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Simple One Electric ScooterSimple One e-scooter offers a real-world range of 203 km in Eco mode and 236 km in ideal conditions
Bengaluru based, Simple Energy has launched their first ever product in the market. Called Simple One, this electric scooter is priced at Rs 1,09,999. Simple One is available in 75 cities across 13 states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab and pre-orders commence at Rs 1,947, directly via the company website.
Simple Energy electric scooter is eligible for FAME 2 subsidy of up to Rs.60,000. However, actual price will vary state-wise depending on subsides offered by various State Governments. Earlier today, Simple Energy revealed that their Simple One electric scooter bookings since launch has crossed the 30,000 mark.
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 is presented in colour choices of Brazen Black, Namma Red, Grace White and Azure Blue. It gets all LED lighting and a full colour, customizable 7 inch touchscreen with Bluetooth and 4G connectivity offering access to on board navigation, vehicle tracking and geo fencing.
Simple One Electric Scooter
It will receive over the air software updates. Simple One rides on 12 inch wheels, gets 30 liter under seat storage and weighs a total of 110 kgs. Access to music control and call control via the rider’s smartphone and tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) are also among the features offered on Simple One.
Range upto 236 km on Indian Driving Cycle (IDC)
Launched on the same date as Ola S1 e-scooter, Simple One promises to excel over its competitor in terms of range. Simple Energy claims that its new e-scooter will have a range of 236 km on the Indian Driving Cycle, which is significantly higher as compared to 181 km range offered by Ola on the S1.
Simple One gets a 4.8 kWh lithium ion battery pack that powers the electric motor to offer base output of 4.5 kW, peak output at 7 Kw and 72 Nm torque. It comes in with four ride modes of Eco, Ride, Dash and Sonic with acceleration from 0 to 40 km/h in 3.05 seconds and a top speed of 105 km/h.
Simple Energy states that the 4.8 kW battery pack will take less than 3 hours for charge from 0 to 80 percent via a home charger. Fast charging will allow the scooter to get a range of 2.5 kms for every minute of charging so a 10 minute charge will allow for a range of 25 kms.
Simple One receives a tubular steel chassis and suspension and braking via telescopic fork in front and symmetrically mounted progressive monoshock at the rear with 200mm disc in the front and 180mm disc at the rear. The e-scooter gets combi-brake system and not ABS. Simple Energy have developed in-house, designed and patented both its braking system and powertrain.
Simple Loop Charging Network
Simple Energy has also introduced Simple Loop charging network for public charging facilities and home charging. Simple Loop claims capacity to charge upto 2.5 km in 60 seconds. These fast charging networks will be deployed pan India and the company targets 300+ charging stations in the coming months. Simple Energy will partner with shopping complexes, malls and restaurants for setting up these chargers. More

Image for reference. Modified Kinetic Luna by Slimline CustomsKinetic Engineering has re-entered the Indian automobile as an EV manufacturer with Kinetic Green developing battery-powered three-wheelers
People born in the 1970s and 80s must be very familiar with Kinetic Luna. A 50cc moped with no frills and purely designed for average Indian middle-class family for an economical commute. It was coupled with easy-to-ride ergonomics with provision of bicycle-like pedals to propel it forward should it be needed.
First introduced in 1972 by Kinetic Engineering, it was marketed in the United States as Kinetic TFR while the original Luna was a licensed copy of Piaggio Ciao moped. With tightening emission norms, Luna eventually died a slow death. With this, Kinetic Group also exited the Indian two-wheeler industry thereafter.
Years later Kinetic made a return to the Indian automobile market as Kinetic Green which ventured into zero emission space by developing new electric three-wheelers and rickshaws. Kinetic Green claims that it is one of the leading players in electric three-wheeler space. Now, Kinetic intends to return to two-wheeler segment by bringing back the iconic Luna nameplate in a whole new avatar.
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The reincarnated version of Luna is likely to run a battery power source. This development was confirmed by Ajinkya Firodia, MD of MotoRoyale and part of Kinetic Group on a social media platform. The electrified Luna could make its debut this year itself, probably in a month or two. Furthermore, the upcoming electric moped could feature swappable batteries.
Modified Kinetic Luna by Slimline Customs
Electric Kinetic Luna will be manufactured at the company’s new manufacturing facility at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. This new plant is spread across 30 acres comprising four sheds, each spreading across 65,000 sq ft and has production lines that will cater to electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers as well as the Kinetic Lamborghini Buggy range.
Expected Specs & Features
The new electric moped will be powered by a humble 1kW motor which could derive its energy from a Lithium-ion battery pack. This powertrain is expected to return a range of 70-80km on a single charge and a top speed of around 25kmph.
This means that it will be positioned in the slow-speed category, hence it won’t require any registration. Also, riders won’t be required to carry a driver’s license with them. Moreover, it is expected to be priced very aggressively within Rs 50,000.
Meanwhile, reports say that a daily commuter is also in the works and might have a higher top speed as well as more amenities. It is speculated to be offered with features such as an electric self-start, LED headlights and DRLs, a digital instrument console, a USB charger and more. Currently, Gemopai Miso is the only moped in India running on a battery power source whereas TVS XL100 is the only moped powered by an IC engine. More

