Hero Cycles Collaborates With Yamaha Motor To Roll Out Lectro EHX20

Hero Cycles has launched Lectro EHX20, India's first center motor e-cycle, in partnership with Yamaha Motor Company. Priced at Rs 1.30 lakh, it is India’s first center motor e-cycle. While a product’s motor has been imported from Yamaha's electric drive unit, the e-cycle will be built at homegrown cycle maker's Ghaziabad unit with the remaining components sourced locally. The newly-launched e-cycle is powered by a triple sensor technology -- torque sensor, speed sensor, and crank sensor- and is equipped with a powerful braking system. It can cover a distance of 60-70 km in 3.5 hours of charge. The new e-cycle does not require a driving license.

Hero Cycles has claimed that the product is aimed at the small yet growing community of adventure lovers and mountain cyclists as well as experiential adventures.

“Lectro EHX20 is the first branded E-Cycle which is driven by a Center Motor and resultantly delivers a high-performance experience suitable for extreme adventure sports. With promising days ahead for the E-Cycle market, we hope to deliver more such path-breaking products for different sections of the Indian audience in the future,” said Pankaj M. Munjal, Chairman, and Managing Director, HMC, a Hero Motors Company.

“Lectro EHX20 powered by Yamaha is a first of its kind product to be introduced in India. The electric vehicle segment / E-Cycle in India has received a major push from the government in recent times and the market seems poised for unprecedented growth. It is imperative therefore that manufacturers offer a wide range of products in the E-Cycle segment suitable for the needs of different sections of the audience. ” stated Hiroyuki Ota, Executive Officer, Yamaha Motor Co Ltd.

Lectro EHX20is Centre Motor powered Pedal Assist Cycle which runs on a combination of manual pedaling with battery assist. The e-cycle can run up to 60-70 km on a charge time of 3.5 hours.