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The Bajaj Pulsar 135LS is the first of many new Pulsars we’re going to see

You would have been wondering where today’s updates went. I apologize for not keeping you posted. Out of the blue, I decided yesterday afternoon to attend two important launches – the Bajaj Pulsar 135 LS which concluded today afternoon and the Honda 110cc motorcycles in Delhi which happens tomorrow (Thursday), and immediately backpacked and headed to the nearest airport in Chennai.

As I type this, the temperature here in Delhi is inching towards freeze zone, but the hot topics discussed during the launch of the new Pulsar this afternoon by Rajiv Bajaj and his team is keeping me warm.

I pitched questions regarding future of Bajaj that got Rajiv Bajaj talking. He did not shy away from questions and welcomed curiosity levels among journalists. I’ll come to those details in a bit.

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Bajaj Auto and US-based MotoCzysz LLC will join hands and build a ‘next generation automobile.’

The details are sketchy, but according to the reports, a low cost electric car for the Indian masses is what they are setting out to accomplish. MotoCzysz revealed its E1pc electric superbike recently (pictured above; zero to 192km/h acceleration in around 7-8 seconds), and when they say next generation automobile, it has to be something affordable and unique. It certainly is not going to be a supercar.

Work on the first prototype of this ambitious project will begin this month in Portland, USA. What should we expect? Well, that’s a tough one, but expect a slippery design, innovative interiors and a very distinct overall identity. Since it involves two companies having backgrounds of building two wheelers, could the final product be a cross between a bike and a car?

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