: This Startup Can Convert Your Petrol 2-Wheeler to Electric in Just 4 Hours #IndiaNEWS #Bengaluru With the cost of petrol showing little signs of depreciating below Rs 100 per litre, it is probably

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This Startup Can Convert Your Petrol 2-Wheeler to Electric in Just 4 Hours #IndiaNEWS #Bengaluru
With the cost of petrol showing little signs of depreciating below Rs 100 per litre, it is probably time to consider converting your petrol scooter to electric. The process will only take four hours thanks to Bengaluru-based Zuink Retrofit.
This is a subsidiary of Bounce, which is a dockeless scooter sharing company.
“This becomes the lowest entry price point for anyone to own an EV. For example, say you own a 7-year-old Honda Activa scooter and want to make a transition to electric. If you buy a new EV two-wheeler off the market, it would cost you between Rs 70,000 to more than Rs 1 lakh. With us, you can convert it to an EV for just Rs 26,999 or an EMI of Rs 899 per month with no upfront costs,� says Sachin Shenoy, Vice President of Zuink Retrofit, speaking to The Better India.
Consumers in Bengaluru can reserve one of their conversion kits today for Rs 499, and Zuink Retrofit will give them a date and slot in December when the installation process begins. By June 2022, the venture is expected to have a presence in major cities which have a large density of IC-engine scooters like Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
Why Should You Convert to Electric?
“When you convert your petrol scooter to electric, your monthly fuel costs come down by more than 50%. As per our assessment, consumers spend about Rs 3-3. 50 per km on a petrol scooter. If you convert to electric, it comes down to about Rs 1. 50 per km,� claims Sachin.
Going further, the older the petrol scooter, the greater the emissions given the nature of IC-engines. If you own a Honda Activa or a TVS Scooty Zest, which is about five or six years old, it may make more sense to convert that into an EV. Your emissions will then come down to zero. Besides saving on fuel, you are protecting the planet from further air pollution. Also, Sachin claims that the chassis of IC-engine variants are much sturdier than the EVs found in the market. As a result, in the conversion process, the sturdier chassis has been retained.
Thus far, Zuink Retrofit has started converting about four models of IC-engine scooters, which include the TVS Scooty Zest, Honda Activa 3G, 4G and 5G since these have been among the top selling models for the past decade. Going further, they will build electric conversion kits for more models like the Suzuki Access, Hero Pleasure and the likes.
Converted to Electric (Image courtesy Zuink Retrofit)
The Process of Conversion
During the conversion process, the petrol scooter’s engine, fuel tank and silencer are removed, and they install an electric powertrain with a rear wheel mounted hub motor. There is a wiring harness that is also deployed, besides some other modifications, including the installation of a 2 kWh lithium-ion battery on their converted electric scooters.

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