This e-bike cane deliver 80kgs of goods — Student Startup Zadd Automotive

With the eco-wave (finally!) sweeping across the world, bicycles are making a welcome comeback as one of the preferred modes of commuting short distances. Over time, we saw the emergence of e-bikes coming in as a solution for long distance commute, saving time and energy. India too is seeing a surge in companies flooding the market with e-bikes helping people contribute to the environment.

In this hot market, Chandigarh based e-bike manufacturing startup, Zadd Automotive, is carving a niche for itself. The start-up manufactures two e-bike models-Utility Mini and Zadd X1. While it is gearing up to launch its Utility Mini commercially in the month of April this year, Zadd X1 will be launched by the end of this year.

The USP of Zadd bikes is that they can be converted into smart bikes powered by IoT and AI.

The startup started out as a college project in 2014 when its co-founders-Shubham Goyal and Aniket Bhardwaj, began developing an IoT based anti-theft system for a large e-bike company based in Canada. This was their first introduction to high-end electric bikes.

While working on the project, the duo realised that fitting an electronic chip on a bicycle without compromising on aesthetics is quite tough. “Meanwhile, we also realised that there was a huge gap in the e-bike market for smart e-bikes which could appeal to the masses. This understanding became the ultimate source of inspiration to develop the bikes of our own,” says 24-year-old Shubham.

Originally published at https://www.techberg.tech.