“We really felt that India didn’t have the start-up atmosphere . . . We had a number of people join us from [US electric carmaker] Tesla Motors, for example, because they were excited about this and the Valley allows people just to migrate and to try out new things.

“我们确实感觉印度没有初创企业的氛围……比如，一些来自(美国电动汽车制造商)特斯拉汽车(Tesla Motors)的人加入了我们，因为他们对此感到兴奋，而硅谷又允许人们随意迁入，试验新的事物。

The GenZe is a modest project for the time being. The $3,000 scooter with a computer touchscreen and power sockets for cellphones and laptops is aimed at students and young professionals and is expected to launch in Berkeley, California and Portland, Oregon in a few months, with initial annual production capacity of 20,000 units.

就目前而言，GenZe是一个规模较小的项目。这款售价3000美元的电动摩托车配有一块电脑触摸屏，以及为手机和笔记本电脑设计的充电口，目标客户群是学生和年轻的专业人士，预计几个月后将在加州伯克利和俄勒冈州波特兰发售，初步的年产量为两万台。

But the plan exemplifies the challenges facing the business models of traditional Indian manufacturers such as Mahindra, and illustrates the difficultiesNarendra Modi, India’s prime minister, will have in creating millions of jobs through his “Make in India campaign of promoting the country as a low-cost alternative to China.

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