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Small commercial vehicle maker Piaggio Vehicles on Tuesday entered in the electric cargo three-wheeler segment with the launch of Ape E-Xtra FX besides rolling out the 2021 version of its passenger e-three wheeler, Ape E-City.
Prices are Ape E-City FX for Rs. 2.84 lakh and the E-Xtra FX for Rs. 3.14 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The prices are inclusive of the FAME II subsidy.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com...w/81168132.cms
2021-piaggio-ape-e-city-and-e-xtra-electric-fx-range-3-wheeler-launch-what-to-expect Quote:
Both electric three-wheelers are part of the company's new FX Range, which essentially mean Fixed Battery Technology. Compared to the existing Ape e-City, which comes with a swappable battery, the 2021 models will come with fixed batteries, and we have been told that it is mainly due to customer demand.
...the existing Piaggio Ape e-City is powered by a 4.7 kWh lithium-ion battery, and it can offer around 70-80 km range on a full charge...
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Wonder what the actual range is? 40 Km? I do understand the demand for non-swappable batteries, imagine getting a used or fake battery pack when you swap out your new battery...
I think this is a pretty interesting development for inner city transport of people and logistics. Not only it helps rickshaw / courier deliverers to reduce their TCO's, but also reduce the inner city emissions if adopted in a large scale. Esp. with drop shipping and online sales becoming more and more commonplace now-a-days.
This is a welcome move from Piaggio. Regarding range 90km is more than enough and within city driving speeds combined with stop-go traffic, there is pretty decent regeneration to not suffer from range anxiety.
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