Riding on electric dreams

Good investment: Eclimo took four years and a RM15mil investment to produce its electric bikes.

IT may not seem obvious at first, but electric motorbikes could turn out to be an unassuming beneficiary of the eCommerce boom. And that has gotten Datuk Dennis Chuah, founder of electric motorbike producer Eclimo, rather excited.

With online purchases gaining popularity, there is a growing need for last-mile delivery, which is increasingly serviced by motorbikes.