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Mahindra to make its debut in US market with electric scooter GenZe

Published On Sep 22, 2015 12:00 AM By Ruchika Jain

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India’s largest SUV maker - Mahindra is all-set to make its debut on U.S. roads with an  exclusively designed electric scooter GenZe.



Mahindra wants to target the city and campus dwellers with Vespa like electric scooter called the GenZ, which if reports are to be believed goes on sale this fall in California, Oregon and Michigan at a price tag of $2,999. As per the company, they could expand the sales to other states in US and Europe in the near future.

To tap on the tech-savvy Millennian market, the Mumbai based SUV maker has added features such as a touchscreen dashboard and a laptop charging port. As reported  GenZe goes up to 30 miles per hour in a single charge.  The riders  will not need a motorcycle license to drive this scooter.  The most unique feature to look forward in this scooter is its removable battery which riders can unhook and carry inside for a charge.

Also Read: Mahindra GenZe electric scooter to be launched in USA; India on cards?


According to industry reports, only 5000 electric scooters will be sold in US this year as compared to 30,000 in Europe and almost 4 million in China. So, its looks like Mahindra  is eyeing to use this moped as the springboard into the American car market just as Honda made the leap from motorcycles to cars here in the early 70’s.

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