The University of Warwick in the United Kingdom has awarded Sir Ralf Speth, Chairman of TVS Motor Company, an Honorary Doctorate in Science (Doctor of Science, honoris causa). Baroness Catherine Ashton of Upholland, chancellor of the University of Warwick, awarded the honorary degree.
Sir Ralf is a Fellow of the Royal Society as well as the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is an honorary professor at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) and has worked closely with the company ever since he earned his engineering PhD there in 2008 under the visionary guidance of Lord Bhattacharyya, a former WMG chairman. Sir Ralf is a brilliant engineer with extensive knowledge of the automotive sector worldwide. He has held executive positions with a number of well-known automotive and industrial giants, including Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Ford, Tata Motors, and The Linde Group. He was made an Additional Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and an Honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire.
Sir Ralf holds an engineering degree from the University of Applied Sciences Rosenheim in Germany and a PhD in engineering from the University of Warwick in mechanical engineering and business administration.
Also over 50,000 units of TVS iQube sold
Recently TVS also announced that they sold over 50,000 units of its EV scooter, the TVS iQube. Since the launch of its lineup of scooters in May 2022, TVS iQube electric scooters has welcomed over 50,000 new customers, which is the company’s biggest milestone. The company is grateful to its customers for choosing to ride #SmartlySimple into a better tomorrow with them because of its strong commitment to providing best-in-class on-road range in the electric two-wheeler segment.
The TVS iQube and TVS iQube S variants include features like a 7-inch TFT display, HMI controls, and reverse parking in addition to a TVS Motor-designed battery with a 3.4 kWh capacity that provides a practical 100 km of on-road range per charge. With a 5.1 kWh battery pack created by TVS Motor, the top-of-the-line TVS iQube ST offers the best in class 140 km of on-road range per charge.