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    Revolt Electric Motorcycle Bookings Reopen On 15th July At 12 PM

    File photo.Revolt India is all set to start accepting bookings of their RV300 and RV400 electric motorcycles from 15th July
    RattanIndia-backed electric motorcycle makers, Revolt recently announced the dispatch of its latest lot of RV400 electric bikes. These bikes make their way to buyers across the country from the company’s greenfield manufacturing unit in Manesar, Haryana. Now, the company has announced that they are ready to reopen bookings of their electric motorcycle.
    Overwhelming Response
    RV400 is the company’s flagship model and it has been met with much demand. The last time bookings were open, the company had to close bookings in a few hours of opening. Revolt Motors had opened its online portal on 18th June and sold RV400 units to the tune of Rs 50 crores within 120 minutes.
    These orders were from buyers in the 6 cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. Deliveries are being made in the shortest possible time. Now the company is getting ready to reopen bookings on 15th July 2021. It is not clear for how long the bookings will remain open.
    Price Cut
    The recent revisions in the FAME II policy has seen reduced costs and increased demand for electric bikes in the country. The RV400 electric bike is priced at Rs 1.06 lakh. However, buyers in Gujarat can avail of benefits upto Rs 20,000 in the state while buyers in Delhi get a benefit of Rs 16,400 on e-bikes.
    Revolt Motorcycle Delivery – Ahmedabad
    Thanks to these benefits both under FAME II policy and Gujarat EV policy, the RV400 costs Rs 87,000 instead of Rs 1.06 lakh in Ahmedabad. Delhi pricing is at Rs 90,799 due to added subsidies offered by the Delhi Government.
    Revolt’s RV400 is presented in a single variant of STD. It receives features such as a sleek LED headlamp unit, wide handlebars, side panels that are completely covered and rider footpegs that are interchangeable from mid to rear set positions. A full LCD instrument cluster with 4G connectivity, mobile app with smartphone pairing, bike locator and real time bike information and diagnostics along with geofencing for added security are among its on board features.
    Power and Performance
    The RV400 receives a 3.24 kWh Lithium ion battery pack and a 4 hp electric motor offering 72 V power, a range of 150 kms on single charge and a top speed of 85 km/h. The company offers an 8 year/1,50,000 km warranty along with free maintenance for 3 years/30 kms and product warranty of 5 years/75,000 kms. The battery can be charged in under 4 hours upto 100 percent. RV400 gets 3 riding modes of Eco, Normal, Sport and inverted forks and adjustable mono-shock with an aluminum swing arm.
    The Revolt RV400 competes with the other electric vehicles in its segment that include the Ather 450X, TVS iQube and Bajaj Chetak. The company is also offering a state of the art VOLT– Vehicle OnLine Tracking system for its customers who have booked Revolt e-bikes so as to track their deliveries. More

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    Ola Electric Scooter New Features Teased – Biggest Boot Space

