[Jaggu]

Originally Posted by AlQuazi

Hi Jaggu,

I am interested in pre-booking the vehicle. Can you PM me the contact details for the team?

Thanks in advance.

You can reach out to them directly, i don't have any specific contacts but info is available on the web.

Ultraviolette Automotive Private Limited

Corporate office
Address: 529-530, Intermediate Ring Rd, Krishna Reddy Layout, Amarjyoti Layout, Domlur, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560071


Phone: 080959 93000

[mohanphadnis]

Originally Posted by anandpadhye

Why does a 33BHP, 90NM, 150kg bike needs 7 sec to hit 100?
With 4.25kWh battery supplying to 33BHP motor, how can they achieve 150kmph range?

Is the 4.25KWh available battery capacity or the total one? Generally the manufacturers will knock off top 10% and bottom 10% off the capacity to prolong the life of batteries. Audi actually does way more on their e-tron.

But if this is 4.25kWh useable capacity, then there is no way a bike is giving more than 110kms, anything more than 25km/KWh and I will be gouging my eyes out.
If it is total capacity, then this would be even lower.

May be they are drafting behind another bike doing 38 kmph on a smooth as glass road.

[hemanth.anand]

Ultraviolette Automotive has raised ₹30 crore investment as a part of its Series B funding led by TVS Motor Company.

Source

The Ultraviolette F77 will first be rolled out next year with nationwide expansion planned in phases. TVS has already invested ₹5 crore in Ultraviolette in exchange for a 14.87% stake in the company back in 2017.

[AlQuazi]

Originally Posted by mohanphadnis

But if this is 4.25kWh useable capacity, then there is no way a bike is giving more than 110kms, anything more than 25km/KWh and I will be gouging my eyes out.
If it is total capacity, then this would be even lower.

May be they are drafting behind another bike doing 38 kmph on a smooth as glass road.

It actually depends on the drive cycle in consideration. For EVs, ARAI still specifies the Indian Drive Cycle (IDC) on which the given range is easily 30% greater than real world observations. The WMTC is a much closer to real world figures.

An example, the Nexon EV is homologated to 400km on a charge cycle all thanks to the IDC. But real world (commute + highway) usage is typically in the 280-300 km range.

Coming back to the F77, a 110 km on the IDC is doable, but expect real world usage to be in the 70-80 km range.

They should have put at least 6kWh in there. But that increases costs. The EV is anyways out of reach of the masses here. It's a thin line that EV makers have to balance their products on. Irrespective of the power, a compromise has to be struck between cost & range. Moreover, India is not a very forgiving market as far as pricing is concerned.

[DarthVeda]

Originally Posted by AlQuazi

An example, the Nexon EV is homologated to 400km on a charge cycle all thanks to the IDC. But real world (commute + highway) usage is typically in the 280-300 km range.
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I think you mean Kona EV, nexon is rated 312, and people are getting 170 to 230, depending on the terrain and driving style.

[saikishor]

Ultraviolette F77 almost ready for launch, range and gradability tests start.

Sourcehttps://www.financialexpress.com/aut.../2167139/lite/

[f1fan5]

So, any more info on the Ultraviolette F77? I seriously hope this is not some vapourware. TVS backing the company is the only reason I have some faith in Ultraviolette.

[Venkatesh]

Ultraviolette F77 launch scheduled for March 2022.



15,000 units to be built in the first year, Pre-orders expected to begin later this year.



Ultraviolette is setting up its first manufacturing and assembly facility near Electronic City in Bangalore.

Production of its electric motorcycle – the F77 – is said to begin in 2022 and the first batch of motorcycles are scheduled to enter the market in March, 2022.

Ultraviolette says its manufacturing facility spread over 70,000 square feet will manufacture 15,000 electric motorcycles in the first year, and then rapidly scale up to an annual capacity of 1,20,000 units.

Source

[shortbread]

Originally Posted by f1fan5

So, any more info on the Ultraviolette F77? I seriously hope this is not some vapourware. TVS backing the company is the only reason I have some faith in Ultraviolette.

It's definitely not another Simple One, Ultraviolette have a few high profile backers, incl. the 369 garage.

Also the initial annual production volumes of 15k is realistic and test rides of the prototypes were given to multiple auto media organisations some time back.

I just hope they set a realistic price tag, the product looks really promising.

[shortbread]

Ultraviolette’s manufacturing plant to come up in Bangalore

Ultraviolette Automotive, the electric motorcycle manufacturing start-up has announced that it is setting up its first manufacturing and assembly facility near Electronics City, Bangalore.

Production of its high-performance electric motorcycle – the F77 – will begin in Q1 CY2022 and the first batch of motorcycles will be rolled out in the market in March, 2022. Ultraviolette says its manufacturing facility is spread over 70,000 square feet, will manufacture 15,000 electric motorcycles in the first year, and will rapidly scale up to an annual capacity of 120,000 units. This will generate employment for over 500 employees, who will be trained on electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly over the next 5 years.

The company claims it has received over 40,000 booking interest for the F77 e-motorcycle from customers in India and international markets. It will begin pre-orders for the eco-friendly motorcycle later this year.

https://www.autocarpro.in/news-natio...angalore-79998

[srivatsahg]

Recently the CEO himself took a spin around Bangalore highway and shared the pics online

[AutoIndian]

Originally Posted by srivatsahg

Recently the CEO himself took a spin around Bangalore highway and shared the pics online

Good to see that F77 taking baby steps towards hitting the showrooms. Does their Mar-2022 launch seem realistic? I have couple of more questions. Hope some expert on this bike can answer these:

What is the booking price?
What will be the ex-showroom & on-road price (in Pune)?
What will be the real world riding range for this bike?
Since it has 3 removable batteries, can I get one or 2 spare batteries that I can carry along if I want to extend the range?

I am thinking of going for the FZS25 because that bike ticks all the right boxes for me. However I am in no hurry and ready to wait till Mar-2022 for the F77. My basic purpose behind going for a bike is to explore places and routes around Pune within a radius of 100 kms and then do the same routes on my bicycle.

[shortbread]

The pic shows 86 kms with an image of a half empty battery on the top left, so that's like 160 kms range? Pretty decent then.

[AutoIndian]

Not sure if this has been already shared in this or some other thread, but came across a good video on --> The Ultraviolette Startup Story – How Narayan Subramaniam and Niraj Rajmohan Built the F77. Quite interesting to watch how the story unfolded

https://youtu.be/BMs2ffzEBjU

[Funny]

Finally some updates from the Ultraviolette Team. It's almost ready for production. Looks really promising and the overall approach seems like Ather but for the Bike segment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N-QIUcemAM