Catering to the current demand for electric vehicles, while mobile companies are launching electric scooters and electric vehicles one after the other, a new Bangalore-based start-up company has started manufacturing the River-Scooter. To detail the company in India, the River launch is their first electric scooter indie. Several new technologies are used in this scooter to compete with its rivals. Let us highlight five such important aspects of this scooter.
• River Indie Scooter Mileage
A 4 kWh lithium ion battery is used to power this electric river indie scooter. This scooter can travel about 120 km on a single charge. The company has informed that the warranty will be given on this battery pack up to 50,000 km/5 years. The entire scooter will also be covered under this same warranty.
• River Indie Scooter Performance & Features
This electric scooter made by River has a mid-mounted motor with a maximum output of 6.7 kW. Besides this it offers 18 degrees of gradability. That's slightly higher than the Ola S1 Pro at 15 degrees and slightly lower than the Ather 450X at 20 degrees. Also it can sprint from 0 to 40 km/h in just 3.9 seconds. Its top speed is 90 km/h.
The scooter uses a River telescopic fork and twin shock absorber setup at the rear to handle the suspension duties. Besides, the rear suspension of this electric scooter can be adjusted according to your convenience. The company has used 240 mm disc brake on the front wheel and 200 mm disc brake on the rear wheel. In addition, this most important River Indie scooter has a combined braking system as a safety feature.
This river scooter has a color LCD as an instrument cluster as well as a 25-liter top box for carrying goods and a 40-liter pannier luggage. There are also three riding feature modes namely Eco, Ride and Rush. In all 2 riding modes except Eco mode, this scooter can run at a speed of around 90 kmph.
• River Indie Electric Scooter Price
It will cost you around Rs 1.25 lakh (ex-showroom price with charger and FAME-II subsidy) to buy the river Indy electric scooter. High performance, its practical usefulness from the protection of the crush Guard to the large undersheet storage is really eye-catching. In addition, there are several luggage options. By and large, Indy has made itself a worthy opponent to other scooters.
This scooter can help you a lot in your daily work because this scooter has a storage space of 43 liters and a front glove box of 12 liters for a total storage capacity of 55 liters in this river scooter. Car experts feel that it will indeed give competition to other scooters.