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Ex-Tesla hand steers San Fransisco-based Zeno into India e-motorcycle race

First model to roll out at mass-market prices by Q4 2025

Michael Spencer, founder, Zeno Motors
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Michael Spencer, founder, Zeno Auto

Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi

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San Francisco-headquartered Zeno Auto — founded by ex-Tesla top executive Michael Spencer — is set to challenge Ola Electric in the country’s electric motorcycle market. 
The company, operating from Bengaluru, has already started the homologation process for its electric motorcycle, powered by a 4 kilowatt-hour lithium-iron phosphate battery. It plans to price it between ₹75,000 and ₹1.2 lakh. With a range of 100 kilometres (km) per charge, it aims to launch its maiden electric motorcycle in India in the fourth quarter of 2025. Positioned as a mass-market offering, Zeno hopes to address range anxiety by providing the battery-as-a-service through a