Bring your electric scooter home to cut down the rising cost

The Government of India is giving a lot of emphasis to electric vehicles these days as they provide a good range at a much lower cost than petrol. Even the companies are trying hard to improve on quality and sustainability. These days the common man gets upset while using his conventional fuel bikes and scooters to complete his daily tasks as the cost of using it is no more affordable and on the other hand, petrol prices are also skyrocketing. In such a situation, one should consider electric vehicles.

Even after the government’s efforts, most people are still showing confidence in petrol vehicles more than electric vehicles as they don’t understand the overall calculation and tend to reject on the basis of the high price range. There are various myths about EVs in their mind. Through this article we try to remove your doubts about electric scooters and make you understand how electric scooters are better than petrol and why you should buy them.

Saves Money: Electric vehicles save money as there are many electric two-wheelers that consume 1-2 units of electricity in full charge and provide a range of up to 100 km. This means that this electric scooter can give you a driving range of 100 km for less than Rs 20.

With advancement in EV technology,  manufacturers are now offering better range and top speed for their electric scooter companies are also offering at least 2-3 years of warranty on the batter. Now, an average modern electric scooter, according to the range and electricity consumed per charge, runs 70 kilometres in just Rs 10.

Okinawa Ridge 30 with a speed of 25/30km/hr gives a range of 80/90km per charge and it takes 2 units per full charge and Okinawa Praise gives a range of 170/200 km in full charge and it takes 3 units to get full charged. These were the 2 examples. There are many more efficient electric two-wheelers that have entered the market. In this context, if you compare it with the petrol scooters which is around Rs 90-94 per litre in India and on an average it covers 40-50km in one litre. Hence, with the help of an EV scooter, you can get rid of the burden of petrol on your pocket.

Pollution-free:  A normal fuel scooter works to pollute the environment. But electric vehicle helps to protect the environment. By using EV, you can make your neighborhood pollution-free. The government gives incentives on electric vehicles to promote EVs.

Fast speed: Many think that electric scooters are very slow. But, technology has made a lot of progress in the last few years.  Ather 450X, TVS IQube, Bajaj Chetak, Okinawa, etc are a few which give great speed. However, they may cost you a bit more than conventional fuel vehicles. But if you calculate the expenses day by day, then you will find these quite cheap.