Y0-BYKE runs on Battery and is the most economical two-wheeler in the world. Cheapest to buy, cheapest to run and cheapest to maintain! I have extensively tested model Y0-SMART and I am very happy with it and highly satisfied. I have driven it double seat (120 kg), and it climbed a 20 degree slope double seat. On the steep slope, the speed dropped to FIVE km per hour, but Y0-SMART climbed the full slope on its own. For a Y0-bike that costs less than the cheapest petrol scooter, having Self-start, almost zero maintenance cost and almost zero running cost, and totally zero fear, this performance is FANTASTIC. This top model Y0-SMART costing 29,000/- is the best and most socially acceptable model. It has some lockable space under the seat to keep your stuff. It is very comfortable. People won’t even know that it is an E-bike or Y0-BYKE. There is no self-start button. Just insert the key and turn it, and twist the accelerator. The bike will move absolutely silently. You won't even know.
Y0-TUFF model
I have also extensively tested Y0-TUFF, the cheapest model costing 17,500/-. It has a beautiful, comfortable seat, excellent brakes, excellent headlight beam, shock absorbers in front and ideal for school kids and such people whose day-to-day life is governed by bicycles. There is a large carrier at the back, but no clasp. Company is going to provide clasp soon. Since this model has pedals like bicycle, in case the charge in the battery is over you can easily pedal it like an ordinary bicycle. The pedaling effort is almost same as that in an ordinary bicycle and is very easy. I have actually manually pedaled it non-stop (single seat) over a distance of SIX km, and the effort required was exactly same as required in an ordinary bicycle.
I have also actually pedaled LUNA moped and TVS50 moped, and found that pedaling effort required in Y0-TUFF is TWENTY TIMES LESS than the effort required in LUNA and TVS50 moped. This is because of three main reasons: <1>The arm-length of the pedals is same as ordinary bicycle, thus giving same mechanical advantage & velocity ratio as ordinary bicycle. <2>The seating geometry on Y0-TUFF is very ergonomic for pedaling. <3>The weight of YO-TUFF is much less than LUNA or TVS50.
A charger is given free with each bike. I put it on charging every night and by morning it is fully charged and I ride whole day without any problem. Electricity required for charging is ONE UNIT, which costs Rs.3.75, for full SIX to EIGHT hour charge, which is almost like free of cost. In one full charge I have actually covered over 80 km on Y0-Smart. If you want to calculate cost of charging, then it comes to less than FIVE paise per km (Rs.3.75 divided by 80 km), which is much cheaper than any petrol driven motorcycle. Even if your petrol motorcycle is giving 80 km per liter of petrol which costs Rs.55/- per liter, your running cost comes to almost 70 paise per km. Thus Y0-BYKE running cost is FOURTEEN TIMES CHEAPER than the cheapest petrol motorcycle. Y0-BYKE is much cheaper than even bus fare.
front dicky of Y0-Smart scooter Y0-Smart dials
Petrol driven motorcycles and scooters need regular change of engine oil every 2000 km, which costs @ Rs.200/- per litre. In Y0-BYKEs, there is no such cost, which is further money saved. The petrol bikes also need regular maintenance like servicing, chain-sprocket lubrication, spark plug cleaning and replacement, carburetor cleaning and many other things which cost money. Y0-BYKEs need no such maintenance because there is nothing to be serviced, there is no chain-sprocket, no spark plug, no carburetor, nothing!
Apart from wheels and pedals, the only moving part in Y0-BYKEs is the electric motor, which is completely encased in metal and is located inside the rear hub.
There are SIX models of Y0-BYKE, ranging in price from Rs.17,500/- to Rs.29,000/-. The cheapest model is named Y0-TUFF and price is Rs.17,500/-. It has
Answered by
sanjeev
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10:12 PM on April 03, 2008
