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TVS iQube is likely to receive a new variant with a higher range and possibly more power on offerNew TVS iQube Electric Scooter TeaserThe electric mobility space in India has seen a surge in demand in the past few months, especially in the two-wheeler space. With more battery-powered models going on sale every month, manufacturers are racing against time to bolster their lineup with new electric two-wheelers.Meanwhile, TVS has teased a possible new variant of iQube on its social media handle. The teaser features a shadowy image of the front end of the electric scooter with the caption “New Scooter Launch”. It also reveals that the scooter will be launched at 2:00 pm on May 18, 2022 – that is tomorrow.New Variant of TVS iQube TeasedThe teaser also mentions #TheStoryOf123 which should probably signify the upcoming scooter’s range. It is very possible that the prospective variant of iQube will offer a longer range, maybe 123km on a full charge. The current version of iQube offers a range of 75km on a single charge which is a very humble number by today’s standards, especially considering competition offering a higher range.This development comes at a time when brands like Bajaj, Ather and Ola have recently announced launch of new variants of their respective electric scooter offerings. While the upcoming electric scooter from Ather will be based on the 450 Series, the e-scooter from Bajaj will be based on Chetak. For reference, the current-spec Chetak and 450X offer a maximum range of 95km and 85km respectively on a single charge.New TVS iQube Electric Scooter TeaserBoth these scooters will receive updates to their powertrain specs which should include a larger battery pack. Therefore, TVS is expected to do the same in order to offer a higher single-charge range on iQube. Exact details about the upcoming variant haven’t come to light. We also expect the Hosur-based company to offer some additional features as well.TVS iQube SalesSales Last 12 MonthsTVS iQubeMay-210Jun-21639Jul-21540Aug-21649Sept-21766Oct-21395Nov-21699Dec-211,212Jan-221,529Feb-222,238Mar-221,799Apr-221,420Avg Per Month991Total11,886Since the past twelve months, TVS has sold a total of 11,886 units of iQube with an average monthly volume of 991 units during this period. Sales have kicked up pace since December 2021 when TVS decided to expand the scooter’s availability to new centres. A new variant with a more powerful battery pack would surely be an enticing option for customers.TVS iQube Electric – Specs & FeaturesAt present, TVS iQube is powered by a 4.4kW hub-mounted BLDC motor that draws its energy from three lithium-ion batteries which collectively have a power rating of 2.25kWh.generates. The resultant powertrain pumps out 140 Nm of peak torque at the wheel while top speed has been limited to 48 kmph for Eco mode and 78 kmph for Sport mode.2022 TVS iQube TeaserThe current iQube is equipped with features like full-LED lighting and a fully digital coloured instrument display that has been embedded with TVS SmartXonnect function. The latter comes with smartphone integration through Bluetooth which allows access to a wide range of information like ride stats, remote battery range and geo-fencing. The console also displays navigation and call and text message alerts. More

Prices of TVS scooters and motorcycles have been increased in the range of Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,500; No price hike for iQubeImage – Auto EraSimilar to price hikes announced by other OEMs, TVS Motor has also increased prices of its two-wheelers across the range. After the pandemic, inflation has emerged as a key contributor to rising prices. For business sustainability, manufacturers have little option other than to pass some of the increased input costs to end users.However, TVS has ensured that the latest price hike does not overburden consumers. Even with the revised prices, TVS scooters and motorcycles continue to be among the most affordable in their respective segments.TVS scooters prices May 2022TVS offers scooters in 90cc to 125cc range. Most affordable is TVS Scooty Pep Plus, which is powered by an 87.8cc motor. It