As announced earlier, Bengaluru based EV startup Bounce has announced a new electric scooter called Bounce Infinity E1 in India. The new scooter aims at offering affordable intra-city commutation and can be bought with or without a battery thus bringing the upfront costs down further.
The scooter offers a range of 85kms per charge and has a maximum speed of 65 km/h. The Bounce Infinity E1 comes in five colour options namely Sparkle Black, Comet Gray, Sporty Red, Pearl White and Desat Silver.
The scooter can be pre-booked starting today and the company aims to start the deliveries by March 2022. Along with the scooter, the company has also introduced battery-as-a-service – a first for Indian users.
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Bounce Infinity E1 price in India
The Bounce Inifinity E1 can be bought for Rs. 45,099 or as low as Rs.36,000 depending on state subsidies. However, in such a case, users get to purchase the scooter without a battery. But, they will have an option to pick up a fully charged battery from one of the company’s battery swap points by going for the BAAS or Battery-as-a-service option.
In case you want to purchase the scooter with the battery and a charger, the price of this scooter will be Rs. 68,999 and depending on the state subsidy, the price can go as low as Rs. 59,999.
The scooter is up for pre-booking at just Rs. 499 with deliveries expected to start in March next year.
Bounce Infinity E1 design and features
In terms of design, the scooter looks like a conventional scooter that we’re quite used to seeing. Unlike the modern electric scooters – the Infinity E1 is very simple yet elegant. And some people might find the design quite familiar – this is because it is a rebranded 22Kymco i-Flow electric scooter from the company called 22Kymco. For those unaware, Bounce had acquired 22Kymco sometime back.
The company says that the Infinity E1 has a customized frame to suit the Indian roads and driving environment. It comes with LED projector headlamps and LED tail lamps, seating capacity for 2 adults, Bluetooth connectivity, a digital instrument cluster, storage space for a helmet under the seat and more.
The Bounce Infinity E1 comes with an IP 67 rated 2kWhr 48V battery pack that can be swapped out to charge at your home/office or swapped at a battery swapping station. The company says that it plans to have one of the densest battery-swapping networks – with a swapping point at one kilometre each.
The scooter comes with three riding modes – Drag Mode, Eco Mode and Power Mode. The drag mode basically helps users drive the scooter at a walking speed while the Eco mode offers a range of 85 km and the Power mode offers the top speed of 65 km/h.
With Bounce Infinity E1, the company looks to take on the likes of Ather, Ola, Bajaj, Simple Energy and others – though the feature of a removable battery might work in Bounce's favour, we will have to wait and see how effectively it can implement the battery swapping network.
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