Bojan Vrbnjak
MotoCorp Hero is one of the largest motorcycle manufacturers in India. The brand is intended for a wide audience, as it has in its offer touring motorcycles, scooters and utility models and more recently premium models such as Maverick 440. Hero MotoCorp also has a number of electric initiatives such as Vision V1 in Arises, a wholly-owned start-up company dedicated to developing interesting electrical concepts.
At a recently concluded event Hero World 2024 was introduced pop up 32, which is certainly the first product of its kind from an established, central manufacturer. Hero describes S32 feces modular electric vehicle, which can be used as electric scooter for personal mobility and as a three-wheeled rickshaw for transporting cargo or passengers. The S32 consists of two main parts: a stand-alone electric scooter and a rickshaw without a front wheel. Therefore, people who buy S32, technically they buy a vehicle"two in one".
Mavrick 440 model from Hero MotoCorp
Arises claims to be for processing scooter to rickshaw only three minutes needed. All you have to do is to scooter insert into the front of the rickshaw, where the front wheel of the scooter will take over the steering of the rickshaw. The rear wheel of the scooter will not be used in the form of a rickshaw and will rest on rickshaw platform. Scooter and rickshaw have their own independent engines and batteries, and the scooter is connected to the rickshaws via an electronic interface that allows the driver to use the scooter's handlebars and control devices to control the rickshaw. Pretty cool, right?
Regarding performance specifications, has a scooter S32 power to 6 kW or thereabouts 8 horsepower, while the rickshaw has power due to its heavier load 10 kW or thereabouts 13,5 horsepower. As for the batteries, it will Arises used Hero's electric vehicle subsidiary's existing technology Life. Additionally, Surge plans to release different versions of the rickshaw to suit the needs and preferences of individuals. They are supposed to develop open rickshaws, such as the pickup-like shape shown above, and enclosed forms for transporting people.
New: Scooter and rickshaw in one
It is such a concept brand new, so he had to MotoCorp Hero to collaborate with the Indian Ministry of Road Transport in designing new vehicle registration categories, called "L2-5". According to Indian Motoring Publication AutoCar India the new vehicle registration category is described as “A 2-wheel-3-wheel combined module of a three-wheeled motor vehicle constructed by combining an L2 category two-wheeled vehicle with the rear unit of the module without its own drive. It can be separated or combined as needed."
It is worth noting that it is Surge S32 for now only a concept and that for now the date of the start of sales is not yet known. However, the mere fact that he went Hero so far as to create a new category of vehicle just for S32, clearly shows that it has serious plans to realize the concept.
