Mainstream electric vehicle makers doing their business in the Indian market in April 2022 sold a total of 49,166 units of electric two-wheelers in the country, a whopping 858 per cent year-on-year growth as against 5,132 units sold in April 2021. At the same time, in March 2022, this figure was 49,642 units, which is a slight decline of 1 percent on a monthly basis.
TVS iQube continues its impressive sales figures last month and TVS has sold an overall 1,417 units in India in April 2022, a whopping 369.21 per cent year-on-year growth as against 302 units sold in April 2021 Is. On the other hand, TVS sold a total of 1,799 units of iCube in March 2022, which is a decline of 21 per cent on a monthly basis.
With this sale, iQube has managed to beat its major rival Bajaj Chetak Electric, as Bajaj Auto has sold a total of 1,121 units of Chetak in April 2022, which is 2285.11 on a year-on-year basis as against 47 units sold in April 2021. percentage increase. In this way, Chetak has lagged behind iCube in terms of sales even after increasing its sales.
Let us tell you that TVS recently launched the updated version of iCube keeping in mind the increasing competition in the market and now it is available in a total of 3 variants with S and ST, not just iCube standard. The new model is being offered in India with 11 color options and ranges from 75km to 140km depending on the variant.
The standard model costs Rs 98,564 in India, while the S variant costs Rs 1,08,690 (ex-showroom). Bookings are currently available for Rs 999 for the base and S variants, while the prices of the ST variants will be revealed at a later stage. The ST variant of the TVS iTub has been given a 5.1kWh battery pack, which claims a range of 140 km on a single charge.
The base and S variants use a 3.4kWh battery pack, which claims a range of 75km and 100km, respectively, on a single charge. The battery pack works in conjunction with a hub-mounted motor, which develops power of 4.4 kW (6 hp). It now also gets features like five-way joystick for interaction, music control, proactive notifications with vehicle health, 4G telematics, OTA updates, theme personalization, voice assist, TVS iCube Alexa skillset and storage.
