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Anand Mahindra to support indigenous motorised wheelchair startup
NeoBolt | Anand Mahindra

Anand Mahindra to support indigenous motorised wheelchair startup

| @indiablooms | 22 Nov 2021, 01:25 am

Chennai/IBNS: Business tycoon Anand Mahindra, who freuently lauds and supports inovation and novel ideas on social media, has given his thumbs up to an indigenous motorised wheelchair battery operated vehicle called 'NeoBolt'.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras research team led by professor Sujatha Srinivasan, of the department of mechanical engineering, launched the vehicle through a start-up NeoMotion.

The Mahindra Group chairman said NeoMotion-is dedicated to providing greater mobility to those with disabilities, praising young IIT Madras graduates for their inovative thinking.

Tweeting the video, Mahindra wrote, “They did a demo of the device & as you can see, it's simple, well-designed & eco-friendly. More than their ingenuity, I was impressed by their commitment to doing a startup which does good even as it does well. I plan to support them."

NeoBolt uses a lithium-ion battery, can go up to 25 km per charge at a maximum speed of 25 kmph and empowers the users with a convenient, safe and low-cost mode of outdoor mobility as compared to other vehicles, a press release said here on Monday.

The developers of the vehicle collaborated with many organisations and hiopitals and built the product based on user experiences and making constant design adjustments.

IIT-M alumnus Swostik Sourav Dash also the co-founder of the start-up is the chief executive officer of 'NeoMotion'.

The company's personalised wheelchair NeoFly was available at Rs 39,900 while the NeoBolt motorised add-on at Rs 55,000. Users can pre-book their orders at for Rs 1,000 by registering on the company website.

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