    New Ola Electric Scooter For IndiaOla will also be building a massive Hyperchrging network comprising 400 cities across India
    Ola’s upcoming electric scooter has been the talk of the town for some time now. The ride-hailing major is gearing up to step into electric mobility by space by aggressively marketing its upcoming battery-powered two-wheeler. The company founder and CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, has been the torchbearer of its marketing campaign.
    Recently, Aggarwal took a spin on the electric scooter around Bengaluru and shared his experience on Twitter. He later asked his followers on social media for suggesting colour options on the e-scooter. Aggarwal has now teased another set of images of the upcoming electric scooter, asking audiences for some new marketing strategies.
    Ola Electric Scooter – New Teaser
    Revelation from recent images
    The images posted by Aggarwal consisted of supposedly dejected promotional ideas from the company’s marketing teams and comprised cheeky and pun intended lines. Snippets of these taglines have been posted below. He finally concludes by conceding that a “launch is coming up soon”. The images also highlight parts of the e-scooter from different angles such as the tail light, rear section with grab rails and front apron.
    Most importantly the taglines highlight some of the key attributes of the upcoming electric scooter. It is bound to offer class-leading under-seat storage space as well as app-based keyless access to the scooter. Through a tagline, Aggarwal also claims that the Ola e-scooter will also offer best-in-class range on a single charge.
    Ola Electric Scooter – New Teaser
    Expected Features
    To refresh everyone’s memory, the forthcoming Ola electric scooter is based on Etergo Appscooter and will borrow most of its design from the latter. In May last year, Ola Electric, the EV manufacturing arm of Ola Cabs, acquired Netherlands-based Etergo BV. Test mules of this battery-powered scooter have been frequently spotted over the last few months.
    Ola Electric Scooter – New Teaser
    Although Ola has claimed to offer class-leading speed, performance and range on its upcoming e-scooter, it hasn’t released any specific details regarding the e-scooter’s technical specifications. It is also expected to borrow most of its features from its Dutch twin including alloy wheels, removable Lithium-ion battery, digital instrument console, cloud connectivity and more.
    The scooter will ride on telescopic front forks and a horizontally-mounted shock absorber on the rear side while offering ample ground clearance. Recent teaser images revealed that the scooter will feature a quirky-looking twin-beam LED headlight with an LED DRL strip around the main cluster. Its dimensions are compact and riding dynamics look fairly simple.
    Ola Electric Scooter – New Teaser
    Ola Electric Manufacturing Facility
    Ola is also building a new state-of-art manufacturing facility in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu construction of which is currently underway. On completion, this plant will be the largest two-wheeler manufacturing facility in the world with an annual production capacity of 2 million units. This facility will also generate 10,000 jobs and will comply with Industry 4.0 norms.
    Ola Electric Scooter Plant
    Ola Electric raises US$100 million long term debt
    Ola Electric and Bank of Baroda today have signed the largest long-term debt financing agreement in Indian EV industry. This 10-year debt of US$100 million is towards the funding and financial closure of the Phase 1 of the Ola Futurefactory, Ola’s global manufacturing hub for its electric two-wheelers. More

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    Royal Enfield Himalayan, 650 INT, 650 GT – New Price July 2021

    Image – Bullet GuruDespite price corrections, the RE Interceptor 650 and GT 650 continue to be the most affordable in its segment
    The month of July 21 has opened with almost every two and four wheeler maker announced price hikes. The company’s cite rising input costs as reasons for this price hike, making it imperative to pass on some impact of additional cost to customers.
    Hero MotoCorp was the first two wheeler maker to introduce new and increased pricing this month, the second this year, the earlier being in March 21. Royal Enfield has also resorted to a price hike across segment. The Classic 350 received the maximum price hike to breach the Rs 2 lakh mark. Newer versions of the Himalayan Continental GT 650 and Interceptor 650 have also received price hikes.
    RE Himalayan
    The Royal Enfield Himalayan, that came in with a new and updated design earlier this year, is the only adventure bike from the Chennai-based bikemaker in the country. The adventure bike is presented in 6 different colour options of Gravel Grey, Mirage Silver, Lake Blue, Rock Red, Granite Black and Pine Green
    The minimal price hike is of Rs.4,470. This is for the Mirage Silver and Gravel Grey coloured model. The earlier pricing of Rs 2,01,314 has been increased to Rs 2,05,784. Himalayan Lake Blue and Rock Red can now be had at Rs 2,09,529, up 4,544 from an earlier pricing of Rs 2,04,985 while the Himalayan Granite Black and Pine Green get a price hike of Rs 4,616 from Rs.2,08,657 to Rs 2,13,273.
    Royal Enfield Himalayan, 650 Twins Price – July 2021
    Royal Enfield has also increased the prices of its flagship motorcycles, Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650, in India. RE Interceptor 650, one of the more popular bikes in the market, sees its prices hiked in the range of Rs 6,151 and Rs 6,486.
    The Interceptor 650 in Orange Crush, Ventura Blue and Canyon Red schemes is now priced at Rs 2,81,518 while the Baker Express, Sunset Strip and Downtown Drag variants carry a price tag of Rs 2,89,805. The top of the line Mark 2 Chrome variant sees its price now increased to Rs 3,03,620 from an earlier price of Rs 2,97,134.
    Continental GT prices increase depending on the choice of colour. Prices are higher by Rs 6,379 for the Racing Green and Rocker Red variants, Rs 6,538 for the Dux Deluxe and Ventura Storm and Rs 6,809 Mr. Clean variant. The new prices now stand at Rs.2,98,079, Rs 3,06,368 and Rs.3,20,177 respectively. Despite the fact that both the Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 have have seen a substantially higher pricing as compared to prices when they were launched, they still remain the most affordable 650cc parallel twin bikes in the country.
    New RE Himalayan 650, Classic 350
    As per reports, there is a new Royal Enfield Himalayan 650 in the making. The model is under development at the company’s UK based technical center. There is also a new gen Classic 350 being tested ahead of launch in India and initial models have also been moved into company showrooms and noted with several updates over its existing counterpart. More

