ravi_b

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   by ravi_b 5y ago

   We got a lot of request from Nepal. There are hilly terrains there and batteries don't last many kilometers. We know Bangladesh has a lot of erickshaw as well. It will only be a matter of time that e-rickshaws are there in Pakistan. We
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   by ravi_b 5y ago

   I apologize. I am not able to share much details on that part as our patent is still pending. Would be happy to do another launch once our patent is granted.
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   by ravi_b 5y ago

   We will get into electric scooters soon. Focussed on commercial delivery scooter (like for Zomato and swiggy) initially.
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   by ravi_b 5y ago

   Thank you. We are currently not in Assam. From what I understand, Assam has a decently good density of erickshaws as well. A couple of our employees come from there. We would love to launch there.
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   by ravi_b 5y ago

   Great point. If erickshaw drivers steal the battery, we can remotely lock the battery. So these batteries will not charge or discharge and will essentially become useless. We also take documents (similar to social security in the us) from e
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   by ravi_b 5y ago

   $70 is a refundable deposit they give us when they join us. They pay us per swap. We sometimes get customers who had their lead acid batteries stolen and who now have no money to buy a new battery. With us they pay as they earn.
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   by ravi_b 5y ago

   Even with half cost, we are more expensive than lead acid batteries. Typically lithium ion batteries are three times in price compared to lead acid batteries. Erickshaw drivers are very cost sensitive to upfront battery cost. We wanted to g
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   by ravi_b 5y ago

   Thank you so much. Unlike a traditional manufacturing company, we are going to be asset light though which will enable us to grow fast. We started Enerjazz with the simple goal of solving our customer's problems. We kept talking to cus
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   by ravi_b 5y ago

   You mean another start-up by another professor in another university on another battery chemistry :). we get that a lot. You are spot on. Almost 96% of 2M e-rickshaws in India still run on lead acid battery (because of lower upfront cost).
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    by ravi_b 5y ago

    Thank you so much. We are only working with e-rickshaws at the moment but plan to take the model to electric scooters (Zomato/Swiggy delivery fleets) soon. We believe commercial EVs will be the first ones to adopt swapping because they
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    by ravi_b 5y ago

    Hi HN, we're Ravi and Pratik of Enerjazz ( https://www.enerjazz.tech/ ). We make battery swapping stations (like gasoline stations) for electric vehicles, swapping discharged batteries with charged batteries in 2 minutes