The demand for electric vehicles is increasing continuously in the country, and the latest example of this has come to the fore once again, with Okinawa announcing on Tuesday that it will sell 1 lakh units of its high-speed and low-speed electric scooter models to the domestic market. Sold in the market.
The company said that this milestone in sales has been achieved by the popular iPraise+ and Praise Pro scooters, which are manufactured locally in India. Let us tell you, these scooters account for about 60 to 70% of the total sales of Okinawa.
Okinawa iPraise Plus
Okinawa has been selling electric scooters in India for a long time, with the company having a thriving dealer network almost across the country. The starting price of Okinawa i-Praise has been fixed at Rs 1.7 lakh in India. Talking about the driving range of the iPraise, it gives a range of around 139 km on a single charge, in which the company has used a 3.3 kWh lithium-ion battery.
Okinawa i-Praise Pro
On the other hand, the Okinawa i-Praise Pro electric scooter has a detachable 2.0kwh lithium battery, which can be easily charged anywhere. It takes two to three hours to charge the battery of the i-Praise Pro. On the other hand, it can cover a distance of up to 88 km on a single charge, and has a top speed of 58 km per hour. Let us tell you, the price of Okinawa Praise Pro electric scooter is Rs 79,845 ex-showroom.
Available in two variants
The Okinawa e-scooter is available in two variants – Praise and PraisePro. It gets an aggressively-styled LED headlamp unit flanked by LED DRLs and turn indicators attached to the steering unit. This scooter also gets many features like side-stand indicator, anti-theft sensor, keyless entry and find-my scooter. It gets telescopic forks at the front and dual shock absorbers at the rear.
The Okinawa Praise uses a 72V/45Ah battery, which is offered in both VRLA and lithium-ion battery configurations. While the battery in VRLA takes about six to eight hours to charge, the lithium-ion battery takes only one hour to charge.
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