Bajaj RE60 has been one of the most awaited vehicle in the Indian market. The vehicle is not exactly a performance vehicle sorts but it is indeed fuel efficient low-cost vehicle that is expected to replace the unsafe auto's in the country. The RE60 has been approved by Ministry of Road Transport and Highway, but due to Public interest litigations (PILs) filed in high courts of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat due to which the launch has been kept on hold. Sources have also indicated that these PILs have been backed up by rivals.
Speaking more on the occasion, Rajiv Bajaj, managing director of Bajaj Auto said, “Though we are free to export, we would like to wait a bit, launch them first in India, and then look at markets outside India. If I decide to export to a particular country tomorrow and am asked over there—you are trying to export the vehicle here, but why you are not selling in your home country—it will not be easy to answer that question.”
It is said that unless the PILs reach out a solution, they cannot launch the RE60. The report indicates that leading manufacturers like TVS Motors, Polaris-Eicher, Tata Motors, TVS, Mahindra, Piaggio, Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors have raised questions over the safety feature of the RE60. The vehicle is powered by 216cc DTS-i liquid cooled, fuel injected petrol engine that generates about 20 bhp of power that is capable of attaining a top speed of about 70 kmph and deliver an astonishing fuel efficiency figure of about 35 kmpl. The four door car gets a hard rooftop and weighs a mere 450 kgs.
Source: LM
