INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ratan Tata, the former chairman of Tata Sons is going to invest in Tork Motors, an electric two-wheeler startup based out of Pune.Tork
Motors is going to unveil its flagship electric bike, the Tork T6X in the coming months
It is an entirely indigenously developed electric vehicle, and will be one of the first ones available in India when it comes later this
year.Tork Motors was founded in 2009 by Kapil Shelke, who himself has a history with bike racing and off-roading
Following that passion, the T6X is a sports bike that has a top speed of 100 kmph and a range of 100 km per charge
The lithium-ion batteries can be charged up to 80% in just an hour
and even the PCB are designed and manufactured in India
Only the batteries are currently imported
They expect to have about 5,000 T6Xs on the streets of streets by the end of this year.Bharat Forge, the biggest automobile component
manufacturer in India also acquired a stake in Tork Motors in 2018 to help them with expertise as well.Ratan Tata is known to invest in
passionate and promising startups
Before finalizing the partnership, his office representatives audited Tork Motors' factory, understood the concept and checked the viability
This industry is changing rapidly and I place value on the sound logic and the approach that the team at Tork Motors has taken
