Matter Motors launches geared electric motorcycle in Bengaluru as ebike space heats up

Matter Aera claims to be the only electric bike with a manual gear-shifting system, with a starting price of Rs 1.74 lakh.

“Typically, electric two-wheelers don’t come with gearboxes. But with motorcycles, there is an inherent need for one, the minute you go off-road. By this, I mean a not-perfectly paved road, which is found in nearly all urban cities in the country,” Mohal Lalbhai, founder and…