Okinawa Autotech is going to launch the new electric Oki90 in the Indian market. Its launch is going to happen on March 24. Before the launch, the company has presented a glimpse of the scooter. The design and features of this electric scooter can be guessed by looking at the new teaser image. The scooter has been spotted testing several times in recent times. Know what will be special in this scooter:
Design and Features
The Okinawa Oki 90 electric scooter will come with a bold design. It will get LED headlamps, LED turn indicators, and LED taillight. The scooter will be given bigger alloy wheels like a motorcycle. The seats are expected to provide adequate riding comfort to the rider and passenger. At the rear, it gets a thick grab rail. It will also get a fully digital instrument cluster, switch gears on both the handles, a compact rider footboard.
The 150KM range
scooter in a single charge is powered by a rear wheel hub-mounted DC electric motor, which gets power from the battery. The company has already told that it will be a high-speed electric scooter. It covers 150 km in a single charge. Will offer a range of up to Its top speed can be 90 kmph.
The company has high hopes from this upcoming electric scooter to compete with them. In the market, it can compete with electric scooters like Ola S1, Simple One, Bajaj Chetak, TVS iQube, Ather 450X. Okinawa is one of the leading electric two-wheelers in the country. The company recently announced the opening of its second electric vehicle production facility in Rajasthan.
Electric two-wheeler maker iVOOMi Energy has launched two new ‘Made in India’ electric scooter models, the S1 and Jeet, in the Indian market. The iVOOMi scooters loaded with smart technology and features are going to get a top speed of up to 60Kmph with a range of up to 130KM. It will also get features like comfortable riding and quick charging.
iVOOMi S1 Price and Features The
iVOOMi S1 is a high-speed electric scooter priced at ₹84,999. The scooter is powered by a 2KW electric motor, which comes with a top speed of 65 kmph and a curb weight of 75 kg. It has disc brake facility. It is powered by a 60V, 2.0Kwh swappable Li-ion battery, which takes 3-4 hours to fully charge. According to the company, it can go up to 115 km in full charge.
iVOOMi Jeet Price and Features
It has been brought in two variants: Jeet and Jeet Pro. Their price is Rs 82,999 and Rs 92,999 respectively. Coming to the premium design, Jeet and Jeet Pro also support swappable batteries. Jeet and Jeet Pro have 1.5kw-2kW battery pack respectively. These scooters offer a range of up to 130 km on a single charge. They have been brought in three color combinations: Red, Blue and Grey.
Both these scooters have a ground clearance of 170mm, which is specially designed for Indian roads. Keeping in mind the comfort of the riders, the iVOOMi scooter has been provided with features like Find My Scooter, Large 30L Boot Space, Parking Assist and USB Charging.
Two big Japanese companies are partnering to make electric vehicles. Sony and Honda have decided to do a joint venture for this. Its first electric vehicle is planned to be launched by 2025. It will leverage Honda’s expertise in mobility development, technology and sales and Sony’s long experience in imaging, telecommunications, networks and entertainment.
This joint venture will develop and design the product but will use Honda’s plant for manufacturing. Sony will have the responsibility of developing the mobility services platform. Sony and Honda were the beginnings of Japan’s reconstruction in the 1940s after World War II. HondaThe founder of Soichiro Honda was an engineer and industrialist. He started with his father’s bicycle repair shop and later made Honda a global company. Sony was started by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka. Morita had good market knowledge while Ibuka was interested in product development. Morita believed that Japan should have a firm stand and move forward with pride.
When Sony developed the Walkman portable audio player in the 1970s, some engineers questioned its success, but Morita believed that people would love to listen to music on the go and that the product would sell well. Sony is counted among the top companies in the world in consumer electronics.
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Announcing the joint venture for Electric Vehicles, Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe said, “Sony and Honda share many historical and cultural similarities, but our areas of technology expertise are very different. In the meantime, this partnership will open many possibilities for mobility. Honda’s hybrid car sales are on the rise. Honda Motor, the second largest seller of hybrid cars in the US, posted a 67 per cent increase in hybrid car sales at 1,07,060 units. Electric vehicles run only on electricity and require a charging infrastructure, while hybrid EVs can run on gasoline as well as electricity.
Electric scooters are the new craze. After the rise in petrol prices, people have started taking them more seriously. This is the reason why companies are also wooing new markets in the electric scooter market. Apart from traditional brands, startups here have also tried their best to hold on. In this episode, Nisiki Technologies has unveiled two new scooters in India. Named Poise NX-120 and Grace, these electric scooters come with swappable batteries. Their range is up to 140km. Both the models are available in five color options. The Poise NX-120 is priced at Rs 1,24,000, while the Grace is priced at Rs 1,04,000. These are ex-showroom prices.
Being equipped with a swappable battery, the range of Poise NX-120 and Grace e-scooters can be increased. The special thing is that both these modelsThe battery can be charged from 220V mains installed in the house. Nisiki Technologies says that it is also developing the Zuink e-scooter. It can deliver speeds of up to 90 km/h, while the maximum speed of 55 km/h is available with the Poise NX-120 and Grace e-scooter.
The Poise NX-120 and Grace e-scooters get Bluetooth connectivity, USB charging port, tubeless tyres, effective front and rear braking systems besides ample legroom for rider and passenger. These electric scooters are manufactured at the company’s Bangalore facility. It has a capacity of 30,000 electric vehicles in the year 2022. This will be increased to about 100,000 electric vehicles by next year.