generates 5.36 bhp of max power and 6.5 Nm of peak torque. Scooty Pep Plus range now starts at Rs 60,334. Scooty Pep Plus Pink and Matte variants are priced at Rs 61,334 and Rs 63,234, respectively.In 110cc segment, TVS offers Zest 110 and Jupiter 110. Zest new prices are Rs 67,016 for Gloss variants and Rs 68,693 for Matte variants. In case of Jupiter 110, new starting price is Rs 68,571 for sheet metal wheel variant. Updated prices of other variants are Jupiter STD (Rs 71,571), Jupiter ZX (Rs 75,546), Jupiter ZX Disc (Rs 79,346), Jupiter Classic (Rs 79,316) and Jupiter SmartXonnect (Rs 82,346).TVS Scooters – Prices May 2022In 125cc segment, Jupiter 125 updated starting price is Rs 78,175 for drum brake variant. Jupiter 125 Alloy will cost Rs 80,625 whereas Jupiter 125 Disc is available at Rs 85,075. Ntorq range now starts at Rs 77,106 for drum variant. Prices of other variants are Ntorq Disc (Rs 81,561), Ntorq Race Edition (Rs 85,161), Ntorq Super Squad Edition (Rs 87,661), Ntorq Race XP (Rs 89,211) and Ntorq XT (Rs 1,02,823).TVS Motor’s sole offering in electric segment is iQube, which continues to be one of the most affordable electric two-wheelers in the market. On-road price in Delhi after centre and state subsidies is Rs 1,00,777.TVS Motorcycles prices May 2022In motorcycle segment, TVS portfolio includes bikes in 110cc to 310cc range. TVS Sport is now available at a starting price of Rs 60,130. The electric start variant will cost Rs 66,493. Star City is another popular 110cc commuter bike, which now starts at Rs 70,205 for drum variant. Star City disc variant will cost Rs 73,995.TVS Motorcycles – Prices May 2022Third 110cc TVS bike is Radeon, which is now available at a starting price of Rs 59,925. Prices of other variants are Radeon COTY Drum (Rs 71,066), Radeon DT Drum (Rs 71,966), Radeon COTY Disc (Rs 74,066), and Radeon DT Disc (Rs 74,966). In 125cc segment, TVS offers Raider that was launched last year in September. Raider new prices are Rs 84,573 for drum variant and Rs 89,089 for disc variant.Moving on to TVS Apache range, RTR 160 is now available in the range of Rs 1,11,740 to Rs 1,25,575. RTR 180 and RTR 200 starting price is Rs 1,18,690 and Rs 1,38,190, respectively. The company’s flagship Apache 310 will now cost Rs 2,59,990.TVS Moped XL100 – Prices May 2022Another bestseller for TVS is its XL100 moped. It’s currently the cheapest 100cc bike in the country. TVS XL100 variants are available in the range of Rs 43,041 to Rs 54,160. More

TVS has launched the NTORQ 125 XT at an attractive price of Rs 1.03 lakh, ex-sh – It gets a plethora of segment-first connected featuresNew TVS Ntorq XTTVS NTORQ 125 has been the go-to scooter in 125cc scooter space. It was already an almost complete package. But, with the new NTORQ 125 XT, TVS is aiming at making it the most advanced, the most feature-rich and the most appealing to tech-savvy customers.As part of its connectivity suite, NTORQ 125 XT gets SmartXonnect connectivity platform. This is set to be the benchmark in 125 cc scooter segment with many new features. This connectivity platform gets a first-in-class hybrid TFT coloured and LCD displays. The scooter also gets 60+ hi-tech features as standard. Prominent among these features are SmartXtalk, TVS IntelliGo and SmartXtrack.TVS Ntorq 125 XT – New Digital DisplayThis connected-tech platform comes with TVS Connect mobile app. When connected, user will be able to access a host of new features. These new features are added over the connected features like navigation and call alerts that the NTORQ 125 used to get as standard before.SmartXtalk is an advanced voice assist feature on NTORQ 125 XT that can accept various command inputs by the rider. Due to this, some useful commands are engineered to change riding modes, adjust brightness of the display, set destination in navigation, music controls, and more. Interestingly, the system can also interact with rider via voice for various alerts. Some of them are low fuel warning, fuel wastage, rain warnings via weather feature on TVS Connect app, low phone battery warning, and more. Take a look at the detailed walkaround video below by Atharva Dhuri, highlighting the new TVS Ntorq XT.