Mahindra owned GenZe shuts down US operations
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GenZe may not be the first company to spring to mind when Americans think about seated electric scooters (think Vespa-style scooters) or electric bicycles.
But the Mahindra-owned company was one of the few with an actual US factory and that built vehicles in the US. Now we are learning from a recent announcement by Mahindra, that GenZe will be shutting down its US operations.
The company is in the process of liquidating GenZe’s assets after deciding to shutter a number of its unprofitable subsidiaries. GenZe will reportedly be completely dissolved in the next six months.
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Mahindra has said that GenZe’s intellectual property will be integrated into other Mahindra products and subsidiaries.
GenZe supplied commercial and consumer e-bikes and e-scooters
GenZe had been known for both its electric bicycles and its electric scooters.
The vehicles were popular with ridesharing companies, demonstrating how the GenZe two-wheelers were often overbuilt for the needs of an average rider.
The GenZe 2.0 is electronically limited to 30 mph (51 km/h), which could occasionally be a bit limiting on larger roads, but it was an awesome utility vehicle for living in the city.
GenZe had a proprietary app that included vehicle telemetrics, and could even sync with both the GenZe bikes and scooters so riders could check both of their vehicles in a single app.
Source: Electrek