We are part of PM Modi’s silent revolution: Uday Narang, Founder & Chairman, Omega Seki Mobility – Times of India

One of the biggest concerns, when we talk about electric vehicles, is the concern of range. EVs emit zero tailpipe emissions and are cheap to run. However, they have a shorter range and longer charging time than conventional internal combustion engine powered vehicles. While the number of charging stations is increasing day by day, there is still a long way to go. Meanwhile, increasing the range of new vehicles seems like an interesting approach.

Genesis OSM Victor

Omega Seki Mobility looking to bring about positive change in EV their new. area with Victor Electric tricycle. The special thing about this product is its range. The company recently took Victor on a one-time charge from Murthal to Solan. It has a travel of 251 km and makes the range of this vehicle more than double that of many of its competitors.
“We had a customer who said they needed 200km”, said Uday Narang, Founder and President of Omega Seki Mobility. Our conversation with the man-in-charge revealed that there are many players in areas like last mile connectivity, e-commerce and logistics that are going to benefit from a long distance product like Victor. Even players in foreign markets have asked for long distance vehicles. “We had requirements from Egypt and Indonesia for longer distances because these are places that don’t have charging infrastructure.” It should be noted that OSM Already exports products to places like Egypt, GCC, Indonesia, Latin America and America.
The OSM team spent nearly two years developing the Victor and ensuring that it could go beyond the 200km mark. There were many challenges along the way but they were overcome. The team went to their joint venture partners in Korea, the Jae Sung Tech Company, to see the powertrain designs being built there. These ideas and concepts were then brought to India to be implemented in Victor. “Technically, the motor, the powertrain, the battery, the brakes and the entire system have been redone,” Narang said.
But not only that, the company plans to come up with a new variant of the vehicle with an even bigger range. This improved iteration of the electric three-wheeler can potentially be seen at the upcoming Auto Expo 2023.
The OSM Victor has been priced at Rs 5 lakh (ex-showroom) and the company has already got an order book of around 10,000 units. For availability, the first batch of vehicles should be delivered during the month of November. “We would love to do it around Diwali but we want to make sure (the vehicle is ready)”. Narang continued, “We are running a marathon, not a sprint.”

upcoming products

Our conversation with Uday Narang also revealed that he has plans to launch an electric two-wheeler aimed at rural areas and will be called Mopido. It could potentially sit in the Rs 60,000-80,000 price bracket, challenging the more expensive models in the market. The small 1-tonne truck is also scheduled to be launched in October. OSM also plans to bring several products for rural areas and Victor is one of them. The great news here is that they are planning to enter the tractor segment as well. The company is also looking at providing tractor rentals along with the new product. Buying tractors for many small farms is a challenge for many farmers across the country and having the option of renting an electric tractor can save them money. However, the tractors are still in development and it may take a while for us to see them in action, possibly sometime next year.

India’s Electricity Future

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Recently talked about a silent revolution in India and Uday Nag believes that his company is part of that movement. The government is pushing for adoption of EVs and making several efforts to facilitate the transition from ICE vehicles to EVs. During the last Union Budget, it was proposed to set a unified standard for swappable batteries so that different vehicles can use the same battery. While this is a good idea for two-wheelers, larger vehicles come with large, non-user-replaceable batteries. For such cases, a unified charging standard will have to be implemented.
“We need to charge uniformly. We cannot have different chargers for different vehicles. See this is something the government needs to implement, some policies where no one can use one’s charger. could”, agreed Narang.
Narang believes in ‘Make in India’ and thinks that we need to manufacture powertrains, batteries and products in India so that EVs can thrive. But there is another aspect that is often overlooked and needs some attention, funding. “We can have PLI schemes, we can have FAME II, but we need financing for vehicles. This is extremely important.”