[embedded content][embedded content]SmartXtrack lets the rider keep track of notifications, weather, news, cricket, football, track live AQI, social media updates and other updates like tracking status of food delivery. TVS also allows users to update their profile image on the scooter. Also, adding images to incoming callers which will pop up on the screen for better convenience.IntelliGo system developed by TVS Motor is a superior, silent and smooth start-stop function. This has a separate interface on the instrument console and gets ride reports too. Achievement screens are also a part of this system including an IntelliGo related carbon saving screen. The rider can also share these screens and achievements with friends and family.TVS Ntorq 125 XT – Price and SpecsOther changes on NTORQ 125 XT include the new lighter and sportier alloy wheels for better performance and fuel savings. It also gets a new Neon Green paint scheme that makes the XT look more distinguishable than other variants. TVS NTORQ 125 XT measures 1861 mm in length, 710 mm in width, 1164 mm in height and it has a wheelbase of 1285 mm. Also, it weighs around 118 kg. The scooter is powered by a 124.8 cc single-cylinder fuel-injected petrol engine developing 10 bhp of power @7000 RPM and 10.8 Nm of torque @5500 RPM.NTORQ 125 is one of the most popular and one of the highest-selling 125 cc scooters on sale in India. Starting from Rs 77k, TVS has priced the range-topping XT variant at Rs 1.03 lakh (ex-sh). In India, it will compete with other 125cc scooters like Yamaha Ray ZR, Yamaha Fascino, Honda Grazia 125, Honda Activa 125, Suzuki Avenis 125, Suzuki Access 125, TVS Jupiter 125, Hero Maestro Edge 125 and the likes. But with the new host of segment-first features on XT variant, TVS is aiming at a tech-savvy niche. More

TVS witnessed an overall MoM decline of 4.11 percent in April 2022 – YoY performance was in greenImage – Auto EraTVS has announced its total sales volume for the month of April 2022. Sales of the Hosur-based manufacturer grew by 23.57 percent YoY. Total volume for April this year stood at 2,95,308 as compared to 2,38,983 units. However, overall sales declined when compared to March this year when 3,07,954 units were dispatched.This resulted in an MoM decline of 4.11 percent. TVS recorded an overall two-wheeler sales of 2,80,022 units out of which 1,80,533 units were dispatched in domestic markets. The rest were exported to overseas markets. Out of the total two-wheeler sales, 1,39,027 units of motorcycles were dispatched last month.TVS Motor Sales Apr 2022The motorcycle segment grew by 4 percent from 133,227 units in April 2021. Scooter sales of the company grew by 57 percent from 65,213 units in April last year to 102,209 units in April last year. Shortage in supply of semiconductors has impacted production and sales of premium two-wheelers.On the other hand, domestic two-wheeler sales for April this year were recorded at 1,420 units as opposed to only 307 units in April last year. This led to a massive 362.54 percent YoY growth. TVS currently has only one battery-powered two-wheeler under its portfolio in the form of the iQube e-scooter. The company also sold 38,786 units of mopeds last month as opposed to 27,753 units during April last year which led to a 39.75 percent YoY growth.TVS Motor Sales April 2022 vs April 2021 (YoY)Domestic Sales & ExportsTotal domestic sales for April 2022 stood at 1,81,881 units as compared to 1,31,798 units recorded during the same month last year. This translates to YoY growth of 38 percent. On the other hand, TVS dispatched a total of 1,98,230 units in the domestic market in March this year which has resulted in an MoM decline of 8.25 percent.Total exports for TVS grew by 20 percent from 12,790 units in April last year to 15,286 units in April this year which has resulted in YoY growth of 5.82 percent. In March this year, the Hosur-based company shipped a total of 1,09,724 units to overseas markets which has led to a 3.37 percent MoM growth. Two-wheeler exports grew by 5%, from 94,807 units in April 2021 to 99,489 units in April 2022.TVS motorcycles on sale include the likes of Apache, Raider, Star