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      Okinawa Cruiser Electric Scooter And Motorcycle Launch in 2021

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      Okinawa Cruiser Electric Scooter
      Upon its launch, Okinawa Cruiser will rival the likes of Bajaj Chetak, BGauss B8 and Ather 450X

      Gurugram-based electric scooter manufacturer, Okinawa has announced that it will be launching its flagship maxi-scooter- Cruiser in India next year. Okinawa Cruiser made its maiden appearance earlier this year at the Auto Expo in February. The company, however, has not revealed any exact timeline of its launch.
      The e-scooter was earlier slated to be launched this year but like many other automobile launches, was postponed due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus. If it weren’t for the pandemic, the e-scooter would have been at markets by now.
      Design & Features
      Cruiser’s primary highlights are its design which, as mentioned before, follows the language of a maxi scooter. For instance, it sports a bold front apron housing a large LED headlamp and turn indicators. It gets a slightly pulled-back handlebar and cruiser-like forward-set footpegs which would make for a comfortable ride position. The interesting bit is the front floor-bed and footrests belong to two different levels.
      Long and sweeping rear panels incorporate a large stepped seat. Being a premium offering, it is also laced with a bunch of tech gizmos such as an anti-theft alarm, find my scooter function, keyless ignition system, USB port, mobile charging, motor walking assistance and a whole lot more.
      Okinawa Electric Maxi-Scooter
      Powertrain & Dynamics
      Coming to its powertrain, Cruiser is powered by a 3kW electric motor which is propelled by a 4kWh lithium-ion battery. It claims a single-charge range of 120 km and a top speed of 100 kmph. Okinawa had earlier claimed that the battery pack can be juiced up fully within 2-3 hours. The company will also provide a high-speed DC charging function as a part of the package.
      The electric Maxi scooter rides on 14-inch dual-tone alloy wheels with disc brakes on both ends. Its suspension setup gets conventional telescopic forks at front and dual shock absorbers at rear. As per some reports, the e-scooter is expected to arrive at the Indian market around third quarter of next fiscal year. One can expect it to be priced more than Rs 1.0 lakh (ex-showroom).
      Okinawa Oki100
      Other launches- Oki100
      Apart from Cruiser, Okinawa is also looking to introduce its first electric motorcycle offering Oki100 next year. A pre-production concept was showcased at the AutoExpo earlier this year. The bike will come with fair share of technology including app-based telematics, connected vehicle technology and more. It will lock horns with Revolt 400, the only other electric motorcycle in sale in India.
      Other than developing new products, Okinawa is also looking to expand its footprint in India by increasing its dealership count to 500 by the end of this fiscal year. Currently, the brand has 350 dealer outlets across the country. the company also recently announced the discontinuation of scooters running on lead-acetate batteries.
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      Okinawa Electric Scooters With Lead Acid Battery – Discontinued

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      Okinawa Scooters now have five lithium-ion models with battery capacities ranging from 1.25 kWh to 3.3 kWh

      Okinawa Scooters which specializes in pure electric products has announced that it has discontinued its lead-acid battery pack based models. With this move, the company’s portfolio now consists of only products equipped with detachable lithium-ion battery packs.
      Lead-Acid battery packs on the decline
      With lithium-ion battery packs widely considered to be superior to lead-acid units in terms of performance, more and more customers are willing to make that extra investment. All modern day scooters which are getting launched now, are powered by the advanced lithium-ion battery packs.
      Moreover, with the Indian government’s FAME-II subsidy covering only lithium-ion battery pack equipped scooters, their popularity rose sharply in the recent times. So, for a major e-scooter manufacturer like Okinawa, focusing on lithium-ion models is the right way to prepare for India’s upcoming EV boom.
      Okinawa Electric Scooters kick started its operations four years ago with lead-acid models and has sold over 34,000 units of them. However, since the introduction of scooters with removable lithium-ion battery packs, the customer preference inclined towards the newer models so much so that the company has now decided to pull the plug on lead-acid batteries. Below are the Okinawa electric scooters which are now on offer from 1st Dec 2020, and their prices and range.
      Okinawa Scooters
      Dec 2020 Price, Ex-sh
      Range
      R30
      58,992
      60 kms
      Lite
      63,990
      60 kms
      Ridge+
      73,417
      84 kms
      Praise Pro
      79,277
      88 kms
      iPraise+
      1,08,728
      139 kms
      The homegrown brand has sold over 74,000 scooters in the country so far and it aims to take this tally to 90,000 units by the end of this financial year. Speaking about the move to withdraw lead-acid battery based products, Jeetender Sharma, Founder and MD, Okinawa Scooters, stated that all future models from the brand will be equipped with detachable lithium-ion battery pack for convenient charging.
      Current product portfolio
      The company currently retails both high-speed and slow-speed models equipped with lithium-ion battery packs. The high-speed portfolio is composed of i-Praise+, Praise Pro and Ridge+ which are equipped with 3.3 kWh, 2.0 kWh and 1.74 kWh removable li-ion battery packs respectively.
      The low-speed family which has a top-speed of 25 kmph and requires no license or registration consists of Lite and R30. The R30 gets a 1.34 kWh pack while the Lite features a 1.24 kWh unit. The high-speed range is eligible for the FAME-II subsidy.
      With a range of 139 km on a full charge, the flagship Okinawa i-Praise+ emerges as a compelling proposition. The e-scooter gets LED headlamps and DRLs, USB charging port, smartphone connectivity, digital instrument console, regenerative braking and so on.
      The stylish Okinawa i-Praise+ is priced at INR 1.09 lakh (Ex-showroom). It competes with the likes of TVS iQube, Ather 450 and Bajaj Chetak. We could see more and more electric scooter brands shifting from lead-acid to lithium-ion battery technology in the foreseeable future. More

