24,779 units of TVS iQube were sold last month.This year, 1,39,676 units have been sold in 8 months.TVS iQube gives a range of 140 Km on full charge.
New Delhi. TVS Motors has sold 3.91 lakh two-wheelers in August 2024, achieving an impressive growth of 13.23% on an annual basis. In August 2023, this figure was 3.45 lakh units. TVS iQube is the only electric scooter in the company’s lineup and it also plays an important role in the company’s growth. Talking about last month, the company had sold 24,779 units of iQube. Whereas in July 2023, its 23,887 units were sold. That means with 892 more customers, it got a growth of 3.73% on annual basis. It contributed 6.54% in the total sales of the company.
If we look at this year’s sales data of iQube, it has sold the most in August. Last month, sales of this scooter were 24,779 units. The special thing is that even in the year 2023, most of its units were sold in August itself. Overall, 1,39,676 units have been sold from January to August this year. Whereas, during these 8 months of 2023, its 118,850 units were sold. Accordingly, the sales of iQube have increased this year.
Running cost of TVS iQube
According to TVS, the running cost of iQube is much lower than any petrol two-wheeler. The company says that the price of petrol is Rs 100 per liter. In such a situation, the cost of driving a petrol scooter for 50,000 kilometers is approximately Rs 1 lakh. At the same time, the cost of driving iQube for the same distance is only Rs 6,466. The company says that a lot of maintenance is required for petrol two-wheelers, whereas electric scooters require only light maintenance. Apart from this, there is also saving in tax by buying electric scooter. According to the company, Rs 93,500 can be saved in a year by driving TVS iQube electric scooter.
The cost of running iQube for a month is Rs 150.
According to TVS, the cost of fully charging iQube from Zira is Rs 19. The ST model of iQube gets fully charged in 4 hours and 6 minutes. After this it can be driven up to 145 Km. That means if you walk 30Km daily, then this electric scooter will have to be charged twice a week. The cost of charging twice will be Rs 37.50. That means the average monthly expenditure is Rs 150. This expenditure will be Rs 3 per day. At the same time, its range will be 290Km on charging twice. That means you can comfortably walk an average of 30Km every day at this expense.
iQube is equipped with advanced features
TVS iQube electric scooter features 7-inch TFT touchscreen, Infinity theme personalization, voice assist, Alexa skillset, intuitive music player controls, OTA updates, plug-and-play carry with fast charging, safety information, Bluetooth and cloud connectivity, 32 liters Features like storage space are available.
A 5.1 kWh battery pack has been installed in iQube, which has a range of 140 km. TVS iQube comes with features like 5-way joystick interactivity, music control, proactive notification with vehicle health and 4G telematics. It supports 1.5kW fast-charging. Its SmartConnect platform provides features like better navigation system, telematics unit, anti-theft and geofencing.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : September 3, 2024, 1:07 pm IST
