Hero MotoCorp shall roll out the Hero Splendor Electric in June 2024. Consumer needs in terms of reliability, built through legacy, will now be addressed with electric modernity. This electric avatar retains the classic design language of Splendor but integrates compelling features for today’s eco-zeitgeist consumers.
Key Features and Design
The Hero Splendor Electric will have a TFT instrument cluster showing real-time speed, battery status, and range. LEDs at the headlamp, tail lamp, and turn indicators will improve visibility significantly and be energy-efficient. Thus, it will have disc brakes at the front and rear wheels.
Performance and Powertrain
It will be powered by a 3000W BLDC motor and a 4.0 kWh lithium-ion battery. This setup will return an impressive range of up to 250 kilometres on a full charge and a top speed of 100 kmph, making it adequate for city commutes and highway travel.
Charging and Convenience
The Splendor Electric will come with home and fast-charging variants. Fast charging will drastically reduce idle time, thus enhancing convenience for busy sloggers.
Besides, Hero MotoCorp is developing solutions for battery swapping, which could add more convenience by quickly exchanging drained batteries for ones charged until they are complete (NewsBytes).
Market Position and Pricing End
The Hero Splendor Electric is going to be very competitively priced, between ₹1.30 lakh and ₹1.50 lakh, which obviously will make it pretty accessible to every urban commuter user or, for that matter, even a green buyer who is concerned about the environment.
Hero MotoCorp would also retail electric conversion kits for its petrol-powered Splendor models; owners of these motorcycles could easily use such kits to switch to electric mobility at minimal incremental cost.
Undoubtedly, the Hero Splendor Electric will offer India an EV market with a reliable, efficient, and eco-friendly mode of transportation.
