Simple One Electric Scooter Deliveries To Commence From June 2022

Bengaluru based electric two-wheeler start-up Simple Energy has announced that deliveries of its flagship electric scooter, Simple One, will commence from June 2022. The Simple One electric scooter was launched on August 15, 2021 at a price of Rs. 1.10 lakh (Ex-showroom). The Simple One witnessed a record rush in pre-bookings with over 30,000 orders till date.The Simple One is still available for pre-bookings on the company's website for Rs. 1,947. According to the company, Simple Energy decided to improve the electric scooter further before beginning deliveries to customers.

Feels surreal to finally say this, but deliveries of #SimpleOne will begin in JUNE— and across multiple cities at once!@SimpleEnergyEV consciously decided to not rush to mass production but instead work on improving the scooter further
Will share more about those upgrades soon????

— Suhas Rajkumar (@suhasrajkumar) January 12, 2022

The Simple One has a 4.8 kWh lithium-ion battery offering a maximum claimed range of 236 km, with a normal claimed range of 203 km in Eco mode. Top speed is claimed at 105 kmph, with the acceleration of 0 to 40 kmph claimed in just 2.9 seconds. The Simple One has 72 Nm of torque and 4.5 kW of power and comes with a kerb weight of 110 kg and boot space of 30 litres.

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The Simple One can be charged using the company's upcoming Loop charging network. It will get fast and slow charging options

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Sharing further details Suhas Rajkumar, Founder and CEO, Simple Energy, said, "We understand electric mobility is the future, and two-wheelers are the vehicle of the masses. It is a part of our vision to revolutionise the electric two-wheeler segment and make premium electric mobility solutions affordable and accessible to people. We are elated with the market response that has been coming across our way on Simple One. The technology used for the Simple One will define and enable our future in this industry. We have some of India's best minds conducting R&D, designing and engineering for our products, and we are confident that Simple One will supersede customer expectations."

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The Simple One electric scooter comes with a chain final drive. Claimed top speed is 105 kmph, and maximum claimed range of 236 kmph

The Simple One electric scooter will be produced in the first phase of the company's manufacturing unit located in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The manufacturing facility will have an annual capacity of up to 1 million units. According to Simple Energy, the factory is currently getting ready for mass manufacturing, and will be operational in the coming weeks. Simple Energy has also commissioned a second plant in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, which will be spread across 600 acres and have a capacity of 12.5 million units (1.25 crore) annually, making it the largest two-wheeler production facility in the world. Simple Energy has also recently announced completing the development of an advanced thermal management system with the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore (IIT-Indore).