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India's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways plans to raise the permissible motor power for low-speed electric scooters from 250 watts to 600 watts, exempting them from registration, which has divided the industry between companies like Yulu and BGauss.

IN · 2026-09-13

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Key takeaway

India plans to raise the power cap for low-speed electric scooters from 250W to 600W, exempting them from registration.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways raises the permissible motor power for low-speed electric scooters to 600W, exempting them from registration.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onElectric two-wheeler OEMs like BGauss can design and sell more capable low-speed vehicles, expanding their addressable market without added compliance cost.
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onWithheld This step of the chain is withheld. The reason is set out in the notice above — a deliberate omission, not missing data.
  4. Step 4 · Reaches youSMEs in the supply chain—component makers, assemblers, and service providers—see shifts in demand for higher-spec parts and services as the product mix changes.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

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