How Chennai-based Raptee.HV solved the range problem for electric motorbikes
The motorcycle startup uses car-compatible CCS2 charging port to give riders access to 16,000 charging stations nationwide.
As vehicle electrification picks up pace in India, the paucity of charging stations could become a major factor limiting the further expansion and growth of EVs, particularly for electric motorcycles. Chennai-based startup Raptee.HV may have cracked this code in the electric motorcycle segment with its first model, which is built on a 240-volt architecture and comes with a CCS2 charging port.
This charging port is usually seen only on cars, and by equipping the T30 with a CCS2 port, the startup has made its bike compatible with most of the electric car charging stations across the country. With this, ...
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31 Oct 2024
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