Hero Electric Motors has come out with three scooters-E-Sprint(Rs32470) Zippy(Rs17900) and Optima Plus(Rs32796)- while three more models are in store for next FY. The company is optimistic to sell about 45000 units in FY 2010-11 and 35000 for this fiscal, beside export to Latin America, Canada, the US(already in the market) and SAARC countries in FY 2011-12.
There will be increase in the dealership to 350 by the end of 2010 from the current 255. For producing Li-ion batteries in India, the company is making an association with Electric Vaya of Canada in a time span of 2-4 weeks. For the consumers, the company might initiate charging stations with the assistance of the governments and power sectors in the country.