- Drivezy is a Bengaluru-based ride-sharing firm
- Is reportedly setting up a separate subsidiary for electric vehicles
- Likely to bring the EC-05 by November
Yamaha, in association with Taiwan-based Gogoro, had unveiled its new electric scooter, the EC-05, in June. After two months now, reports suggest that the Bengaluru-based ride-sharing company, Drivezy, will be introducing the EC-05 in its fleet by November this year.
Drivezy CEO, Ashwarya Pratap Singh, said in a recent interview that they are setting up a separate electric subsidiary and are looking forward to raising around $20 million to $25 million for the same. The main USP of the EC-05 e-scooter is the swappable battery technology. Gogoro has setup around 1,300 battery swapping stations, named as GoStations, in Taiwan. Drivezy, however, is working on tying up with other companies with an already-setup infrastructure, which can be utilised by the brand to install charging and battery swapping stations.
Drivezy’s existing fleet of conventional scooters is available at Oyo Rooms in Bengaluru. The same collaboration could be utilised for the availability of EC-05 scooters as well. On the other hand, the ride-sharing company is also expected to use its franchisee network for new electric scooters. Drivezy currently has 12 franchisees located in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune which it plans to expand substantially in the coming months.
Talking about the EC-05, the scooter has been designed by Yamaha while the powertrain and battery setup is developed by Gogoro. It has a claimed top speed of 90kmph and around 100km range. In terms of features, the e-scooter is expected to boast of LED lighting for headlamp, tail lamp and indicators along with a fully-digital instrument cluster.
Yamaha is unlikely to officially introduce the EC-05 in India as the Japanese bikemaker is working on a new scooter for the Indian market.