Image – Auto Travel TechOf the 10 motorcycles in the list, only 4 posted an increase in sales – Remaining 6 registered decline in sales
Hero MotoCorp commanded the list with 4 of its models on the list of top 10 motorcycle in July 2021. Hero Splendor was in a No.1 position and the only bike in the company lineup on this list to post positive sales.
Splendor maintains No 1
Sales of Splendor stood at 2,50,794 units, up 17.52 percent over 2,13,413 units sold in July 2020. The Splendor held a 35.38 percent share in the past month. Hero Splendor is also the most affordable bike not only in the company portfolio but in the country and is priced at Rs 63,000.
At No.2 spot was Honda CB Shine with 1,16,128 units sold in July 2021. This was a growth of 30.53 percent over 88,969 units sold in the same month of the previous year. CB Shine currently commands a 16.38 percent share. Honda also had the Unicorn at No. 7 with 5.53 percent YoY growth to 21,73 units, up from 20,213 units sold in July 2020.
Hero MotoCorp also had HF Deluxe at No. 3 on this list with sales dipping 31.04 percent YoY. July 2020 had seen sales to the extent of 1,54,142 units which dipped to 1,06,304 units in the last month. Lower down the list was Hero Glamour and Passion at Nos. 9 and 10 respectively. Both suffered de-growth at 59.77 percent to 20,606 units sold in July 2021 and down 58.73 percent to 18,316 units respectively.
Top 10 Motorcycles Jul 2021
Bajaj Pulsar, Platina and CT100
Bajaj Auto Limited had three of its model, Bajaj Pulsar, Platina and CT100 on this list at Nos.4, 5 and 6. Negative sales growth was noted for the Pulsar and CT 100 down 11.84 percent and 17.21 percent respectively to 65,094 units and 27,962 units sold in July 2021 down from 73,836 units and 33,774 units sold in July 2020 respectively.
Bajaj Platina at No. 5 showed better sales up 55.56 percent YoY to 54,606 units in July 2021, up from 35,103 units sold in July 2020. The Bajaj Platina 110 was updated for 2021 with new colour options. Platina 110 Drum variant is now available with Ebony Black – Blue, Ebony Black – Red, and Cocktail Wine Red – Orange. The Disc variant gets colour choices of Charcoal Black, Volcanic Matte Red, and Satin Beach Blue.
TVS Motor entered the fray with the Apache at No.7, even as sales suffered de-growth of 19.12 percent to 27,228 units in the past month, down from 33,664 units sold in July 2020. Earlier this month, the company had hiked prices of TVS Apache range by upto Rs 5,000, but brought in no feature updates to justify this price increase.

