Eclimo, a Malaysian-owned electric car (EV) firm, has launched a brand new mobile food “truck” based on its present ES-11 electric scooter.
According to the corporate, the specialty e-bikes had been customised to accommodate a service bag with a built-in energy outlet for home equipment like a grill or range. The ES-11’s battery monitoring system (BMS) is liable for energy supply, which the corporate says permits mobile food entrepreneurs to “cook nasi lemak, toss a pizza or make satay on the go.”
The ES-11 incorporates a 3.078-kWh lithium-ion battery that may be recharged through a standard three-pin energy socket. Fully charged, the battery delivers up to 100 km of vary and the BMS will monitor battery well being and ship out alerts if needed.
There’s additionally a mobile app with options like car monitoring and geo-fencing so operators can restrict vary anxiousness. The battery powers a wheel hub electric motor with max outputs of 8 PS (8 hp or 6 kW) and 110 Nm of torque, which is sweet to pull a payload of up to 212 kg.
“As Malaysians, food is our passion and we saw the opportunity to elevate an electric vehicle into creating opportunities for the B40 community to start a small business through this micro-mobility entrepreneurship business model,” mentioned Eclimo govt director, Datuk Dennis Chuah.
“We currently have 25 units of customized bikes which we rent out at between RM20 to RM30 per day per day. We expect to increase this to 100 units before the year end. Carrier bags can be customised according to the unique needs of the individual food vendor,” he added.
Eclimo says the ES-11 has been nicely acquired by final-mile supply riders in addition to its purchasers, which embody model names corresponding to Dome, GrabFood, Huckleberry, DHL and Pos Malaysia. The firm just lately introduced a partnership with Gentari – a subsidiary of Petronas – for a Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) pilot final month. It may also look to increase its fleet of customised e-bikes to food distributors in the ASEAN area subsequent yr.