Usain Bolt Launches Nano, An Electric Two-Seater Meant For Intra-City Travel
Usain Bolt kickstarted his own mobility company Bolt Mobility. The firm has now come up with its first electric car the Bolt Nano. B-Nano is meant to meant to operate as a part of ride-sharing fleets for short trips.
Usain Bolt, the world renowned athlete who shattered the records for short distance sprinting, now aims to solve the mobility issues faced in major cities across the world. For this, Bolt kickstarted his own mobility company and conveniently named it as Bolt Mobility. The firm has now come up with its first electric car, the Bolt Nano.
An all-electric two-seater vehicle, B-Nano is meant to meant to operate as a part of ride-sharing fleets for short trips in urban areas. The main aim of the electric vehicle is to enable an emission free-short distance commute in a vehicle that saves space for others on the road, thus helping avoid congestion.
The B-Nano avoids another possible hindrance in its operation, i.e. charging. The two-seater EV is powered by swappable battery packs, meaning the battery can easily be replaced with a charged one when the working one runs out of charge.
Bolt Nano (Image: Bolt Mobility)
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Bolt Mobility has not announced any other specs of the electric car, including its acceleration and top speed. Though we do not expect much of a firepower on those terms for a city commuter. This can also be certified from the fact that the company is majorly targeting the users who need a 2 to 15 miles of range for use.
Interestingly, the name that Bolt has opted for his first EV, coincides with that of Tata Motors¡¯ entry-level offering, the Tata Nano. It is unclear whether or not the Indian auto giant will have a problem with this. As for now, Bolt Mobility has started accepting orders for the B-Nano through a refundable deposit of $999, while the final price stands at $9,999.
The launch of the B-Nano follows that of electric scooters by the firm in Paris just earlier this week. Looking to take on the likes of Bird, Lyft and others, Bolt Mobility¡¯s e-scooters might face a regulatory challenge as well, as Paris authorities recently announced the potential banning of all electric scooters citing the nuisance caused by these on the roads, due to their considerable speeds and the ill-followed regulations placed for them.
