Okinawa Praise scooter to launch in India in December

Indian scooter manufacturer, Okinawa will soon launch its second scooter in the market. The new scooter is expected to be launched in the second week of December 2017 and will be called the Praise. The premium e-scooter will get target the enthusiasts with its sporty looks.

Okinawa has started taking bookings at a payment of Rs. 2,000 and the scooter will be available through easy finance options from HDFC bank. Okinawa claims that the Praise is the most complete electric scooter ever made and it will be bundled with a long list of accessories.

The scooter will get side stand sensors, Anti-theft sensor, combi-brakes and many more features to make sure that the users get everything they ever wanted on a scooter. The scooter has also been tested for speed and range and Okinawa says that it will have the longest range and the high speed ever achieved by an electric scooter in India.

Praise will also get a range of features like a wide headlight unit with a sporty front end. There will be LED DRLs underlining the headlamp on the apron. The handlebar cowl houses the turn-indicators and the scooter also gets bar-end weights to make it more stable during the high speed runs.

Commenting on its latest offering, Okinawa spokesperson Jeetender Sharma, said:

“With Praise, Okinawa’s research have finally found a tangible shape. Across the industry, it would be one of the most complete e-scooters ever built, with a combination of superlative design and technology that gives it immense power. Every feature in the Praise has been added after careful consideration of the needs and preferences of riders that immensely facilitate their commuting experience. We firmly believe that the Praise will receive overwhelmingly positive reviews from users and be the harbinger for a new age of e-vehicle revolution on the Indian roads.”

The Praise will have a top speed in excess of 60 km/h. The range is expected to be more than 100 km on a single full charge of the batteries. As Okinawa claimed that it will get the longest range in India and currently Hero Electric Wave DX has a claimed range of 100 km.