288 000 annual capacity factory in kutch district of gujarat india . electrotherm india limited is a leading engineering conglomerate based in gujarat . yobykes is a brainchild of mukesh bhandari the chairman and cto of electrotherm . yobykes is a brand name under which electric automobiles are designed and manufactured by the automotive division of electrotherm . in 2004 the company started its r & d operations for developing the electric vehicles and after two years it launched its first series of electric scooters in india . yobykes was the first company to introduce electric two wheelers in india in 2006 . today with a great use of technology and manpower yobykes has introduced a new range of efficient electric scooters called eco fleet . the company is also working on manufacturing electric three wheelers and hybrid electric bus . this way yo is emerging as one of the market leaders in electric vehicle segment in india . yoexl er from yobykes is the first ever electric scooter to scale the world s highest known motorable road khardung la pass at the height of 18380 feet in leh . on 14 september 2015 this mission was successfully accomplished by this solar charged electric scooter in joint efforts by electrotherm india limited and global himalayan expedition . in this entire expedition 100 % renewable energy was used . the key focus of this ride was to promote the environment friendly transportation while curbing the major concern of air pollution . as of 2009 the yo bykes range includes 6 models with differing specifications for speed and range . these include 1 products edit yo exl powered by 100 % renewable energy yoexl is a no petrol electric bike . it is the first electric bike to reach world s highest motorable road khardungla top leh in india . this has become possible due to its advanced technology 40 ah battery and highly efficient motor . unlike other electric bikes yoexl can be driven at the maximum speed of 55 km hr which is a good speed as far as electrically powered vehicles are concerned . it comes with a rechargeable battery and if once it is fully charged ; it can go up to 60 km in one go . specifications battery capacity 48v 48ah electricity consumption 3.25 units full charge maximum speed 55 km hr maximum range 60 km full charge pay load capacity 130 kg yo spark specifications battery capacity 48v 33ah electricity consumption 2.1 units full charge maximum speed 45 km hr maximum range 60 km full charge pay load capacity 130 kg yo xplor specifications battery capacity 48v 24ah electricity consumption 1.25 units full charge maximum speed 25 km hr maximum range 60 km full charge pay load capacity 75 kg yo electron er specifications battery capacity 48v 24ah electricity consumption 1.25 units full charge maximum speed 25 km hr maximum range 70 km full charge pay load capacity 75 kg market edit yo bykes is a market leader in the nascent electric scooter market in india . in a report to the bombay stock exchange electrotherm said that it expects to double sales of yo bykes to 40 000 units in fy2010 11 . 2 yo bike electric scooters accounted for about 1 % of the indian motorcycle and 2 wheeler market in 2009 at about 120 000 units . the market is expected to grow to about 320 000 units by 2012 . yo bykes compete with hero motors tvs motors and the recently launched offerings from bsa motors . 3 references edit http yobykes.in yo exl.aspx pg prd http www.livemint.com 2010 01 07001327 sensex lifeline high beeps an.html http www.livemint.com 2010 01 07235300 bsa motors launches electric s.html retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title yobykes & oldid 734120294 categories scooter manufacturerselectric vehiclesindian automobilescompanies based in gujaratindian brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 august 2016 at 08 17 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view