The Bangalore based electric mobility startup, Evoride Motors, plans to enter the market with the launch of its debutante b2b e2W, EvoScoot. The startup intends to make swappable weldless battery pack for which it has also filed a patent.
Speaking to Mobility Outlook, Abishek Hosangady, CTO and Co-Founder, Evoride Motors, stated that the company would be using a weldless battery pack for the product. The cells are connected through a mechanical contact using a copper busbar, and tension loaded metal input, he added.
The Tab Cooling technology has enabled the battery pack to lower heat generation by up to 30%, allowing greater efficiency. Furthermore, he claims that with the weldless battery pack, the company would service the batteries on a cell level, enhancing its longevity.
Additionally, many heavy machinery tasks that would normally be required during the manufacturing process of a typical battery pack will also be eliminated, resulting in lower battery manufacturing costs and increased manufacturing efficiency, he added.
Slated to be launched by the end of FY23, the e-scooter will have a 4.5kW motor powered by a 2.6kWh battery pack, delivering 250 Nm of torque, a claimed range of 75 kms, 140 kms, and 250 kms with single, double, and triple battery configurations, respectively, and a maximum loading capacity of 150 kg. For the single battery option, the e-scooter would be priced under INR one lakh, Hosangady revealed.
The e-scooter is currently under the testing phase with pilot runs expected to start within the next six months.
The e-scooter will initially be offered in Bangalore, Delhi, Noida, and Mumbai. In the first year of manufacturing, the company expects to sell about 5,000 units.
The company has so far invested about INR 50 lakh in the e2W project. Along with this, it invested the profits from their previous business of selling battery packs, he said.
“We have supplied 4,000 lithium ion battery packs for Indian Defence requirements. We also work with certain requirements for AGV,” the CTO added.