Bollywood Star And Entrepreneur Salman Khan Launches E-Cycles

The Bhaijaan of Bollywood, Salman Khan launched e-cycles as a part of his startup venture Being Human. Using the World Environment Day as the perfect launchpad, the Being Human team announced their new range of battery powered bicycles that have a range of 30 kilometers and have a top speed of 25 km/h.

Salman Khan and his brother Sohail arrived in the event help in Mehboob Studios from their house in Bandra on these electric cycles. Speaking at the event, Salman reminisced about the time when his father had taught him how to ride and bought him a cycle worth Rs. 3000, while his monthly salary was not more that Rs. 1000.

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Olympian swimmer and Arjuna Awardee Rehan Poncha hosted the event and the brand unveiled two variants of the e-cycle, BH27, and BH12 which will be available in four colors. Salman Khan added that people often dropped the idea of cycling too long distances. But the pedal assist and the rechargeable motor support will make it easy and practical to cycle across both urban and not so urban areas. The cycle can switch from pedal mode to electric mode with just a flick of a switch and is easier to maintain because of fewer moving parts than conventional bicycles.

Atul Gupta, the Managing Director and CEO at Being Human E-Cycle said that the cycles had been tested for over 1.5 years, are user-friendly and can be driven on Indian roads without a license. Priced at Rs. 40,000 for the base model to Rs. 57,000 for the top spec model, these electric cycles are available for booking in Mumbai.