VinFast has paved the way for the electric vehicle business in India by signing an agreement with the Tamil Nadu government 50 days ago. Then on Monday, they laid the foundation stone of the electric car factory in Tamil Nadu. The Vietnamese company filed a design patent for a mini electric SUV called the VF3 yesterday. After the electric car, they also filed a patent for the electric scooter. This means that Vinfast will sell two and four wheeler, both types of battery vehicles in India.
VinFast Klara S e-scooter design patent in India
Vinfast’s electric car factory is being built on 400 acres of land in Tamil Nadu. The company’s patented electric scooter is called the Klara S. The company currently sells a range of premium electric vehicles, budget friendly e-scooters in its home country. One of which they are going to bring to the Indian market. Let’s get to know Klara S in detail.
The Klara S has a 1.8 kW electric hub motor. It will generate maximum power of 3 kW. The maximum speed of the scooter is 78 km per hour. That is, in terms of speed, it is at par with TVS iQube, one of the most popular battery scooters in the country. It uses a 3.5 kWh LPF battery.
The company claims that if a rider weighing 65 kg drives the scooter at a speed of 30 km per hour, the Klara S can travel up to 194 km on a full charge. Note that LPF batteries have more capacity than lithium ion batteries.
The Klara S gets 14-inch front wheels and disc brakes at the front and rear wheels. It has 23 liters of boot space. Its seat height from the ground is 760 mm. In the Vietnamese market, the car is priced at Tk 1.18 lakh in Indian currency. Prices are expected to be kept close in the Indian market as well.