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      Exchange Old Scooter, Motorcycle For New Okinawa Electric Vehicle

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      Okinawa electric scooter dealer
      The scheme has been launched in Ahmedabad, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bangalore and Pune for a start and will move to other cities in due course

      The demand for electric vehicles is gaining in importance in India. Its reasons could be a lower purchase price, more economical running costs, lower maintenance and zero emissions. Okinawa is one of the leading electric scooter brand in the country currently.
      With buyers moving towards electric scooters, Okinawa, Indian electric two-wheeler brand, has entered into an alliance with CredR to launch an exchange offer on any petrol based two wheeler for an Okinawa electric scooter. This scheme has been introduced in cities of Ahmedabad, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bangalore and Pune for a start and will soon be extended across the country.
      CredR to provide instant exchange price
      This alliance between Okinawa and CredR will ensure customers get instant quotations for their old petrol powered scooters which would go a long way in reducing the up-front cost of Okinawa scooters. Customers would have to bring in their petrol powered two wheelers to any Okinawa showroom for a physical check.
      They would receive a quote which will be ascertained via the proprietary pricing application powered by CredR. CredR will also verify documents, health of the two wheeler and the exchange price would be adjusted against the final cost of the new Okinawa scooter.
      Okinawa Electric Scooters
      ZestMoney “Buy Now, Pay Later”
      Earlier this month, Okinawa also entered into an agreement with ZestMoney, India’s leading AI driven EMI financing and “Buy Now, Pay Later” platform to offer customers easy EMI financing on its entire range of two wheelers products. This facility is available at all Okinawa’s 350+ dealerships in the country.
      Besides being offered at the company stores is also on offer to customers who make bookings via the company’s online portal. Customers will receive a credit limit from ZestMoney by completing their digital KYCs and cans elect a repayment plan as per their choice. This is a completely paperless scheme and can be followed up online.
      Okinawa Range
      Okinawa Electric Scooters are a reliable and affordable means of personal transport. The company has noted the rising demand of safer and more affordable transport and demand for personal transport has risen more so now with the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country with social distancing measures here to stay. The company also recently introduced the Eco App for the iPraise+ and Ridge+ e-scooters which enables the rider to operate connectivity features related to location, security and vehicle condition.
      The Okinawa Autotech range of e-scooters include iPraise+, Praise Pro, Ridge+, Lite and R30.PraisePro priced at Rs.79,277, the iPraise flagship model at Rs.1.08 lakhs, while the R30 e-scooter and Ridge are priced at Rs.58,992 and Rs.53,390 respectively. More

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      Okinawa Electric Scooter Bookings Offer Rs 6k Gift Voucher – Sales Grow Expected

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      Okinawa Electric Scooter
      Festive offers announced for full range of Okinawa electric two wheelers

