Walton e-bike ‘TAKYON’ now in Chattogram

After getting the approval of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), Walton’s electric bike ‘TAKYON’ has been released in Chattogram.

The eco-friendly Walton e-bike that will cost only 10-15 paisa per kilometer is now available at different Walton Plazas.

Robiul Hasan Shoaib, Senior Principal Officer of GEC Walton Plaza in Chattogram, said the eco-friendly Walton e-bike can run legally on the roads across the country with the registration of BRTA as like conventional gasoline bikes. This bike will cost only 10-15 paisa per kilometer.

Initially, they released one model named TAKYON 1.00 with three different colours- red, blue and grey. Price of this e-bike is set at Tk. 127,750. Customers can purchase this eco-friendly e-bike from any Walton showrooms across the country and also from the online sales platform of Walton Digi-Tech (https://waltondigitech.com/products/e-bike).

Like the conventional gasoline (petrol-octane) run bikes, Walton's e-bikes can also be registered with BRTA for 2 to 10 years, he said adding, the registration cost of Walton e-bikes is much less than that of gasoline bikes.

The attractively designed TAKYON electric bike has a powerful brushless DC motor with a maximum capacity of 1.5 kw. It uses a new technology graphene based battery, which has a capacity of 1.6 kwh. The bike will travel up to 70 km on a single charge. The maximum speed limit of the bike is 50 km per hour.

He also said, the new technology environment-friendly graphene based battery is enriched with 600-800 cycles, which can easily provide service for 3 years. The e-bike has portable charger which can be charged from the 220 volt power line used in residence. Both wheels of the e-bike have hydraulic disc brakes and tubeless tires. Walton e-bike is also featured with LCD speedometer and LED lighting.

Difference between fuel-run bike and electric bike

- A 100 cc fuel-run bike runs for a maximum of 50-60 kilometers on 1 liter of fuel. In comparison, an electric bike runs up to 70 kilometers on single charge. 
- Fuel-run bikes cost Tk. 2 or more for per km whereas the per km cost of electric bikes is only 10-15 paisa. 
- The fuel-run bikes cause noise and environment pollution whereas the e-bikes are noise and environment pollution free. 
- Fuel-run bikes need high periodic maintenance costs while the maintenance cost of e-bikes is very low compared to fuel based bikes. 
- Fuel dependent bikes have manual clutch gear which is difficult to operate whereas electricity based bikes have fully auto gear and easy to drive. 

Mentionable, consumers can buy the e-bike from various Walton Plazas including GEC, Oxygen, Agrabad in Chattogram with cash or easy installment facility.