Smartron Launches India's 1st Smart Crossover Electric Bike for ₹49,999

Sachin Tendulkar-backed firm Smartron, has announced the launch of India’s first smart crossover electric bike -- Tronx One, by its subsidiary Tronx Motors. Comes with a introductory price tag of Rs. 49,999, the new e-bike is touted to be India's first smart crossover electric bike.

The shipping of e-bike will commence from 16 July for the first batch of customers who have pre-booked their e-bikes, said the Hyderabad-based company in a statement to a daily. Smartron has started accepting bookings for the Tronx One here.

Available in two color -- Magma Red and Pacific Blue, the e-bike claims to deliver a maximum speed of 25 kilometers per hour. On a single charge of its detachable 36V 13.6 Ah Lithium 500 W battery powered by Samsung cells, it is rated to provide power for up to 70 to 85 kilometers.

To enable a connected experience, the bike also works with an integrated companion app - tbike, that allows to sync the ride data with the companion app; switch ride modes from the integrated display button pad, and lets riders estimate range and even set fitness goals directly from a smartphone.



The crossover e-bike comes with multiple ride modes and Virtual Gears coupled with 3 Electric Gears and 6 speed Shimano Shifters which are enabled to extend and adjust the range and speed of the bike, letting you take seamless control over your ride. The mid step-thru frame is made for basic comfort and ease of users and is also ergonomic and adaptable for anyone who rides it. TRONX ONE is built on a premium AEROGRADE ALLOY frame material which is used in the construction of aircrafts and is rust proof.

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Tronx Motors has partnered with service and care partners across 9 select cities- Mumbai, Goa, Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Chennai, Bangalore & Hyderabad - where the bike will first be available for consumers to try and ride as well, based on appointment slots.

Anoop Nishanth, Founder & CEO, Tronx Motors said “TRONX ONE is developed in India by a passionate team of designers and engineers and we are very excited to launch it for Indian consumers. With unique features such as advanced detachable lithium battery technology powered by advanced Samsung cells which is designed to carry and charge, the product is an ideal companion for the consumer as it offers a powerful and fun riding experience powered by the tronXTM ecosystem. We are receiving great initial response from the market and have already closed the first batch of pre-bookings. We aim to bring globally competing Design & Engineering with advanced and affordable technology to India in our upcoming products. Our next step is to ensure seamless shipping and delivery of the TRONX ONE to the consumers and our team is focused on that.”

tronX is India’s first AI-powered IoT platform and through this partnership, Smartron will extend all capabilities of tronX™ to the users of the Billion Capture+ devices in the future.

Source - ZigWheels | NDTV Gadgets360

Smartron Launches India's 1st Smart Crossover Electric Bike for ₹49,999

Sachin Tendulkar-backed firm Smartron, has announced the launch of India’s first smart crossover electric bike -- Tronx One, by its subsidiary Tronx Motors. Comes with a introductory price tag of Rs. 49,999, the new e-bike is touted to be India's first smart crossover electric bike.

The shipping of e-bike will commence from 16 July for the first batch of customers who have pre-booked their e-bikes, said the Hyderabad-based company in a statement to a daily. Smartron has started accepting bookings for the Tronx One here.

Available in two color -- Magma Red and Pacific Blue, the e-bike claims to deliver a maximum speed of 25 kilometers per hour. On a single charge of its detachable 36V 13.6 Ah Lithium 500 W battery powered by Samsung cells, it is rated to provide power for up to 70 to 85 kilometers.

To enable a connected experience, the bike also works with an integrated companion app - tbike, that allows to sync the ride data with the companion app; switch ride modes from the integrated display button pad, and lets riders estimate range and even set fitness goals directly from a smartphone.



The crossover e-bike comes with multiple ride modes and Virtual Gears coupled with 3 Electric Gears and 6 speed Shimano Shifters which are enabled to extend and adjust the range and speed of the bike, letting you take seamless control over your ride. The mid step-thru frame is made for basic comfort and ease of users and is also ergonomic and adaptable for anyone who rides it. TRONX ONE is built on a premium AEROGRADE ALLOY frame material which is used in the construction of aircrafts and is rust proof.

Also Read - China’s Letv Launches IoT-Enabled Bicycle In India

Tronx Motors has partnered with service and care partners across 9 select cities- Mumbai, Goa, Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Chennai, Bangalore & Hyderabad - where the bike will first be available for consumers to try and ride as well, based on appointment slots.