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    2022 BMW X5 Black Vermilion Edition Is a Loaded, Blacked-Out, Exclusive xDrive40i

    This is the new 2022 BMW X5 Black Vermilion Edition, and it’s limited to just 350 units in the United States. They’re all finished in black with red accents on the grille, brakes, and interior, and powered by a 335-hp turbo inline-six. Those interested can place orders at dealers starting at $83,295, and they’ll arrive in the fallBMW is offering just 350 of these X5 Black Vermilion Edition models in the United States, and the limited-edition package gives the luxury SUV a blacked out appearance with bright red accents. They’re scheduled to start arriving in September.
    Each X5 Black Vermilion Edition is finished in Frozen Black Metallic paint. Their kidney grilles have red vertical slats, and the adaptive LED headlights are darkened to match the blacked-out look. The M Sport package is standard, a $5400 option, and includes the Shadowline black trim along with more aggressive front and rear bumpers. The limited-edition SUVs are equipped with Orbit Grey 22-inch wheels and red M Sport brake calipers.

    It’s based on the X5’s xDrive40i model, meaning it has a 335-hp turbocharged inline-six under the hood paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. In our test, a 2019 model reached 60 mph in 4.8 seconds. The Black Vermillion Edition comes with an M Sport exhaust system.
    Red flows into the black interior as well with piping and stitching on the front and rear seats and binding on the floor mats. And there’s a special edition logo on the lid for the cupholders. The glass controls for the gear selector, start/stop button, and drive mode selector, typically a $650 option, come equipped along with carbon fiber trim and an Alcantara headliner. The 2022 BMW X5 Black Vermilion Edition is available to order now starting at $83,295, which is $20,600 more than the xDrive40i model on which it’s based, but it’s nearly fully loaded. And it’s only $500 cheaper than the 523-hp twin-turbo V-8–powered X5 M50i model, but much more exclusive.
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    Hero Electric Sales Target At 10 Lakh Scooters, EVs Per Year In Next Few Years

    Hero Electric ScootersHero Electric raises growth capital of Rs.220 crores from GII and OAKS – company targets 1 million (10 lakh) unit sales yearly
    Hero Electric has raised growth capital of Rs 220 crores from GII and existing investor OAKS. With this, the company is invested in reaching its 1 million units sales target. This will move forward through production capacity expansion, and consolidation of market position to maintain leadership. Plans include investment in new tech, strengthening plants, new product development, and international market expansion.
    The first part of their Series B funding of Rs 220 crores was led by Gulf Islamic Investments, and participation from OAKS. Avendus Capital is the exclusive financial advisor to Hero Electric on the transaction. Funding will be streamlined to support the EV industry and ecosystem.
    Investment allocation
    Investment is allocated to production capacity expansion, consolidating market position for market leadership, investing in future tech, and footprint growth in India, and other markets. With exponential growth and double sales every year in focus, Hero Electric will focus on manufacturing capacity expansion.
    Multiple plants will be set up over time. India-centric, flexible, and cost-effective innovations that’ll boost growth in the Indian electric mobility scene are in focus. As the EV market grows, the industry has seen much change in recent years. Recently FAME II policy was revised. Concurrently, state governments are introducing state specific EV policies.
    Hero Optima Electric Scooter
    Despite the pandemic, Hero Electric is eyeing grow at over 2X over the last fiscal. In time, Hero Electric aims to sell over 1 million units per year. The current round of investment will expand manufacturing capacities, and R&D spend towards product innovation and launches. “Hero is committed to its mission of – No Emission and build a sustainable future that is electric” said, Mr. Naveen Munjal, Managing Director, Hero Electric.
    EV Policy initiatives
    Hero Electric already reports an upward trajectory. Given current Central and State governments initiatives, the EV industry looks forward to growth. “With this round of initial funding in this series we enhance our market position while maintaining leadership with innovative product offerings for the diverse and demanding customer of today” said Sohinder Gill, CEO Hero Electric.
    EV Policy aims to expand the range of EVs, and proposes to improve the full electric vehicle portfolio spanning the segment; motorcycles, scooters and cars over next five years. This will include companies being able to skill their respective networks.
    To date, Hero Electric has reskilled 6,000 mechanics across India. The company enjoys 35 percent share, and has sold over 3.5 lakh vehicles thus far. Its City Speed segment electric scooters have done well with retail customers and in the B2B segment. More

