New Delhi: Bengaluru-based electric scooters startup, kWh Bikes today announced that it has registered 78,000 pre-orders, in the form of signed Letters of Intent for its upcoming e-scooter from 75 dealers across India. The EV maker aims to start production of the e-scooter by 2023, a company statement said.

Within five months of registration opening, the company has received orders worth more than INR 1000 crores for its maiden e-scooter.

Siddharth Janghu, Founder and CEO, kWh Bikes, said, “The pre-bookings that have been received are organically generated without any marketing. We have received interest from overseas markets as well, but we are currently focussing on India. As a seed-funded startup, this is a big milestone for us.”

The company has also partnered with existing automotive dealers and prominent B2B players for distribution across nine regions including Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, UP, Bihar, Gujarat, West Bengal, and Rajasthan.

Some of the salient features of its forthcoming e-scooter are a top speed of over 75 kmph, 4 hours of charging time, high convenience, and reliability, the company stated.