Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 % subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group and India’s leading manufacturer of small commercial vehicles, launched the first of its kind 300cc powered vehicles called the Ape’ HT Range in both Petrol and CNG fuel options. The new launches are available in both the cargo and passenger segments.
The Ape’ HT Range includes: Petrol cargo - Ape’ Xtra HT; CNG cargo - Ape’ Xtra HT LDX and Ape’ Xtra HT LDX+; CNG passenger - Ape’ Auto HT DX; Ape’ Auto HT DXL; and Ape’ Auto+ HT.
The Ape’ HT range has the new 300cc water-cooled engine at its heart. This HT engine is developed by Piaggio indigenously to cater to and deliver the high-tech experience of alternate fuel engines to its customers who need more power and torque from their CNG and Petrol products. It provides an extremely comfortable driving experience with low noise and vibration, making it the next generation of urban Indian mobility solution.
Ape’ HT range is designed to give maximum load-ability with higher power and torque. The range provides a smooth ride with lower noise and vibration levels due to its FI smart engine.
Piaggio is the only player to offer a petrol variant in the 3Wh cargo segment. The petrol cargo offers a substantial acquisition cost benefit for the price sensitive customer.
Speaking on the occasion, Diego Graffi, Chairman & MD, Piaggio India Pvt. Ltd. said, “At Piaggio, we believe in providing path breaking solutions in the last mile transportation segment with best-in-class technology offerings to our customers. The new 300 cc engine is developed in India with technology support from Piaggio Italy. The engine is being manufactured in India in a new state of art of assembly line. This product is a resultant of a robust new product development process that we follow at Piaggio based on consumer insights at the conceptualization stage.
With the launch of this HT range, we aim to further strengthen our position in the alternate fuel segment space.”
Saju Nair, EVP and Head of Commercial Vehicle Business, Piaggio India Pvt Ltd. said, “This is the first time that any player has launched a bigger capacity engine in the alternate fuel segment space in the 3-wheeler industry. We understood from our customers that there is a need of a higher power and performance engine in the alternate fuel space which will help take higher loads doing a greater number of trips per day. The Higher torque and gradeability enables customers to take on flyovers which was always a concern with earlier alternate fuel engines. The best part about this new engine is its low noise and vibration which makes it very smooth in while running.
The HT range comes at an attractive introductory pricing.