Anoop Nishanth, Founder & CEO, Tronx Motors said “TRONX ONE is developed in India by a passionate team of designers and engineers and we are very excited to launch it for Indian consumers. With unique features such as advanced detachable lithium battery technology powered by advanced Samsung cells which is designed to carry and charge, the product is an ideal companion for the consumer as it offers a powerful and fun riding experience powered by the tronXTM ecosystem. We are receiving great initial response from the market and have already closed the first batch of pre-bookings. We aim to bring globally competing Design & Engineering with advanced and affordable technology to India in our upcoming products. Our next step is to ensure seamless shipping and delivery of the TRONX ONE to the consumers and our team is focused on that.”

tronX is India’s first AI-powered IoT platform and through this partnership, Smartron will extend all capabilities of tronX™ to the users of the Billion Capture+ devices in the future.

Source - ZigWheels | NDTV Gadgets360

IoT Startup Smartron To Spend Rs 300 Crore For Acquiring New Startups

The Sachin Tendulkar-backed, Smartron is planning to spend Rs 300 crore for acquiring new companies to complete IoT play in India. According to the company’s top executive, Smartron will spend money towards acquisition of new firms in the area of healthcare, smart homes, energy and infrastructure. The startup is taking this step to broaden its IoT product portfolio in India.

A technology OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and IoT player, Smartron had earlier acquired Volta Motors, a Chennai-based automotive player that manufactures electric vehicles. Founded in 2004 by Mahesh Lingareddy, the company further plans to invest Rs 1,500 crore over the next three years towards setting up R&D, engineering, manufacturing and data centre facilities. Apart from this, the Hyderabad-based startup has also have invested in a couple of companies for its Smart Health play.

According to Lingareddy, their TronX platform brings organic growth. It is a platform that learns users preferences and behaviour to give them intuitive experience across devices. Leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence, tronX entertains its users, finds them the best deals on flights and stays, books cabs, saves their time and money.

“TronX platform for us is a real organic asset that brings organic growth. Everything else, I would rather add from outside to build a very fluid ecosystem. That is the only way we can innovate. You can't do everything on your own. Also, 20% of our every dollar we have is towards building the ecosystem. 20% of 1500 crore will go towards acquiring and partnering with companies to build the ecosystem. I would like to spend even more outside,” told Mahesh Lingareddy, Founder and Chairman of Smartron to ET.

Not only this, company has also acquired a team in Hyderabad through acquisition of a majority stake in in the Smart Infrastructure space. Currently they are in pilot phase and will reveal the complete detail about the deal after its completion.

Till date, Smartron has invested close to Rs 125 crore. After raising Rs 250 crore, earlier this year,company is planning to raise another Rs 700 crore this year. If sources to believed,company discussions for the same are underway with institutions.

One of the executive told ET, “In Soft Machines, we had no venture capitalists. I had taken very sovereign route with funds raised from Saudis, Russians, Korean and Abhu Dhabhi government. We have so far followed the same approach. A lot of this money for Smartron is coming from unconventional, non- traditional route. But Rs 600 crore could potentially be institutional.”

Smartron who has already inked partnerships with companies for devices like security camera and industrial automation is also partnering with a variety of companies like Ericsson and IBM for backend support.

Apart from all these development, company is further plans to launch its smart band later this year.

Sachin Tendulkar Invests in IoT Company Smartron

Bharat Ratna and Cricket legend  Sachin Tendulkar has invested in Bangalore-based Internet of Things (IoT) company Smartron India, and has also become the brand ambassador of the company.

“I have always been fascinated by technology. Smartron’s founding vision for the need for a robust product ecosystem in the country to grow is very impressive. We need to support brands that are designed and engineered in India by our entrepreneurs and engineers that ably compete in the global markets,” said Tendulkar.

“I look forward to being part of the growth journey of Smartron buoyed by tremendous growth opportunities offered by IoT worldwide??,” he added.

Smartron India has been operating in stealth mode since August 2014 and is set to launch a slew of smart devices and Internet of Things (IoT) products for consumer and enterprise markets in the first quarter of FY 2016-17.



 

Smartron aims to become an India-based premier global OEM brand, by aggregating and accelerating the product level (innovation, design and engineering) expertise in India to bring broad product mix to the market quickly. Smartron is focused on innovating and disrupting in the areas of smart, sensors, robotics, artificial intelligence, big data, and crowd technologies to bring great IoT platform enabled products that can lead and rival global brands in delivering memorable experience.

It is headed by Founder & Chairman Mahesh Lingareddy who is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Soft Machines Inc., a US-based semiconductor company with operations in US, India, and Russia.

He says " He is one of the greatest Indian stories of our times, a true global icon and brand that disrupted the game of cricket, and inspired generations.We are very excited and privileged to have Sachin join us in our journey."
We have the same aim to achieve the same in the technology space by building a global product brand from India, disrupting the IoT market with innovative products and inspiring generations of engineers and entrepreneurs, he added.

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