A total of 450 units of the Okinawa i-Praise
electric scooters have been booked since order books opened last month. These
bookings have been made across tier I, tier II and tier III cities which
include Pune, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Nasik, Dehradun, Chandigarh,
Ambala, Vishakhapatnam, Mysore, Bulandshahar, Gorakhpur, Warangal, Trichy, and
Thrissur among others. The vehicles will be delivered to their respective
owners after the launch is concluded in the coming weeks.
A top feature on the i-Praise is a detachable
battery pack that can be carried away and charged at home or office. About 2 to
3 hours of charge time gives the electric scooter a range of 160 to 180 km. Other features include
Geo-fencing, Virtual Speed limit, Curfew hours, Battery Health Tracker, SOS
notifications, Continuous monitoring, Trips, Directions, Maintenance /
Insurance Reminder and Vehicle status. The scooter also comes with LED DRLs and
a mobile charging port.
Previously, Okinawa had launched the Ridge+ electric
scooter in India at INR 64,988 (ex-showroom Delhi) in October 2018. Similar to
the i-Praise, the Okinawa Ridge+ too gets a detachable lithium-ion battery. The
Ridge+ is claimed to offer a riding range of 120 km on a single charge, while
the top speed is rated at 55 km/h.
