Simple Energy Booking Date And New Factory Details Revealed
The Hosur-based factory aims to produce 10 lakh units in a year
The Hosur-based factory aims to produce 10 lakh units in a year and 1000 new jobs in the process
Bengaluru-based EV startup Simple Energy has confirmed details about its new production unit. The facility will be based in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, and its first phase will be spread across 2 lakh square feet.
Simple Energy aims to produce 10 lakh units per year and eyes an investment of Rs 350 crore over the next couple of years. The new factory will help create about 1000 new jobs too.
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Another crucial detail is that the online bookings for the Simple One will commence across India on August 15, the same day as its official launch. The e-scooter will.be priced from around Rs 1,10,000 to Rs 1,20,000.
The Simple One is powered by a 4.8kWh lithium-ion battery and has a claimed range of 240km in Eco mode. Its top speed has been limited to 100kmph, and the e-scooter can go from 0-50kmph in a claimed 3.6 seconds.
Following the launch in Bengaluru, the Simple One will be available in Chennai and Hyderabad. Moving forward, it will be available in other cities of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Punjab.
The Simple One will rival the Ather 450X, TVS iQube, Bajaj Chetak, and the upcoming Ola E-scooter (to be launched on August 15 as well).
Simple One Gen 1 User Reviews
- Best bike I have ever sceneBest bike I have ever scene in this budget Everyone must go ahade for this bike . I used it for 6 months gives great mileage and battery charging is also so fast as I accepted in this budgets range. After sales service is too good I love it .best performance in city and rural area also great bike buy it.Read More
- Range IssueIt’s been 3 weeks I bought Simple One in Bangalore Marathahalli Showroom. While buying g this I had enquired Ather, Ola as well. Ather was fantastic but didn’t go for it because of its low range. OLA didn’t like riding comfort and also due the on going service issues didn’t preferred. Finally I choose Simple one over Ather because of only one reason ‘190’ km range what they claimed. But it it really failed and didn’t meet the said range, so far I had driven 210km mostly in Eco mode only (max 20km would have driven in ride mode which is is just above the Eco mode) and charged 3 times. When I raise this issue to service centre they have updated software and assured the problem should be solved. Surprisingly the issue still exist and it gave me only ~60km in a full charge, when I raise this issue to service centre (Mahadevapura, Blr) they said scooter has to ride at least 500km then things will fall in place. If that’s the case don’t know why they didn’t told me when I raised initiallyRead More2
- It's a good electric dailyIt's a good electric daily life vehicle,it's best for city use . range of the vehicle is better compared to other brands.still improvement should be needed,i urg that in future brand may improve the required features.over all the raid quality was God at the point.i wish upgradations in future make it a best electric vehicleRead More1
- The worst service in VijayawadaThe worst service, No repairing tools and No spare parts, not control vehicle, extreme noise sound and Fork sound range problem, starting switch problem, sometimes not change mode, responsibility. I am wasting number of times in Showroom, not clear problems I will file a complaint on Consumer Farm .. the worst simple oneRead More
- It's a very good scooterIt's a very good scooter for daily commute in the city which gives good mileage and performance with its longer range