Simple Energy has recently launched the new Simple One electric scooter in the country at a price tag of Rs 1.10 lakh. Interested buyers can pre-book the electric scooter online at a token amount of Rs 1,947. The price includes the FAME 2 subsidy, and the actual price of the scooter will be different for every state. Most of the states are also giving subsidy on electric vehicles, and the price of the scooter will be less than 1 lakh in most of the states.
Simple Energy has said that the Simple One electric scooter has received over 30,000 bookings in 4 days. The scooter is currently introduced in 75 cities across 13 states including Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab.
Mr.Suhas Rajkumar, Founder, and CEO of Simple Energy said, “We are elated with the love we’ve been receiving from the launch day. We are grateful to the audience as they believe in the product and have shown support to a home-grown company. We are here to stay!”
Simple One electric scooter directly rivals the newly launched Ola S1 e-scooter, Ather 450X and others in the segment. In the first phase, one million units of the e-scooter will be produced on annual basis at the company’s Hosur plant in Tamil Nadu. The new Simple One electric scooter is offered in 4 colour options – Brazen Black, Azure White, Brazen White and Red. It offers an underseat storage space of 30-litres, which is around 8-litres more than the Ather 450X. The latter one comes with a storage space of 22-litres.
The new Simple One e-scooter comes fitted with a 4.8kWh lithium-ion battery that weighs over 6kgs. The battery is detachable and portable in nature, and will make it convenient to charge the e-scooter battery at homes. With loop charger, the e-scooter can be charged to offer 2.5km range in just 60 seconds.
The new Simple One e-scooter battery offers 72Nm of torque, and is claimed to achieve 0 to 40kmph acceleration in just 2.95 seconds. It is claimed to be the fastest in its category, as the newly launched OLA S1 Pro achieves 0-60kmph in 3 seconds. The new Simple One e-scooter offer a range of 203 kilometers in eco mode on a single charge, and 236 km in IDC conditions. The scooter offers a top speed of 105kmph, and o to 50kmph sprint in just 3.6 seconds.
