No need for licence, RC, and helmet: how Benling is sidestepping the Motor Vehicles Act

What will be your reaction when offered a two-wheeler for which you don’t need a driving licence and insurance? And the vehicle doesn’t need registration, and you don’t even have to wear a helmet while riding it. Sounds unreal? But it’s true. The Bengaluru-based auto company, Eco-Electric, which has tied up with Chinese firm Benling to sell electric two-wheelers, proudly claims so. The company has launched its electric two-wheelers — Icon,