Hero’s electric subsidiary, Vida, has launched a more affordable and family centric VX2 model in two variants – Go (2.2kWh) and Plus (3.4kWh). Here, we’ve pitted the base Vida VX2 Go against rivals with comparable battery capacities and price tags to see how its range and charging time stacks up in the segment.
Hero Vida VX2 Go vs rivals: range comparison
Chetak 3001 has the biggest battery and longest range.
Model Range | Vida VX2 Go 92km | TVS iQube 2.2 94km |
Bajaj Chetak 3001 127km |
The Vida VX2 Go is powered by a 2.2kWh battery with a claimed IDC range of 92km. This is almost exactly the same as the base TVS iQube 2.2, which also has a 2.2kWh battery and a claimed IDC range of 94km. However, the base Bajaj Chetak 3001 has a larger 3kWh battery with a claimed IDC range of 127km, so it has a leg up over both the Vida and the TVS.
Hero Vida VX2 Go vs rivals: charging time comparison
Vida VX2 Go has the quickest charging time and fast-charging capabilities.
Vida VX2 Go 2hr41min | TVS iQube 2.2 2hr45min | Bajaj Chetak 3001 3hr50min |
The VX2 Go is supplied with a 580W charger, which tops up the battery from 0-80 percent in 2 hours 41 minutes. The iQube 2.2 comes with a quicker 650W charger, which takes 2hours and 45 minutes to top up its battery from 0-80 percent. The Chetak 3001, despite having the fastest charger of this trio – a 750W unit – takes 3 hours and 50 minutes to go from 0-80 percent. This is likely due to the fact that the Chetak has the biggest battery of the lot.
The VX2 Go is the only one here to have fast-charging capabilities, which can top up its battery from 0-80 percent in one hour.
Hero Vida VX2 Go vs rivals: price comparison
If bought with BaaS, VX2 Go is significantly cheaper than rivals.
Model Price | Vida VX2 Go Rs 59,490 (with BaaS), Rs 99,490 (without BaaS) | TVS iQube 2.2 Rs 1.01 lakh |
Bajaj Chetak 3001 Rs 99,900 |
At Rs 99,490, the Vida VX2 Go is the most affordable of the lot, although at Rs 99,900, the Bajaj Chetak 3001 isn’t too far behind. The TVS iQube 2.2, at Rs 1.01 lakh, is the most expensive of the lot; the price delta between all of these scooters, though,is less than Rs 2,000.
One big plus point in the Vida’s favour is that it can be purchased with the BaaS (Battery as a Subscription) service, so you pay for everything on the scooter except the batteries. This brings down the VX2 Go’s purchase price to Rs 59,490, and you pay a monthly fee to Vida to run the scooter. Hero claims running costs of just Rs 0.96/km for the VX2 models, and, if the battery’s performance falls below 70 percent when purchased via the BaaS plan, the company will replace it free of charge.
All prices ex-showroom, Bengaluru
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Vishal Venugopal
