TVS Motor Company, two-wheeler major is likely to come out with a slew of technologies that can make its vehicles more cost efficient. It has incorporated engine and transmission efficiencies and energy conservation related technologies. The company aims to increase two-wheelers mileage by 20% against 40 km to a litre at present.
The entity is going to test its first set of vehicles in September this year and after the necessary alterations, it will go into production and hit the roads in December 2013. It has included hybrid technologies that will enable a two-wheeler to switch between petrol/diesel and electric power, powered by its intelligent controllers. It has also built-in energy conservation technologies in its bikes and scooters that will reduce aero dynamic losses, wearing of tires due to road friction and fuel injection related issues.
