Launch of the Electric Scooter in Bangalore

Launch of the Electric Scooter in Bangalore
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My dear friend and super international inventor and developer Anil Anathakrishna has just informed me of the successful commercial launch of the EkoVehicles Electric Scooter in Bangalore. This petrol-less vehicle is similar to the one that I used and tested last year in Oulu. You will find a picture of my scooter, the yellow one, in the gallery. It is light weight, handled beautifully and gave great performance in terms of battery life.

During testing my youthful helper, Jussi Roberts, who drove it rough in the forests near Oulu, Finland, was able to isolate several minor problems related to the hardware. These have been ironed out in the model now launched in India. The vehicle has beautiful control from the lowest of speeds right through to top speed. A novice can master driving this scooter in 1 minute!!

The launch was attended by many political big wigs as Shri M. MALLIKARJUNA KHARGE, Honourable Minister for Water Resources & Transport, Shri P. G. R. SINDHIA, Honourable Minister for Industries and Infrastructure, Government of Karnataka, Shri Om Prakash, Commissioner of Transport, Shri Bhooma Manay, Chairman of Pollution Control Board and Shri Mulka Govinda Reddy, Former Member of Parliament.

Anil can be seen in the far right of the photograph, while another old and good friend, Bhooma Manay, is seen standing next to him.

It is especially important to mention that the launch of this pollution free electric scooter has been greatly assisted by the Bridgittine Order of Roman Catholic Missionary in Bangalore, with The Mother Superior and the sisters supporting Anil's endeavour to promote pollution consciousness.

Anil has reported that the response was phenomenal and they have appointed 8 dealer outlets for Bangalore alone.

My prediction, based on my own personal experience with my scooter, is that production will be unable to keep pace with demand!! I am eagerly looking forward to driving my revamped scooter around Oulu later this year.