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    Heatherwick Studio's Airo Concept Cleans Air around You While You Drive

    Electric-vehicle concepts are common enough these days that you need more than a zero-emission powertrain to stand out. So why not work on a negative-emission EV?That’s what Heatherwick Studio did with its Airo concept, which uses a HEPA filter under the car to filter out pollution from other cars on the road. The Airo has been on display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this week.Hyundai has similar air-filtering technology on its Nexo hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, but there the filter does double duty by cleaning the air that the fuel-cell stack needs to operate.A motor vehicle with negative carbon emissions has, until recently, been basically impossible. Sure, electric vehicles have no local tailpipe emissions, but to actually reduce the amount of carbon in the air as you drive is no small feat. Hyundai says its Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell CUV actually cleans the air it moves through, since the car’s fuel-cell stack needs purified air. The car accomplishes this by using a special filter that removes microparticulates from the incoming air, and that means the exhaust (such as it is) is cleaner than what was taken in. The car can even display the amount of CO2 removed.

    This filtering strategy is similar to the one used by the Airo, a new concept vehicle designed by Heatherwick Studio in England. The electric vehicle has a “state-of-the-art HEPA filtering system” that cleans the air that moves through the vehicle’s undercarriage. No precise specifics were given about how many pollutants the Airo traps, but Heatherwick told the BBC that the concept can “collect a tennis ball worth of particulate matter per year.” Heatherwick, which also designed London’s new Routemaster bus and buildings including Google’s headquarters in California and London, is displaying the Airo at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this week.

    Heatherwick Studio

    The Airo’s interior tries to be as different as the air filter on the exterior. Heatherwick said that it’s not supposed to be simply a place to sit while moving around, but to act like a “moving room or a space for your life.” Like other EV concepts, the front seats can swivel around to face the vehicle’s center, where there’s also a four-leaf table that can fold away when you don’t want to dine or play a tabletop game, and use the Airo more like a lounge. You can also unfold a screen for projected video images – Heatherwick said the Airo can become “a perfect gaming-pod” in this configuration and the seats can even fold down into a “spacious” double bed. The glass roof can turn opaque for more private moments.

    Heatherwick Studio

    “Designed to simultaneously address the global space shortage, Airo is also a multi-functional room with extra space for dining, working, gaming or even sleeping,” said Heatherwick Studio founder Thomas Heatherwick in a statement. “As a new room for our lives, with a changing view, Airo is a car intended to transport us to a cleaner and better future.”

    Ning Li/Heatherwick

    Heatherwick isn’t planning on building the Airo itself. Instead, the studio designed the EV for IM Motors which said in April, when the Airo debuted at the Shanghai auto show, that it plans to start building the EV in 2023. The BBC said IM Motors plans to make “a million of them.” The Airo is supposedly capable of both autonomous and human-controlled driving but details about the self-driving features and exactly how the air purifier will work in the real world when it comes to production remain, well, up in the cleaner air.
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    Jawa Khakhi Colour Launch Price Rs 1.93 L – Royal Enfield Signals Rival