City, Sport, etc. Scooter range includes Jupiter, Pep+, Ntorq, etc. Total three-wheeler exports stood at 13,939 units last month as opposed to 12,790 units dispatched in April last year. This has resulted in YoY growth of 12.60 percent.TVS Motor Sales April 2022 vs Mar 2022 (MoM)Recent launches by TVSTVS has been actively updating its lineup in recent times. The company’s latest launch is a new top-spec trim of its flagship scooter called Ntorq 125 XT. It comes with funky graphics as well as a fully digital instrument console with a lap time recorded and other connectivity features. It has been priced at Rs 1.03 lakh (ex-showroom). More

TVS Ntorq 125 is the most powerful 125cc scooter in India and competed against Suzuki Avenis, Yamaha RayZR and Hero Maestro Edge 125New TVS Ntorq XTAfter sharing a teaser on online social media, TVS has launched the new Ntorq 125 XT variant at a price of Rs 1.03 lakh (ex-showroom). The new variant sits on top of the Ntorq lineup and is Rs 13.6k pricier than the next best Race XP Edition. For the additional price premium, the scooter gets a bunch of additional features over other variants.TVS Ntorq 125 XT LaunchedWhile Ntorq is easily one of the sportiest scooters in the 125cc segment, in this new top-spec XT variant, it looks even sportier. This primarily has to do with an eye-catching paint scheme of Neon Green highlights. That said, the design of the scooter has been kept intact by TVS.TVS Ntorq Prices – May 2022Letters XT have been highlighted in a shade of blue- on the instrument console, as well as on the side. This distinguishes itself from the rest of the lineup. It also gets a new set of alloy wheels that lends it a distinct appeal. The funky-looking graphics amplifies its sporty character and should definitely attract a young section of buyers.The biggest addition to this new top-spec variant of Ntorq is a new digital instrument console with a twin-screen layout. This instrument cluster even benefits from a lap timer function and features bold graphics for speed, fuel bar graph, warning lights, lap timer, etc. Rest of the features are lifted from the previous top-spec Race XP Edition of Ntorq 125.New TVS Ntorq XTEnhanced SMARTXONNECTTVS Ntorq XT is powered by a much better version of the SMARTXONNECT app. It now includes SmartXtalk and SmartXtrack. TVS SMARTXONNECT SmartXtalk will allow the Ntorq XT owner to talk to the scooter. The improved voice assist feature on the new variant now accepts commands for changing modes, adjusting screen brightness, navigating to the preferred destination, toggling through songs, The scooter can now talk to the rider with new features.  The rider gets information on low fuel warnings, fuel wastage, rain warnings, low phone battery warnings, and more through audio feedback.New TVS Ntorq XTSpeaking about, TVS SMARTXONNECT SmartXtrack – it will help keeping track of notification on the weather, news, cricket, social and other updates.  Users can now also set up their profile image along with the image of the incoming caller, which will be visible on the scooter screen.Engine Specs & FeaturesPrior to the launch of XT variant, Ntorq 125 was available in four trims namely Standard, Race, Super Squad and Race XP variants. The XT variant of Ntorq is powered by the same 125cc, single-cylinder powering Ntorq Race XP variant that dishes out 10 bhp and 10.8 Nm of peak torque. This motor is mated to a CVT automatic gearbox.New TVS Ntorq XTNtorq 125 is the most powerful scooter in the 125cc segment. However, the regular range of Ntorq receives a slightly detuned version of the same engine that churns out 9.25 bhp at 7000rpm and 10.25 Nm of peak torque at 5,500rpm. Hardware configuration of the scooter has also remained unchanged for a large part.This includes conventional telescopic forks in front and a single spring at rear. Braking duties will be carried out by a disc brake in front and a drum brake at rear which are complemented by a Combi Braking System (CBS). With the launch of this variant, Ntorq 125  becomes one of the most expensive 125cc scooters in India barring 125cc cousins from Italian sibling brands Aprilia and Vespa. TVS Ntorq scooter price range starts from Rs 77k. More