No
Top 10 Motorcycles
Jul-21
Jul-20
%

1
Hero Splendor
2,50,794
2,13,413
17.52

2
Honda CB Shine
1,16,128
88,969
30.53

3
Hero HF Deluxe
1,06,304
1,54,142
-31.04

4
Bajaj Pulsar
65,094
73,836
-11.84

5
Bajaj Platina
54,606
35,103
55.56

6
Bajaj CT100
27,962
33,774
-17.21

7
TVS Apache
27,228
33,664
-19.12

8
Honda Unicorn
21,735
20,213
7.53

9
Hero Glamour
20,606
51,225
-59.77

10
Hero Passion
18,316
44,377
-58.73

–
Total
7,08,773
7,48,716
-5.33

This is the second time this year that the company has increased prices across range, the first being in January 2021. However, despite this price hike, TVS Apache motorcycles continue to be competitively priced as against its rivals.
On the last 3 spots were Unicorn, Glamour and Passion. Of the three, only Unicorn managed to post an increase in sales. Total motorcycles sales in top 10 list stood at 7.08 lakh which is a declined of 5.33% over Jul 2020 numbers. More

Honda ActivaThe Honda Activa continued its rule in the segment with sales at 1.62 lakh units and a 47.21 percent share
In June 2021, it was the scooter segment that reported a de-growth while motorcycle sales soared. Fast forward to July 2021 and roles get reversed. In the past month, scooter sales have reported a 13.84 percent growth over sales in July 2020 while motorcycle sales dipped 5.33 percent YoY.
Top 10 Scooters July 2021
Total sales of top 10 scooters stood at 3,45,202 units, up from 3,03,255 units sold in July 2020. Once again, it was the Honda Activa that led sales charts with 1,62,956 units sold in the past month, up 37.10 percent over 1,18,859 units sold in July 2020.
Activa sales alone were nearly equal to the total sales of the other 9 best selling scooters on the list. At No. 2 was Suzuki Access with a growth of 102.78 percent YoY. Sales in July 2020 which had stood at 23,171 units increased to 46,985 units in the past month.
Next up was TVS Jupiter scooter with de-growth of 22.01 percent to 38,209 units in July 2021 over 48,995 units sold in July 2020. This was closely followed by TVS Ntorq with a 46.20 percent YoY growth at 23,983 units in the past month, up from 16,404 units sold in July 2020. TVS Ntorq has also been noting increased demand in Nepal markets and has achieved 50,000 unit sales milestone in Nepal within 3 years of launch in the country.
Top 10 Scooters July 2021
Dio, Pleasure, Burgman
The list of top 10 Scooter sales continued with the Honda Dio at No. 5. Sales dipped 44.66 percent YoY to 20,604 units in July 2021, down from 37,233 units sold in July 2020. Last month, Honda increased prices of the Dio scooter along with that of Activa 6G, Activa 125, Shine and SP 125 by Rs 1,237. The company did not state reasons for this price hike, but rising input costs would be the only reason as is being expressed by every other two wheeler maker in the country.
This was followed by the Hero Pleasure at No. 6. Pleasure scooter sales stood at 17,713 units in July 2021, up 8.74 percent over 16,290 units sold in July 2020. The Burgman Street has seen higher demand in July 2021 with 10,104 units sold, up 84.62 percent over 5,473 units sold in July 2020.
Lower down the order at Nos. 8, 9 and 10, were Yamaha Fascino (9,525 units), Hero Destini (8,070 units) and Yamaha RayZR (7,053 units) each of which posted de-growth down 17.77 percent, 38.79 percent and 41.38 percent respectively.

No
Top 10 Scooters
Jul-21
Jul-20
%

1
Honda Activa
1,62,956
1,18,859
37.10

2
Suzuki Access
46,985
23,171
102.78

3
TVS Jupiter
38,209
48,995
-22.01

4
TVS Ntorq
23,983
16,404
46.20

5
Honda Dio
20,604
37,233
-44.66

6
Hero Pleasure
17,713
16,290
8.74

7
Suzuki Burgman
10,104
5,473
84.62

8
Yamaha Fascino
9,525
11,584
-17.77

9
Hero Destini
8,070
13,184
-38.79

10
Yamaha RayZR
7,053
12,032
-41.38

–
Total
3,45,202
3,03,225
13.84

The scooter segment is likely to face some competition with a range of new electric scooters being launched in quick succession. FAME II subsides and benefits offered by various State Governments will ensure more affordable pricing than their petrol powered counterparts. The Ola S1 and S1 Pro have just made their presence felt along with Simple One electric scooter. The current range Ather 450X has also been making headlines along with the Bajaj Chetak electric and TVS iQube. More