge.
      Offered on sale via all of Singham dealerships, the company has also tied up with several private and public finance agencies for easy finance facilities to its buyers. The company claims to have received over 300 pre-orders and deliveries are slated to commence from 15th December 2020.

      Running Costs
      New Singham Electric Rickshaw measures 2,575mm in length, 1,740mm in height and 998mm in width while wheelbase measures 2,180mm. It receives a front glass with wiper, a spare wheel and hard stepney cover and rides on alloy wheels fitted with 3.75-12 tyres.
      The interiors get curtains along with floor mat, FM player with USB and SD card and an anti theft alarm system. It gets cabin lights and comfortable die cut seats. The e-rickshaw offers a range of 100 kms per charge relating to running costs of 30 paise per km and thereby offering savings of over 20 percent. The LED lighting not only uses less power but looks attractive while equitable weight distribution among wheels offers improved balance and heavy duty suspensions offer a comfortable ride.

      Power to the Singham Power Li-ion e-rickshaw is via a high efficiency brushless DC motor 1.5 kW power and 48V voltage. Suspension and braking is through telescopic hydraulic suspension 43” at the rear and lever operated drum brake in the front and foot pedal operated drum brake at the rear.
      Along with the Li-ion e-rickshaw the company is also launching three cargo variants of the Power Li-ion – Flat Bed, delivery Van and Cargo Van, each of which are designed to cater to the different delivery demands of buyers. The company also has the Singham Deluxe, Singham Comfort and Singham Super among its lineup and also offers customers the option to customize their vehicles as per demand. More