Targeting new-age motorists, electric two-wheeler start-up Revolt Intellicorp on Tuesday unveiled its first electric motorcycle — the RV400. Revolt said that the bike is aimed at making the urban commute convenient, clean and sustainable.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The RV400 battery can be fully charged within four hours
- The company is opening pre-bookings for the bike from June 25 through its own website and partner e-commerce platform Amazon
- The top speed of the electric bike has been capped at 85kmph.
- It’s India’s first AI-enabled electric motorcycle.
- Revolt RV 400 is expected to be priced around Rs 1 lakh (ex-showroom).
- The AI-enabled motorcycle was unveiled in India on June 18.
- The ARAI certified range of Revolt RV 400 is 156 kms.
Revolt RV400: India’s first smart electric bike
The company, founded by the co-founder of Micromax Rahul Sharma, will roll out the bike in Delhi initially, followed by the national capital region, Chennai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Ahmedabad in the next four months.
The bike, which comes enabled with artificial intelligence features, promises to give a mileage of 156 km on a single charge. While Revolt will announce the price next month, the e-motorcycle will be available for pre-booking at ₹1,000 in Delhi from June 25 on its website and Amazon.
Revolt Motors unveils 1st electric motorcycle
Revolt founder Rahul Sharma said at the launch, “The RV400 is the first step towards providing sustainable, affordable mobility to every Indian home. The RV 400 challenges every convention that riders have pertaining to EVs — power, styling and aesthetics, range, battery charging infrastructure, security, sound, and service.”
He further added that Revolt is betting big on developing a connected ecosystem which will be an integral part of all its products.
In order to give customers options for charging, the Gurugram-headquartered firm will also set up “swapping stations,” initially across Delhi where riders can swap their batteries. The rider can ‘easily remove’ the portable battery to charge at home or office, the company said in a statement.
Revolt RV 400 launch on August 7
Revolt RV 400 is the first bike in the country to be available for booking on the online marketplace, after Revolt Intellicorp’s partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon.
The AI-enabled motorcycle has an ARAI certified range of 156 km and is powered by the Revolt app, the company said, adding that the lithium-ion powered batteries of the RV 400 can be charged as well as swapped. Riders can charge the battery in less than four hours by plugging into any 15-ampere socket.
The company said, “The AI-enabled motorcycle is powered by the Revolt App which is available on both Android and iOS,” It comes with features such as bike locator, door-step battery delivery, mobile swap stations, anti-theft and sound selection.”
With the new venture, the company is eyeing a double-digit market share of the over 21 million two-wheeler market in India. Revolt has set up a manufacturing plant in Manesar that has a capacity of 1.2 lakh vehicles per annum in the first phase. The company is investing around ₹500 crore in the facility and equipment.
