: School Friends Build E-Bike That Runs 80 KM on 1 Charge, Uses Regular Home Sockets #IndiaNEWS #Electric Vehicles School friends Raghu Kerakatty and Mahesh Siddegowda began laying the foundations of

School Friends Build E-Bike That Runs 80 KM on 1 Charge, Uses Regular Home Sockets #IndiaNEWS #Electric Vehicles
School friends Raghu Kerakatty and Mahesh Siddegowda began laying the foundations of their electric mobility venture, Toutche, in 2015 following discussions that their hometown of Mysuru had drastically changed since their childhood. (Above image of a rider on an Heileo e-bike. )
This was primarily because of rising traffic congestion and air pollution. Raghu, a product of NIT-Warangal and IIM Bangalore, and Mahesh, a mechanical engineer from Mysore University, felt something had to be done.
Incorporating Toutche in February 2018 and launching their Heileo range of electric bicycles (e-bikes) the following year, they took their first major steps in the e-mobility sector. “Aside from addressing commuting needs, we picked e-bikes because they are the only vehicles in the EV segment that also help cultivate an active and healthy lifestyle since you have to pedal them. We chose to focus on the transport sector that contributes to 25% of the CO2 emissions and address problems of traffic congestion affecting us on a daily basis,??? Raghu, co-founder of Toutche tells The Better India.
On 5 July 2021, the venture launched the latest model of their e-bike — the Heileo H100. It’s a hybrid style e-bike built with a 6061 Aluminium alloy frame and packed with 345 and 460 watt-hours of power. Weighing a light 18. 5 kg, it’s equipped with an intelligent controller, detachable lithium-ion battery made of Panasonic cells which offers a battery range of 60 km and 80 km per charge (on pedal assist mode), and a 250W rear BLDC hub motor.
With bookings starting on 5 July, the Heileo H100 comes at a starting price of Rs 48,900.
Offering a top speed of 25 kmph powered by electric mode (pedal assist or throttle), what’s interesting about the Heileo H100 is that consumers also have the choice of using it as a high quality regular bicycle (with 7-speed Shimano gears) when required. Meanwhile, the electric mode is powered by five levels of power assist and a right-hand-side throttle.
Manufactured at their unit in Mysuru with service facilities available in 18 cities across India, Toutche offers 18 months of warranty on the battery, electric motor and controller, alongside a two-year warranty on the frame of the Heileo e-bikes (including the M100, M200 and H200).
Heileo H100
Quality Over Everything
Unlike their competitors selling cheap e-bikes, Toutche believes in delivering quality to their customers.
“There are quite a few things that go into making an e-bike. A good quality (aluminium frame with top-notch gears and parts) regular cycle costs anywhere between Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000 today, which we benchmark as the minimum quality for the bicycle side of e-bikes.

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