Okinawa Praise

Praise is the offering from Okinawa Autotech Pvt Ltd. An Indian company that claims to be a 100% electric two-wheeler manufacturer and has its headquarter located in JMD Megapolis, Gurugram. With every country tightening up pollution norms and moving towards a more affordable and renewable source of energy to prevent excess carbon footprints. The Praise from Okinawa stands out to take the Indian automobile industry to a more greener and eco-friendly means of transport.

Praiseworthy Design

At first look, the Praise looks like a Chinese scooter with the attractive headlamps, stylish graphics and overall design stance. The Praise has a very sporty and aggressive design. The front apron of the Praise is decorated with a large LED headlamp unit with Daylight Running Lamps, which gives it a mean look while riding in cities and traffic.




Okinawa has given attractive turn indicators which are positioned on the handlebar casing to take a spotty design to a higher level of aggressiveness. Overall, anyone could take the Praise as a petrol ridden scooter rather than a battery rode one. Okinawa has given a very large 19.5-litre of under seat storage space and a glove box for the Praise. This big storage will be a very handy when its used around cities to transport various essentials easily. Okinawa has included various features like key-less entry to make it very convenient to ride around cities. A unique Anti-theft sensor is given to make it a very secure scooter. The security is further tightened up to with an advanced feature like Find My Scooter tracking devices to make it a very futuristic scooter for the Indian customers.

Power Up

The core of the Praise holds a very powerful 1000 Watt electric motor that has the capacity to produce a maximum of 3.4 Bhp, with which it can go up to 75 kmph. Okinawa provides two types of battery for the Praise. The lead-acid battery comes with a charging time of six to eight hours, while the lithium-ion battery is very fast charging and is said to take only around two hours to charge. Okniwas is giving more stress to the much advanced lithium-ion battery as it has the quick charging capability to hold an 80 percent charge within 45 minutes.



Both the batteries when fully charged will give the Praise a riding range of 170-200 km on a single charge up. Okinawa has provided three power modes - Eco mode has a speed limitation of 35 kmph, the Sporty mode has a top speed limited to 65 kmph and finally the Turbo mode, which can take the Praise to a top speed of up to 75 kmph. The Praise has EABS (Electronic Assist Brake System) braking system for effective stopping power.

Verdict

Overall, the Praise is a very a very aggressive and stylish scooter which can be used as a good alternative to the petrol-driven scooters. The praise comes with futuristic features and looks that sits well with the prospects of the urban man. The good riding range, superb braking and handlings control of the Praise will make it a very stylish electric scooter in India.