Simple One Electric Scooter

Bengaluru-basedEVstart-upSimpleEnergyrecentlylaunchedthelong-awaitedSimpleOneelectricscooterinIndia.TheautomakerclaimsthattheSimpleOneelectricscooterisa'SuperEV'andherearethetopthingsyouneedtoknowaboutthisnewlylaunchedelectricscooter.

PricesfortherecentlylaunchedSimpleOneelectricscooterstartsfromRs1.45lakh(ex-showroom).However,thenewlyaddeddual-tonecolouroptionscostRs5,000moreatRs1.50lakh(ex-showroom).

TheSimpleOneelectricscooterisavailablein6colouroptions.Thisincludes4single-tonecolouroptionssuchasBrazenBlack,NammaRed,AzureBlue,andGraceWhite.Ontheotherhand,dual-tonecolouroptionsincludeBrazenX,andLightX.

UnlikemostelectricscootersintheIndianmarket,theSimpleOneelectricscootercomeswithtwobatterypacks-Onefixedbatterypackandoneremovablebatterypack.AccordingtoSimpleEnergy,thetotalbatterycapacityoftheSimpleOneelectricscooterisratedas5kWh.

AccordingtoSimpleEnergy,theSimpleOneelectricscooterhasarangeof212kilometreswith6percentSOCleft.Additionally,theelectricscootercanchargeatarateof1.5kmperminuteupto80percentbatterycapacityusingDCfastchargers.

However,usingahomecharger,thesamefeattakes5hoursand54minutes.Outofthis,thefixedbatterypacktakes3hoursand47minutes,whereastheportablebatterypacktakes2hoursand7minutestochargeupto80percentcapacity.

TheSimpleOneelectricscooterisequippedwithapowerfulelectricmotorwith11.39bhpofpeakpowerand72Nmofpeaktorque.Itisalsoworthmentioningthatthecontinuouspoweroutputofthismotorisratedat6.03bhp.

SimpleEnergyclaimsthattheSimpleOneelectricscootercanaccelerateto40km/hfromastandstillinjust2.77seconds.Moreover,thetopspeedofthenewlylaunchedelectricscooterstandsat105km/h.

TheSimpleOneelectricscootercomesequippedwitha200mmdiscbrakeatthefrontanda190mmdiscbrakeattherear.Thisbrakingsetupalongwith90/90R12tyreshelptheelectricscooterstopfrom60km/htoastandstillinjust27metres.

TheSimpleOneelectricscootermeasures1,900mmlong,758mmwide,and1,163mmtall.Thewheelbaseoftheelectricscootermeasures1,335mm,andthekerbweightisratedas134kilogrammes.

Giventhedimensions,theSimpleOneelectricscootercomeswithadecent-sizedbootat30litres.Ontheotherhand,theseatheightisonthetallerside,measuring796mm.

DeliveriesoftheSimpleOneelectricscooterisscheduledtocommencefromJune6.However,thedeliverieswillbemadeinaphaselymannerstartingfromBengaluru.Thecompanyalsoclaimstosetup140to150showroomsacrossIndiainthenext8to10months.

Giventhespecifications,SimpleEnergyseemstohavenailedthepricingoftheSimpleOneelectricscooter.Also,havingaportablebatterypackfurtheraidsconvenienceandimprovesconfidenceamonganxiousEVbuyers.