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Okinawa Autotech is an Indian company that produces electric scooters. The company was founded by Jeetender Sharma and Dr Rupali Sharma, and has its headquarters in
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History

The company was formed in 2015 by husband and wife Jeetender Sharma and Dr Rupali Sharma at a factory in
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. Two years later, the company released its first product, the ''Ridge'' electric scooter. In May 2019, the i-Praise and Ridge+ models became eligible for the Indian government FAME-II subsidy. Also in 2019, the company released the ''Praise Pro'' and ''Lite'' scooters. The ''R30'' scooter was released in 2020, The ''Dual'' B2B scooter was released in 2021. Also in 2021, Okinawa received International Automotive Task Force Certification. In February 2022, an additional factory was opened in
Bhiwadi Bhiwadi is a planned city located, just 85 km from Alwar City in Alwar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated in Rajasthan-Haryana Border. It is the most polluted city in the World. Geography Bhiwadi is situated at 2 ...
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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
. In March 2022, the company released the ''OKHI-90'' electric scooter. In June 2022, Okinawa began construction of a new factory in Karoli, Rajasthan.


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