Ability Forum

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New Delhi, 8 Jan:
While luxury sedans, small cars and hybrid vehicles have hogged the limelight at the Auto Expo, it was also the platform for the launch of an electric scooter designed in India especially for disabled people.

BSA Motors, a recently formed division of the Chennai–based Tube Investments of India Ltd, promoted by the Murugappa Group, unveiled its four–wheel scooter, Roamer Able, on Thursday.

"After extensive market research, we saw that there is a burning need to come out with a scooter which would help the mobility of the physically challenged," said K.B. Srinivasan, vice–president, BSA Motors, which only makes electric scooters. "So long, people have been buying scooters from the market and modifying them, but those vehicles are not very safe."

The Roamer Able has thoughtful touches such as a holder for crutches and a rear break lock so that the scooter does not roll back on a slope. The rider can also engage reverse with a flick of a switch.

"We have been developing the technology for this vehicle since the last eight months along with a Japanese design consultancy firm, which has advised us on the design of the scooter," said Srinivasan.

The scooter is priced at Rs35,300 before taxes and other charges in Delhi, but the state government has extended BSA Motors a subsidy so it can sell the scooters at a 30% discount. The company is talking with other states as well for similar subsidies.

Source: http://www.disabilityindia.com/html/news.html#immp

New Delhi, 8 Jan:
While luxury sedans, small cars and hybrid vehicles have hogged the limelight at the Auto Expo, it was also the platform for the launch of an electric scooter designed in India especially for disabled people.

BSA Motors, a recently formed division of the Chennai–based Tube Investments of India Ltd, promoted by the Murugappa Group, unveiled its four–wheel scooter, Roamer Able, on Thursday.

"After extensive market research, we saw that there is a burning need to come out with a scooter which would help the mobility of the physically challenged," said K.B. Srinivasan, vice–president, BSA Motors, which only makes electric scooters. "So long, people have been buying scooters from the market and modifying them, but those vehicles are not very safe."

The Roamer Able has thoughtful touches such as a holder for crutches and a rear break lock so that the scooter does not roll back on a slope. The rider can also engage reverse with a flick of a switch.

"We have been developing the technology for this vehicle since the last eight months along with a Japanese design consultancy firm, which has advised us on the design of the scooter," said Srinivasan.

The scooter is priced at Rs35,300 before taxes and other charges in Delhi, but the state government has extended BSA Motors a subsidy so it can sell the scooters at a 30% discount. The company is talking with other states as well for similar subsidies.

Source: http://www.disabilityindia.com/html/news.html#immp

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