Bajaj has launched a new variant of the Chetak electric scooter in India, the Chetak Urbane. Priced at Rs 1.15 lakh for the standard and Rs 1.21 lakh for the Tecpac-equipped variant (all prices, ex-showroom), the Chetak Urbane in standard spec is priced at par with the Chetak Premium, though it does get some notable differences under the skin.
To start with, the Chetak Urbane can be had with a drum brake up front compared to the disc set-up on the Premium. The Urbane, while coming with the same 2.9 kWh battery, also gets a lower range – 113 km as compared to 126 km as under IDC. The Urbane also gets a lower power charger – 650W to the Premium’s 800W – upping the charge time to 4 hours and 50 mins from the latter’s 3 hours and 50 minutes.
On the performance front, the standard Chetak Urbane has the same 63 kmph top speed as the Chetak Premium though this can be increased to 73 kmph with the Tecpac. The standard Urbane model also only gets a single ride mode and limited app-based functions while the Tecpac-equipped model gets the addition of a sport mode, hill start assist, a reverse mode and greater app-based functions. Sequential turn signals however remain exclusive to the Chetak Premium.
