India's First Electric Motorcycle - Revolt RV 400

Revolt Intellicorp has finally unveiled India’s first fully electric motorcycle, the RV 400. The company has announced that the bike will be launched next month and that deliveries will commence soon after. One can pre-book the motorcycle through the company's website for a token amount of Rs 1,000 starting June 25.

Revolt Motors, an India startup which has been founded by Micromax CEO Rahul Sharma, have officially unveiled the first electric motorcycle, Revolt RV 400 in the country. The electric motorcycle has been unveiled initially in Delhi with sales to extend to other cities across the country in the next few months.

The Revolt RV400 has an ARAI rated range of 156 kilometers on a single charge and has a top speed of 85kmph. It can be charged on a regular 15-ampere plug point and does not require any specialized charging infrastructure. Revolt will also offer onboard charging along with a portable battery charger. In fact, Revolt will also launch mobile battery swapping points in the city it begins operations in and also offer home delivery for batteries, which will definitely go a long way in addressing range anxiety among users. Revolt hasn't revealed the complete specifications of the RV400 yet and will do so once it is launched.

The motorcycle is claimed to be India’s first AI-enabled electric motorcycle and comes equipped with a number of features. The motorcycle can be started from the dedicated app or from the push ignition button that replaces the conventional key fob. It also gets a geo-fencing feature that acts as a safety system and alerts the user in case the motorcycle leaves a pre-determined area. As for design, the Revolt RV400 is a street naked motorcycle with a muscular-looking tank, sharp tank extensions, and a svelte rear section. It gets an LED-headlamp with LED DRL and a neatly-designed tail lamp. In terms of cycle parts, the RV400 rides on wheels wrapped in MRF Zapper tires which are suspended from upside down forks up front and a monoshock at the rear. It has disc brakes at both ends.

Along with the motorcycle, Revolt will also launch the revolt app, which has multiple features and is said to adapt to the user's riding behavior. The app collects riding data through telematics from the 4G enabled IOT device in the motorcycle and uses analytics to give tips on better riding to the user. It has more than 20 features such as remote start, bike location, real-time riding information, navigation, battery ordering, finding the nearest mobile battery swapping point, changing motorcycle sounds and so on. Plus, you can also upload important documents such as bike papers, driving license on the app itself. Revolt hasn’t revealed the price of the RV 400 yet, but is expected to be around Rs 1 lakh.