The company’s managing director, Vital Bellador, says they aim to strike a balance between technology, cost and sustainability. Linking this with the Swachh Bharat Mission, he said that the demand for electric vehicles has increased in all segments. The company is partnering with swapping stations and P2P charging partners to provide charging points across the country. With this, the Poise NX-120 and Grace e-scooters will get battery swapping support across the country. Nisiki Technologies says that it is also developing the Zuink e-scooter. No information has been given regarding its launch yet.
The dominance of electric vehicles is increasing in India. And accordingly new electric cars are also coming. Mahindra is bringing more than one electric car this year to compete with Tata Motors as well as MG Motors and Hyundai Motors in the electric car segment.
In which there will also be a cheap car Mahindra KUV100 Electric. Its concept model was showcased at the 2020 Auto Expo last year and now it will be introduced in the Indian market this year in the festival season. Mahindra is going to present its eKUV100 to the world in July this year. Mahindra eKUV100 will compete with Tata Tigor Electric as well as upcoming electric cars from Maruti and other companies.
This entry-level electric car will be powered by a 15.9kWh battery pack, which will be capable of producing up to 54 bhp (40kW) of power and 120 Nm of torque. Its look will be very similar to its prototype version and in this the company can give good standards and safety features, which are very important at the present time. By the way, no clear information has come about the battery range, but according to media reports, it can easily run up to 200 kilometers in a single charge. If we talk about charging, then it can be fully charged in 6 hours with regular AC charger at home and at fast charging point then it can be fully charged in less than an hour. Talking about the possible price, it can be launched in India between Rs 9 lakh and Rs 11 lakh.
The demand for electric vehicles has increased rapidly in the country. In such a situation, the country’s leading electric two-wheeler company Hero Electric has launched a new super electric scooter Hero Eddy in the Indian market. The most important thing about this scooter is that in this you will get many advanced features with great looks in a very low budget.
This electric scooter will prove to be a great scooter for many tasks including urban runouts like coffee shops, grocery fetching. By the way, a license is also not required to operate this scooter. Apart from this, you will get a strong range of 85 km in this scooter. If we talk about its price, then the price of Rs 72,000 ex-showroom has been kept. This scooter does not come under FAME subsidy. It comes in two beautiful color options – Yellow and Teal.
The top speed of this scooter is limited to just 25 kmph and the motor is very small. However, it claims to run up to 85 km on a full charge. So it can be very useful for short trips. It takes 3 to 4 hours for the battery to be fully charged. Talking about the features, it gets features like reverse mode, follow me a headlamp, e-lock, find my bike. It also has a digital instrument cluster. It has a USB port for charging the phone. The information given here has been prepared on the demand of the readers. It has nothing to do with any particular person.
The discussion of electric vehicles has intensified once again. In this era of expensive petrol and diesel, everyone wants that they too should run on electric vehicles. But people are not able to buy electric vehicles even if they want to. If Nitin Gadkari is to be believed, then the prices of petrol and electric vehicles will become equal in the next two years. How much power is there in the claims of Nitin Gadkari, it will be known only after two years. But the biggest reason for not adopting electric vehicles right now is also the expensive price.
Why are electric vehicles so expensive?
Actually, customers want to get rid of petrol-diesel vehicles. But electric vehicles are so expensive that they drag their feet. At present, Tata’s electric cars sell the most in India. In the electric car segment, Tata sells vehicles like Nexon EV and Tigor EV. In which the highest demand is of Tata Nexon EV. In February- 2022, 2,846 units of these two were sold.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARING STATION – TATA POWER
At present, about 2000 units of Nexon EV are being sold every month. But when you compare the petrol Nexon with the electric Nexon, you will be surprised to see the difference in prices. Most of the customers postpone the decision of buying an electric vehicle only after seeing the huge difference in the prices of petrol and electric vehicles, because the customers are not in favour of paying much higher price for electric vehicles as compared to petrol.
Most in demand EV Car- Tata Nexon EV
Currently, Tata’s bestselling electric car is the Tata Nexon EV, with a starting price of Rs 14.54 lakh for its base model (Tata Nexon EV- XM). While the starting price of the top model is Rs 17.15 lakh. Nexon Electric is available in 5 variants. The car accelerates from 0-99 km/h in just 9.9 seconds.
Now let’s talk about Nexon with petrol, its starting price is between Rs 7.42 lakh to Rs 13.70 lakh. While the on-road price of Nexon (Petrol) in Delhi starts from Rs 8.44 lakh and goes up to Rs 16.42 lakh.
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If you compare the Nexon with petrol with the Nexon with electric, then there is a huge difference in the prices. The starting price of Tata Nexon-XM (Petrol) is Rs 8,42,900. While the starting price of its electric variant Tata Nexon EV-XM is Rs 14.54 lakh. There is a difference of Rs 6,11,100 in the prices between these two. Despite being the same model, the price of Nexon from petrol to electric is more than Rs.6 lakh.
How EV cars can save cost?
If you buy the Tata Nexon- XM (Petrol), whose ex-showroom price is Rs 8,42,900, whose on-road price is around Rs.9.5 lakh. If you drive about 50 kilometers in this car daily, that is, you travel about 1500 kilometers in a month. According to an estimate, petrol is Rs 100 a liter, so according to this the cost of the month works out to Rs 8,620. Which becomes Rs 1,03,440 in a year. In five years, this figure will be Rs 517,200. This calculation has been done according to 17.4 kmpl milage,
Now let’s talk about electric Nexon, the starting price of Tata Nexon EV-XM is Rs 14.54 lakh. Whose On Road Price in Delhi is 15 and a half lakh rupees. It costs about one rupee per kilometer to drive this car. In such a situation, those who walk 50 km daily will cost only Rs 1500 in a month, Rs 18000 in a year and in 5 years the expenditure will be around Rs 90 thousand.
