EMotorrad To Establish World’s First Electric Cycle Gigafactory

Pune-based electric cycle maker, EMotorrad is building the country's world’s biggest integrated electric cycle gigafactory. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-backed firm will construct this manufacturing plant in four phases. Phase 1 of the construction will start from August onwards, on the outskirts of Pune in Ravet. With this, India will be home to two of the world’s largest gigafactories with the other one already being established by Ola Electric.

Spread across 2,40,000 square feet, EMotorrad’s gigafactory will manufacture components such as batteries, motors, displays, and chargers. The initial capacity of this plant will be 5,00,000 e-cycles annually and subsequent phases will see the expansion of in-house manufacturing capabilities.  

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On the sidelines, EMotorrad is also working on expanding its product line-up. These upcoming models will be based on the brand’s next-generation Gen-2 platforms and will be available with a plethora of unique features. For starters, EMotorrad will equip the bikes with a technology that will allow customers to track calories burned, along with crash detection notification, geo-fencing, etc.

Currently, EMotorrad sells ten products in two range - Desire and X-Factor. Under the fromer range, EMotorrad sells - EMX, T-Rex Air, Doodle V3, and EMX+. As part of the X-Factor range, EMotorrad electric cycles include, X1, Legend 07, X2, X3, X1, and X1 limited edition. With a network of over 350 dealers and more than 10 EMotorrad experience centers across India, EMotorrad also exports to over eight countries, and the upcoming gigafactory will further help boost its global expansion programs.