Y0-Smart scooter

Y0-BYKE runs on Battery and is the most economical two-wheeler in the world. Cheapest to buy, cheapest to run and cheapest to maintain! I have extensively tested model Y0-SMART and I am very happy with it and highly satisfied. I have driven it double seat (120 kg), and it climbed a 20 degree slope double seat. On the steep slope, the speed dropped to FIVE km per hour, but Y0-SMART climbed the full slope on its own. For a Y0-bike that costs less than the cheapest petrol scooter, having Self-start, almost zero maintenance cost and almost zero running cost, and totally zero fear, this performance is FANTASTIC. This top model Y0-SMART costing 29,000/- is the best and most socially acceptable model. It has some lockable space under the seat to keep your stuff. It is very comfortable. People won’t even know that it is an E-bike or Y0-BYKE. There is no self-start button. Just insert the key and turn it, and twist the accelerator. The bike will move absolutely silently. You won't even know.

Y0-TUFF model

I have also extensively tested Y0-TUFF, the cheapest model costing 17,500/-. It has a beautiful, comfortable seat, excellent brakes, excellent headlight beam, shock absorbers in front and ideal for school kids and such people whose day-to-day life is governed by bicycles. There is a large carrier at the back, but no clasp. Company is going to provide clasp soon. Since this model has pedals like bicycle, in case the charge in the battery is over you can easily pedal it like an ordinary bicycle. The pedaling effort is almost same as that in an ordinary bicycle and is very easy. I have actually manually pedaled it non-stop (single seat) over a distance of SIX km, and the effort required was exactly same as required in an ordinary bicycle.

I have also actually pedaled LUNA moped and TVS50 moped, and found that pedaling effort required in Y0-TUFF is TWENTY TIMES LESS than the effort required in LUNA and TVS50 moped. This is because of three main reasons: <1>The arm-length of the pedals is same as ordinary bicycle, thus giving same mechanical advantage & velocity ratio as ordinary bicycle. <2>The seating geometry on Y0-TUFF is very ergonomic for pedaling. <3>The weight of YO-TUFF is much less than LUNA or TVS50.

A charger is given free with each bike. I put it on charging every night and by morning it is fully charged and I ride whole day without any problem. Electricity required for charging is ONE UNIT, which costs Rs.3.75, for full SIX to EIGHT hour charge, which is almost like free of cost. In one full charge I have actually covered over 80 km on Y0-Smart. If you want to calculate cost of charging, then it comes to less than FIVE paise per km (Rs.3.75 divided by 80 km), which is much cheaper than any petrol driven motorcycle. Even if your petrol motorcycle is giving 80 km per liter of petrol which costs Rs.55/- per liter, your running cost comes to almost 70 paise per km. Thus Y0-BYKE running cost is FOURTEEN TIMES CHEAPER than the cheapest petrol motorcycle. Y0-BYKE is much cheaper than even bus fare.

front dicky of Y0-Smart scooter	Y0-Smart dials

Petrol driven motorcycles and scooters need regular change of engine oil every 2000 km, which costs @ Rs.200/- per litre. In Y0-BYKEs, there is no such cost, which is further money saved. The petrol bikes also need regular maintenance like servicing, chain-sprocket lubrication, spark plug cleaning and replacement, carburetor cleaning and many other things which cost money. Y0-BYKEs need no such maintenance because there is nothing to be serviced, there is no chain-sprocket, no spark plug, no carburetor, nothing!
Apart from wheels and pedals, the only moving part in Y0-BYKEs is the electric motor, which is completely encased in metal and is located inside the rear hub.
There are SIX models of Y0-BYKE, ranging in price from Rs.17,500/- to Rs.29,000/-. The cheapest model is named Y0-TUFF and price is Rs.17,500/-. It has the same frame like a standard gents bicycle as well as large wheels and pedals like in bicycle. Y0-TUFF Tires are 26 inch diameter and 1.75 inch thick, same like standard full size gents bicycle. Y0-tuff is not suitable for females wearing long flowing dress or Saree. Two other large wheeled Y0-BYKE models which have pedals and use the same Y0-Tuff battery, and suitable for females wearing long dress, are Y0-TREND costing 19,500/-, and Y0-TEEN costing 20,400/-. Both Y0-TREND and Y0-TEEN have slightly smaller diameter wheels and have lower seat height suitable for females. All these three models use a composite single battery which is 41 cm tall, 17 cm wide and 11 cm thick. It is locked on the bike (there is a key to open this lock), and can be unlocked and carried into the house for charging. Its weight is 13 kg. It is convenient to carry and has a convenient handle for carrying it. The battery can be unlocked & removed from the bike by lifting the rider seat.
These three large wheeled models can carry 75 kg weight. Top speed is 25 km per hour, and can run 50 km before charging is required. Battery voltage is 36 Volts, and battery life is 20,000/- km. There is a fourth large wheeled model with pedals named Y0-TRUST (also suitable for females) which uses TWO batteries which can travel 75 km on a single charge and costs Rs.21,500/-.
There are TWO more models with small wheels like Scooty, named Y0-SPIN and Y0-SMART. Both these models work at 48 Volts. Y0-SPIN costs Rs.26,000/-, range per charge is 55 km and battery life is 20,000 kms.Y0-SMART costs 29,000/-, range per charge is75 kms and battery life is 25000 kms.

Y0-BYKE number plate	Y0-Smart handle

Charging the battery is very simple. The charger has two wires coming out of it. At the end of one wire is two-pin plug which fits into any electric wall socket in your house. At the end of the other wire is a suitable plug which fits into the socket of the Y0-BYKE. On the charger is a small indicator light. While the battery is being charged this light is red. When the charge is complete, this light turns green. When light goes green, just disconnect the charger wires from both ends and keep the charger at home and start riding the Y0-BYKE.
The day I began my testing of the Y0-Smart model of Y0-BYKE was great. I got stopped by a Cop for driving in the cycle lane on the one way part of Law College Road on which, from Canal-Roads-Chowk up to Nal-Stop, on the right side there is a lane reserved exclusively for cyclists, and marked by a few inches high divider. Many motorcycles were going in that lane, which is illegal. I also went on Y0-Smart. At Nal-Stop traffic light, Policeman was catching motorcyclists for going in bicycle lane. He was confiscating their Licenses. I also was stopped. He asked for my License. I said I don’t have License. Then he asked for P.U.C. I said I don’t have PUC. Then he asked for Regn. Certificate. I said I don’t have. He then took out his official receipt book for collecting FINE, and asked me vehicle number. I said I don’t have number. He said “Eh? How can that be?” And walked behind the Y0-Smart and read the number, “Shree 420” (see photo). “What nonsense” he shouted, “Come to inspector”. So he took me to inspector and explained, “This man has no License, no PUC, no Registration Certificate, and on number plate he has written Shree 420 see, policeman pointed at my Y0-Smart. Inspector looked at my Y0-Smart and told policeman, “Let him go”. Policeman was shocked and asked inspector, “Why should we let him go?” Inspector replied, “Because he is Shree 420! This is Y0-BYKE. It does not need anything. It does not need even petrol. Then inspector turned to me and said, Sir, “can you please explain about the bike to my man and educate him while I collect FINE from the motorcyclists for doing exactly what you did. I was very happy. This is the biggest advantage. But even bigger advantage than this is that I never have to go to petrol pump. I don’t use petrol. Not even diesel or kerosene. FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT www.induselectrans.com

Battery lock of model Y0-TUFF	Y0-TUFF is the motor