    Jawa Khakhi ColourJawa has launched two new colour options – Khakhi and Midnight Grey
    Jawa updated the 42 earlier this year. As compared to the older Jawa 42 which was seen with extensive use of chrome across its body, the new Jawa 42 gets blacked out elements to enhance its sportiness. These include blacked out dual exhausts, engine and rear twin shocks along with telescopic front fork and headlamp casing. Now it is the Jawa, which has received an update.
    Royal Enfield tasted success with their limited edition Pegasus based on Classic 500 and the current Signals Edition based on Classic 350. Both these editions were launched as a tribute to armed forces. Now, Jawa has launched a new Khakhi colour option which seems to have been inspired by its rival.
    Jawa Midnight Grey Colour
    Jawa Khakhi & Midnight Grey
    With these new colour options, Jawa is celebrating 50th anniversary of India’s 1971 war victory. Jawa says, “What makes these motorcycles special is the commemorative emblem that proudly features the prestigious Indian Army insignia flanked by a ‘laurel wreath’ symbolizing the 1971 victory. Jawa Motorcycles is honoured to be the first manufacturer to be allowed to do so on a production motorcycle.”
    Jawa says that the Khakhi colour option “signifies the spirit of selfless service to the nation by the men in uniform.” Jawa Midnight Grey is inspired by the Battle of Longewala. The new colour is an ode to the bravery of these soldiers and the victory that we achieved on this night. Both these Jawa motorcycles are on sale at a price of Rs 1,93,357, ex-sh, Delhi.
    Royal Enfield Signals. Image – Bike Point By Mintu & Rahul
    Styling
    New Jawa Khakhi and Midnight Grey add a dark sophistication and a more outdoorsy feel to the Jawa character. Both shades are finished in matte and feature an all-black theme that runs across the mechanical parts of the motorcycle.
    The engine now features brushed fins adding to the attention to detail. The 1971 War Victory commemorative insignia occupies the place of pride on the fuel tank flanked by tricolour stripes.
    Specs
    Engine specs remain same as before. There is no change in engine lineup for the 2021 Jawa which continues to be powered by a 293cc, single cylinder, fuel injected, liquid cooled, DOHC engine offering 27 hp power at 6,800 rpm and 27.03 Nm torque at 5,000 rpm.
    The motor is mated to a 6 speed gearbox. Suspension also stays unchanged with telescopic fork in the front and twin spring setup at the rear while the company claims to have revised suspension and frame for better ground clearance. Jawa also claims to have strengthened the chassis at vital points while the seat has been improved for better room and rider comfort. More

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    Pininfarina to Design Startup's 1000-HP Hercules Alpha Electric Pickup

    Hercules Electric Vehicles

    The Detroit-based EV startup Hercules has signed Pininfarina to design its upcoming battery-electric pickup.Hercules Electric Vehicles says the Alpha pickup will be available in 2022. The company also says that the four-motor-equipped Alpha pickup will make up to 1000 horsepower. There is a lot of buzz around electric pickups following Ford’s F-150 Lightning reveal, and the tumultuous news coming out of the Lordstown Motors camp. That means there’s even more attention on the EV space and the younger EV startups like Hercules Electric Vehicles. Well, this young, Detroit-based prospective EV maker has penned a deal with the Italian design powerhouse Pininfarina to design an electric pickup truck.

    The details of the deal are about as murky as the details of Hercules’s Alpha pickup truck. However, what we do know is this: Pininfarina will design the upcoming pickup truck and other future products for Hercules. Considering that Hercules claims the battery-electric pickup will be available near the end of 2022, it makes that seem like an ambitious timeline.

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    That said, the top brass at Hercules seems to have a good understanding of the automotive manufacturing space. The founder, James Breyer, has bounced around different automakers and worked as the lead propulsion development engineer for the Chevrolet Spark and lead powertrain development engineer for the Chevrolet Volt. That doesn’t curb the aggressive timeline for the truck’s availability, but it does give some confidence that the trucks should be well engineered when they make it to the road.As is the case with any startup, though, there’s no telling if this truck will see the light of day. If it does, we’re sure Pininfarina will pen another fantastic design that will put the truck on EV buyers’ maps.

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