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I'm just checking out some Tesla memes...
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Everybody seems to be talking about Tesla finally bringing their...
Groundbreaking self-driving electric cars to India, yes they are!
But, did you know that our humble scooters are already in the middle of an electric revolution!
Last year before we were all trying to learn how to cook and clean for the first time in our lives...
Over 1.52 lakh electric vehicles were sold in India in the financial year 2020...
And today, we talk about a new entrant in this space...
Hello and welcome to another edition of PowerDrift Launch Alert...
And today, we're talking about BGauss!
Yes, BGauss - the newest EV guys or girls on the block...
In case you're wondering who BGauss is, because you should be wondering this...
Well, they are a subsidiary of a Mumbai based RR Global...
With two new electric scooters in the market, the A2 and the B8!
First, let's talk about the B8, the flagship...
So, if Daft Punk - the duo, were to ever pick an electric scooter, the B8 would be the one they would go for...
Okay, it looks futuristic, complete with well-proportioned designs...
Sleek profile, smooth body lines...
Quite the head turner, this one...
This happy-looking scooter can muster up to a top speed of 50kmph...
Thanks to the 94.6nm of torque produced at the wheel...
Thanks to the 1900 W electric motor source from German engineering, guess, giant - Bosch!
But if you're looking to extract maximum range out of it...
The B8 can cover up to, wait for it, 70km on a full charge...
The B8 has all the features that one would expect from a modern electric scooter...
And more, push-button start? Check!
Combi braking? Check!
Find your scooter functionality? Check!
Remote lock-unlock? Check!
Anti-theft security system? Check!
Side stand sensor? Check!
And an annoying host...
Ch... I see what you did there
And yes, people from Mumbai and Chennai, please take note...
Because you will be especially able to relate to this...
The B8 has a ground clearance of 140mm and, a water wading capacity of 120mm...
For those times when you might have to make an escape from flooded places...
What I find interesting about the B8 is that it has a disc brake at the rear as well...
And to make it safer, you also get a combi braking system as standard...
You know what I find particularly interesting? It's this instrument console!
It has a very funky layout with a big round digital speedometer in the centre...
And a bunch of telltale lights which tell you everything about your B8.
It has a very futuristic looking headlamp as well, complete with led DRLs and projector units...
Prices to start at Rs 62,999 for the lead-acid version...
And go all the way up to Rs 82,999 or the top-spec lithium version.
But what if you're on a tighter budget?
Well, worry not, because the BGauss has you covered!
The A2 is their entry-level scooter with a very sporty design though...
And you can have one for Rs 52,499.
Well, the design language is very similar to the B8...
I really like the way they have gone for a naked handlebar for this one...
It kind of gives it the lightweight vibe to it...
Unlike the B8, the A2 is meant for beginners...
You can even ride that thing legally without a license...
How cool is that!
What people from Mumbai, Chennai and every other city...
Pretty much will also be able to relate to are, tight parking spaces...
But the A2 and the B8 both, they get a reverse mode to make your parking life that much easier...
Even though the A2 is a beginner scooter...
It gets most of the features that the B8 gets...
It gets three riding modes, so even if you're in a hurry...
Well, then switch to the third riding mode and get a top whack of 25kmph...
You know what we should do?
We should raise the B8 and the A2 in reverse on Signal 2 Signal...
And for those who are wondering what Signal 2 Signal is...
It is this very cool series on PowerDrift where...
We drag race ordinary cars in search of answers to questions that nobody really bothered to ask...
Click here to check it out!
That is actually an amazing idea!
Why didn't you think of it before?
But coming back to BGauss, both the B8 and A2 have USB charging ports...
Along with a pocket for mobile phone and huge storage compartments beneath the seat...
To carry, of course, whatever it is that you carry in your under-seat compartment...
But the biggest problem with buying an electric scooter in India...
Or even an electric car for that matter...
Is the charging infrastructure...
Or rather the lack of it...
And BGauss has taken care of this by offering lighter, removable lithium-ion batteries in the B8 and A2...
So now, it doesn't matter if your housing complex's parking lot doesn't have a charging station...
You can just carry it with you when you're home or at your office...
Or even a coffee shop and charge it through a conventional power socket!
The lithium-ion battery by the way, we all know it's a modern-day marvel...
And the one in the A2 can be charged to 80% in just two and a half hours...
And the B8's battery takes just three hours for a full charge...
Electric scooters, we agree, have come a long way in the last couple of years...
They've evolved from being bulky and ugly and expensive...
To being now sleek and sharp and relatively affordable...
Two-wheelers account for around 74% of the total vehicles on Indian roads...
And as a petrolhead, it pains me to say that they contribute about 20% of the CO2 emissions in 30 of particulate emissions...
Now, in such a scenario, EVs have zero tailpipe emissions...
And, we all know that the need of the hour...
So as of now, the BGauss has around 10 showrooms across the country...
Where you can get your hands on the A2 or the B8...
Please go ahead and check out the one closest to you...
To get a test ride...
So that you can sample the electric future...
It's the BGauss.
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