Changing gears in TEENZ!!:)

Dont get mislead by the subject line...of course TEENZ has no gears...but I kind of simulated that functionality today....
This is the reson behind it...
everytime I had to get onto the BTM flyover....it was irritating...
the speed breeaker just before it would make my speed almost zero...and then even if I am on Low range....the vehicle would not go upto 40Km/hr before I get onto the flyover...
sudden raise of accelerator does not result in raise in speed...and so the vehicle did not have enough speed for climbing flyover...and once I am on it climbing...the speed used to drop further...
today I found a work around
Warning: I am not sure if this is good for the vehicle's health...but I did it and it worked...
What I did was...I put the TEENZ to high riange once I get out of the speed breaker....then the vehicle is now at 20Km/hr...as I am moving I switch to medium...now the pick up is not from zero...but from 20 to 30Km/hr...and the vehicle is suddenly moving faster...and the I switch to low range which makes it go at 40Km/hr...
something like gear change...isnt it??

But I found that this technique does not work well at low charge....so have the TEENZ fully charged if you want to do this...

Going on with TEENZ!!

I am still using my TEENZ...and now I am using it a little more. No time to really trace how many kilometers I am getting per charge...but I guess its somewhere around 30...
The number of Kms reduce with the usage of headlights, indicator and taking a pillion rider.

But thats all ok with me.
I found out one thing....its an amazing vehicle for traffic time...because the traffic anyway moves at an average speed of 25 Kms/hr only..
I was driving my mom's kinetic honda one of these days and found that if I tried ripping, it was hardly for some distance. after that i had slow down to almost a stop. So effectively...on an average I was still driving at 25Km/Hr speed.

I am only having a problem with low fuel indicator...it keeps glowing unnecessarily. When I gave it for servicing they said that the wire was loose...but even after I fixed it...once I went on a speed breaker ithe light started glowing again.

I dont bother too much about it now...I have an idea of how much charge is there and how long have I driven it. So its fine.

My TEENZ has touched >400 Kms now and still I love it...smooth light weight vehicle.

Here are some snaps of my TEENZ!!

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Load testing on TEENZ....

120 Kgs is the max load that TEENZ...we tested that today....
in fact we tested it last week and this week...
my sis and me....on TEENZ...for 10Kms....it was ok ok..
the worst was on the BTM fly over...the vehicle refused to go at anything more than 20Kms/hr...
it was much better today...today my sis was riding and I was sitting pillion..
last week I was driving...we were st the right end of the fly over...and a private bus...in full speed behind us...honking...we cant go to the left because the vehicle wont move so fast....it was a little scary...but after that experience now I am a little experianced with the situation and kind of know what to do now...

I am also in process of testing what is the milage that the vehicle gives for one full charge... I find that it is decresing by the day...today I have driven 26 Kms and now the charge is indicating low charge....Lets see how much more it gives...

Pick up of the vehicle is good when one person is on it...but still one should get used to the range adjustment...
We have to be very consious of the charge spent everytime we accelerate....
TVS needs to put in more brains into improving this vehicle... I am sure it would be a big hit if the vehicle could give a better milage

TVS Scooty TEENZ....I bought it

I got the vehicle home finally....after all pooja and all that....I am busy admiring it now....
So...let me tell you what I learnt about it...good bad.....both...

First thing to think was about my usage levels….. I would use it mostly only on weekends…my travel was about 20 to 25 Kms per day…
We had a choice between Yo Bykes and TVS….in fact the Yo Byke was a little better in specifications….but we all voted for TVS….because we have service centers close to home…we can replace parts if required….just the basic trust…
Then test drive…took quite sometime to actually get to see this vehicle in the showroom and take it for a small little ride.
They had three colours….red, black and purple. Always wanted purple…but they said that would take time for delivery…so I decided to go for red….had no intentions of waiting and spending any more time waiting for auto or any more money….
Specifications are like this…1 unit of electricity for 1 full battery charging (not really tested this.) ….even if you take it to be 2 units…it costs about 10 rs….
1 completely charged battery can take you upto 40 Kms (not really checked this too)…lets say 30 Kms….still….its very cheap compared to petrol.

One place where you need to be cautious….manual says maximum speed 40 Kms/hr….thats correct….but this is at low range ….
Meaning…..if you are traveling at 40Km/hr speed….then you will not get 40 Kms per full charge….
There is a switch which can be set to low medium or high. This is the range…..this is what tells you the maximum distance that can be covered per full charge.
The catch is here….
When you set this to low….the total distance you can travel per charge becomes less (donno how much….manual does not say anything)….but you can go upto a speed of 40 Km/hr…when you set this to medium…again the total distance traveled can be something less than 40Km…but a little more than how much you can go with the range as low….but what happens here is that your maximum speed now reduces to 30Km/hr…
When you switch to high…you can travel full 40 Km for the full charge….but the maximum speed drops to 20Km/hr…..

For people who are used to ripping and who love ripping …this is not the vehicle…
It is just not possible to rip….
You must always be at the left side of the road so that you are not clocking other vehicles..

Also…one must be very conservative….battery charge is used when you accelerate, brake, switch on head light, indicator….anything u do…u r using up battery…which effectively reduces the range you can go with the charge…

That was some reality about the vehicle…..let me say whats my opinion…..

I am loving it :)…..i am thrilled for many reasons
1. I finally have a two wheeler of my own:)
2. it cost me only 32400…compared to 4L that reva would have costed
3. its got plenty of space under the seat to hold lot of stuff
4. it looks cool….really girly:)
5. everyone at home really liked it and wanted to take a ride on it…I had thought it had too many things that they could not likie:).
6. its slow…but suits me….its making me feel good about going out (I used to rip in a kinetic Honda….now I feel …why on earth was I being fast…its nice to go slow)
7. I will not anyway be using the bike at any time of emergency…hence its slow speed does not bother me too much
8. its for my use within the city to go to places near by (with 10KM range)…hence it serves the purpose
9. extremely low running and maintenance costs
10.service center…very very close to home…

I just got it 2 days back….taken it around for about 30 Kms….will keep posting my experiences with it…

Me into TEENZ............

I wanted to own en electric vehicle from a long long time. I am little bit of an environmentalist. I wanted to avoid the pollution that is caused by the vehicles that I used. I was very excited to see Reva on the streets. Badly wanted to get one.
Finally once hubby took me for a test drive also. But the vehicle really dint seem worth the price. It costed nearly 4 lakh INR. Too much for me….
Anyway…hubby explained to me that by having an electric vehicle is not really pollution free. Electricity itself is generated by thermal plants which causes a hell lot of pollution. He was right…I had really forgotten this part of the pollution. So I kind of dropped the idea.
Then I heard about the electric scooty. Two wheeler….nice news. Again I started thinking…I am anyway causing pollution…so can do it by buying an electric vehicle.
I worked out the costs and all that.
I spend 70 INR in auto almost every Saturday. Then I have hubby coming and picking me up in bike or car which costs petrol. Worked out quite costly. Also the independence that I would get with a vehicle of my own was very different.
So I decided to go for it….finally…TVS Scooty TEENZ……..

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