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, ...
RELATED ARTICLES
Anand Mimani Has Sold Wheels, Bought Trucks, and Now Wants to Sell EVs
Before Anand Mimani sold alternate-fuel trucks, he spent three years buying them. It turns out that matters.
From Watches to Factory Automation: Inside Titan Engineering’s Next Growth Bet
Born from Titan’s need to build its own watchmaking equipment, TEAL has grown into a nearly ₹1,500-crore engineering bus...
Engineering for an Uncertain Future
With no clear winner among powertrains, flexible multi- energy platforms are becoming the industry's biggest insurance p...


31 Oct 2024
12897 Views
Shahkar Abidi

Prerna Lidhoo