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Bajaj Auto launched the world’s first CNG bike Freedom-125 in Pune on Friday, July 5.
Bajaj Auto has reduced the price of its CNG bike Freedom-125 by up to Rs 10,000. The base drum variant of the bike has become cheaper by Rs 5 and the mid-spec drum LED variant by Rs 10 thousand. At the same time, the price of the top variant is still kept at Rs 1.10 lakh only. After the price cut, its price ranges between Rs 89,997 to Rs 1.10 lakh (ex-showroom).
Bajaj has announced a price cut of the world’s first CNG bike within 6 months of its launch. The company launched Bajaj Freedom 125 in the Indian market on July 5 this year. There are two fuel options to run the bike i.e., 2 liter petrol tank and 2 kg CNG tank. Filling both of them once will give a mileage of 330km.
The rider can switch from CNG to petrol and from petrol to CNG with a single button. More than 11 safety tests of the bike have been done. The tank did not leak even after a 10 tonne loaded truck came down. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari claimed that the cost of running a CNG two-wheeler will be around Rs 1 per kilometer.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had launched CNG bike…
Nitin Gadkari and Rajiv Bajaj at the launch event of Bajaj Freedom.
The bike has a switch to shift between petrol and CNG.
Mileage of 100 km per kg on CNG The weight of a CNG tank when completely filled with gas is 18kg. The company claims a mileage of 100 km/kg on CNG and 65kpl when using petrol. It has a 125cc single-cylinder engine, which generates power of 9.5 PS and peak torque of 9.7Nm. This engine can run on both petrol and CNG.
6 things related to Bajaj Freedom 125 CNG:
- The Freedom 125 bike has the longest seat in the segment. Seat length is 785 mm.
- A common fuel tank cap cover is provided for filling CNG and petrol.
- In the Freedom 125 bike, a 2kg CNG tank is placed under the seat.
- The bike features a strong trellis frame and segment first linked monoshock.
- The CNG bike has a reverse LED console with Bluetooth connectivity.
- It will be exported to Egypt, Tanzania, Colombia, Peru, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Bajaj will bring CNG bikes in different segments also Bajaj Auto MD Rajiv Bajaj said, ‘The company will target customers worried about rising running costs with the CNG model. Bajaj says, ‘We will create a portfolio of CNG bikes, which will include 100CC, 125CC and 150-160CC bikes.’
