The first Cityboy Version-3 car has been delivered — and it’s already on the road. The owner is using it in Mirpur as a commercial passenger car. This year, we plan to deliver only 20 units in total.
The second car this month will go to our familiar customer, Shaheen sir — who has been driving Palki’s Cityboy Version-2 for almost two years to earn his livelihood. He drives on the Kuril-to-Kanchan Bridge route. In the past year alone, he has driven 42,000 kilometers!
It’s mainly based on his feedback — and that of our other 23 Cityboy Version-2 customers — that we built the Cityboy Version-3.
The first car is now running in Mirpur. Very soon, we’ll start our “Uthhan Boithak” (courtyard meetings).
Now, you might ask — why are we focusing on courtyard meetings instead of digital marketing?
Because we own our customers. We visit their homes, talk to them, and stand by them through their ups and downs — just as they stood by us in our difficult days.
You all know, in our first three years, many customers pre-ordered our cars. Some got their deliveries, and some got refunds — but during that period, it was their money, by Allah’s will, that kept our company alive. That’s why we’re doing these courtyard meetings — to reconnect with them more personally.
People earn their livelihood through our cars — an honest living. With their support, we too survive, eat our rice and lentils, and do engineering. They are the real driving force behind our mission to make Bangladesh an automotive manufacturing hub.
We don’t just sell cars — we build entire business models. We guide our customers on which routes to drive, when and how to charge, and how to maximize their earnings.
Based on income patterns and routes, we adjust the battery size — smaller or larger as needed. We’re also working to set up charging station points.
For example, someone driving a 20 km route earns about 60 taka per seat in one direction. That’s 240 taka for four seats. If they make 10 trips up and down, that’s 2,400 taka a day. For them, a battery range above 220 km isn’t necessary. On the other hand, if multiple cars operate on the same route, we can use 150 km batteries with fast-charging setups — reducing the car’s price while increasing overall profit.
These are the kinds of topics we’ll discuss at our upcoming courtyard meetings.