      As with festive seasons, it’s raining offers. Today, Okinawa announced season offers, and there’s a lucky draw. This means around 10 buyers will get assured gifts, and the first one stands a chance to take home the slow speed R30 scooter. The offer is valid from October 24, 2020 to November 15, 2020. The lucky draw will be announced on November 30, 2020.
      Each customer twill receive assured gifts on every booking. Buyers also get a gift voucher worth Rs 6,000 for all bookings, online or in-store. Those opting for online booking get the same access to a vehicle as in-store, so one can go ahead and select custom theme painted scooters, and all current offers.
      Jeetender Sharma- MD, Okinawa said, “Due to pandemic, a lot of industries faced slowdown including automobile. However, after lockdown got lifted, we received an overwhelming response from our customers.”
      This is being attributed to the fact that folks are now opting for personal vehicles for daily commute so they can maintain physical distancing protocols, as well as have a reliable mode of transport as public transportation isn’t yet upto scratch. And there’s always the risk owing to inability of being able to maintain distance and stay safe.
      Okinawa Electric Scooter Festive Offers
      Expected sales
      Okinawa sales is expected to grow 40 percent during the 2020 festive season, in part, owing to increased awareness about electric vehicles among buyers. It’s prudent now to set sales targets and go about achieving them considering the electric vehicle market is still a tiny one in India.
      The number of manufacturers who do business in this space has been rapidly increasing in recent years. This is made the space rather interesting because buyers can choose from relatively new companies to names they’ve been familiar with for decades.
      Range anxiety in the sector isn’t just limited to battery charging and ride range but also the fact that most manufacturers offer very few vehicles on sale. As such, the sector is mostly dominated by scooters, either in a speed or high speed. While electric motor cycles would seem interesting, currently only revolt offers such vehicles.
      This makes the electric scooter segment a highly competitive one and the sector is dominated by Hero Electric. 2020 has been strange for business but newfound need for a personal vehicle means the smaller slow speed electric scooters, which don’t require driving license are also part of the conversation now.
      Okinawa sales in 2020
      Unsurprisingly, high-speed electric scooter sales for the first half of the current financial year have contracted. However as business normalcy returns, electric scooter manufacturers are upbeat. In the last six months, Okinawa reported sales of 1836 units. While that number isn’t large, it’s enough to secure the manufacturer second spot in a segment that sees Hero Electric leading. Recovery expectation would mean the manufacturer will be able to mitigate the whopping 64% decline it was reported in the last six months. More

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      Okinawa iPraise, Ridge Electric Scooters Get New Connected Features

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      Okinawa is currently the leader in high-speed electric scooter segment in India
      With the electric scooter market tiptoeing into the petrol scooter market instead of around it, e-scooter packages are getting smarter. Okinawa Eco app is designed for its intelligent and connected scooters, the iPraise and Ridge e-scooter range.
      Okinawa Eco mobile app

      Okinawa Eco mobile app is compatible with iPraise+ and Ridge+ e-scooters, and is available on android and iOS. App features offer an enhanced, tech enabled experience. Customers can access Google maps while riding, and satellite view to locate a scooter on the map. This takes care of find my scooter function with directions from phone location to scooter location.
      The technology offering outlines vehicle security. Eco app can be used to immobilize the scooter with a single click scooter in case of theft. When parking in public space, a number of times the scooter can be moved without authority for multiple reasons. This could be to make space for more parking. Secure Park feature helps owners track unauthorized movement of their e-scooter.

      Alongside security, the app features ‘SOS Messaging’. Using it sends a message instantly with the time and location to users’ emergency contacts. Rider data too can be accessed. One can setup speeding, towing, curfew or battery low alerts. ‘Geofence’ feature notifies a user when the vehicle enters or leaves a geo-fence radius.
      Driver score feature formulates tangible data around driving pattern, including speeding, hard braking, harsh acceleration and turns events. The connected vehicle offering is no longer an exception but a norm for vehicle users, and Okinawa will now offer customers connected conveniences. Designed to give riders more control on riding habits, security concerns, and safety, Eco app adaption will be an easy one.
      “The new Eco mobile application is our effort to showcase that how technology today has brought EVs at par with ICE counterparts in terms of convenience,” said Mr. Jeetender Sharma- MD and Founder, Okinawa.
      Okinawa sales FY20, FY21
      For now, electric scooters available in the market are growing, and offer a much wider choice than electric motorcycles. Okinawa offers a range of scooters and no motorcycles. While FY21 has been saddled with limitations of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the previous fiscal was a good opportunity for the brand to triumph. Sales crossed the 10k mark.
      Also Read – Electric Scooter Sales FY2020
      Following up on its leadership position, Okinawa is targeting 40k units in sales for the current fiscal. This, despite market disruption and no sales at the start of the fiscal owing to pandemic lockdown.
      Following a two prong product strategy, Okinawa sells high speed lithium ion scooters, and low speed scooters. The latter requires no licence for users owing to its 25 kmph top speed limitation. The ongoing festive season has traditionally proven to be a period of high sales for the automotive market, and it would be interesting to see how much of a sales boost Okinawa benefits from. More