BGAUSS electric scooters come to Chennai – News Today

Hemant Kabra

Chennai: Electrical equipent manufacturing firm RR World marked its entry in to electrical scooter segments thorugh its model BGAUSS and has opened its first dealership within the Chennai. This marks the entry of electrical scooters B8 and A2 fashions and its 5 produc variants for the EV prospects within the metropolis.

The corporate has began delivering of BGAUSS scooters to prospects who had already pre-booked their scooters on-line, by the BGAUSS web site.

In an interview with Information Right this moment BGAUSS founder and managing director Hemant Kabra speaks in regards to the firm’s enterprise and future plans.

Q: How did the thought of stepping into electrical autos come into the fore?

A: BGAUSS is a enterprise by RR World which already has its agency roots relating to manufacturing motors, controllers, wire harness, DCDC’s and extra. We consider coming into into the electrical automobile tempo is only a ahead integration to the enterprise. With BGAUSS, we now have consciously moved in direction of the B2C house.

Q: How do you’re feeling in regards to the launch of the primary dealership in Chennai and what are your expectations?

A: We’re proud to deliver BGAUSS dealership to Chennai. Our dealership is designed as a new-age interactive city house giving prospects first-hand expertise of each the B8 and A2 fashions and its 5 variants. We actually consider that electrical mobility will outline the way forward for transport and our partnership with Vishal Kumar, Rinaya Motors India Pvt. Ltd. is a step in direction of making our electrical scooters simply accessible and accessible to prospect prospects in Chennai.

Q: How has the response for BGAUSS scooters been up to now with the web bookings beginning July 2020 and on-ground showrooms having opened in Oct?

A: We have now obtained 1000’s of inquiries and a really optimistic response from prospect prospects in addition to sellers desirous to companion with us after asserting our product vary and opening on-line bookings since 15 July, 2020. This month, we additionally began deliveries of BGAUSS scooters for our prospects who had already pre-booked their scooters on-line, by the BGAUSS web site.

Q: What makes the EVs by BGAUSS totally different from different present gamers?

A: I consider attributable to our superior high quality product, established model title and worth pricing will allow us to create an area available in the market for ourselves.
{Our capability} of product understanding is one other essential facet. We have now developed our personal motors, controllers, wire harness and different merchandise and we now have a sure know-how benefit and grip as nicely which supplies us a little bit edge over the others. We perceive the India market and have efficiently positioned India on the earth map by our cables and wire companies.

Q: What are your growth plans? What number of BGAUSS showrooms will you open by this monetary 12 months finish?

A:We have now began with the Southern and Western area of India and recognized key states the place we wish to begin our distribution. We have now additional recognized 108 cities inside these states the place we wish to increase our presence. When it comes to gross sales and repair community of BGAUSS B8 and A2 fashions, we now have opened our dealerships beginning this October in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Panvel (Outskirts of Mumbai) and Chennai. Additionally, we’re planning to open one other 5 showrooms in additional cities within the subsequent 15 days. For this 12 months, our plan is to have a presence throughout seven states – 5 in South and two in West. We hope to have 60-65 showrooms by the tip of this 12 months.

Q: What’s the manufacturing capability and the place is the manufacturing facility positioned? How a lot funding has gone into this facility and what are the plans for future investments?

A: We have now arrange our manufacturing facility at Chakan, Pune. The ability has a capability of manufacturing 80,000 bikes with space of 42,000 ft. approx. Over the subsequent 3 years, we’re planning to speculate Rs 125 crore. We have now additionally began engaged on 2 new designs right here in India and these two merchandise shall be 100 per cent localised and made in India to be launched in 2021.

Q: Has Covid-19 affected the enterprise of electrical two-wheelers?

A: Two-wheeler phase will play a pivotal function in elevating the car sector publish the lockdown by offering inexpensive private mobility choices. The post-COVID-19 situation may see shoppers transfer away from all types of shared mobility to extra private types of transport to safeguard themselves. We count on the EV phase rising at a sooner tempo as a result of improve in consciousness for the setting and in direction of cleaner applied sciences. When it comes to COVID impacting our schedule, we’re on level with our plans.