Raft motors Duo Mr. Rakesh Salve & Parivesh Shukla, Mumbai based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, is all set to launch e-scooter with longest range of 480kms on single charge, making it India’s longest range electric scooter. On 2nd November, customers can book the Raft Indus NX.
In an announcement made late last month, The Indus NX will come in three variants:
Base : A portable 48V 65Ah Lithium ion battery, that can give range of up to 156 km.
Mid range : A portable 48V 135Ah battery, that can go upto 324 km.
High end: A dual battery option with a capacity of 9.6 KWh, that can offer range upto 480+ km in a singe charge.
| Variant | Price |
| Base | Rs. 1,18,500(Ex-showroom) |
| Mid range | Rs. 1,91,976(Ex-showroom) |
| High end | Rs. 2,57,431(Ex-showroom) |
All these variants will be backed with in-house assembled lithium ion battery with 1 year/1 lakh km warranty.
“Our Objective was to build an EV two-wheeler with such a battery range that riders do not have to worry about charging at all. We were able to achieve this thanks to our dual battery option on the Indux NX. The fixed battery under the foot board with a capacity of 48V 135 Ah offers a battery range of 325 km on a single charge. If the rider completes 325 km and runs out of charge, they don’t have to immediately charge this because we have installed another portable battery with a capacity of 48V 65Ah, which offers a range of 156 km on a single charge. All a rider has to do once the fixed battery has run out of charge is to switch the miniature circuit breaker(MCB) and the EV will start running on the portable battery. It creates security in the mind of riders,” says Parivesh Shukla, co-founder of Rat Motors, speaking to The Better India.
“Along with the e-scooter, we are offering a 10 Amp charger as well. In the context of the Indus NX, if you want to charge it up to 100-150 km, it would conventionally take about three to four hours. Having said that, we are also offering a 30 amp fast charger for an additional of Rs. 15000, which will charge the vehicle entirely in about 6 hours or so,” says Rakesh Salve, co-founder.