Ultraviolette Launches X-47 Venom on New VX100 Platform at Rs 2.65 Lakh

Bengaluru-based electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ultraviolette Automotive on Thursday launched the X-47 Venom at an introductory price of Rs 2.65 lakh for the sale of first 5,000 motorcycles, expanding its premium electric motorcycle portfolio with a new platform that offers higher range, improved performance and reduced weight.

The motorcycle has a regular starting price of Rs 3 lakh and is built on Ultraviolette's newly developed VX100 architecture. It offers a claimed Indian Driving Cycle (IDC) range of up to 343 km on a single charge, compared with 323 km on the earlier X-47 Crossover.

The company opened bookings for the motorcycle today, with deliveries scheduled to begin in November 2026. The company also plans to launch the motorcycle across 20 European countries, with an international unveiling scheduled for November 3 at the EICMA motorcycle exhibition in Milan.

The X-47 Venom will be offered with battery options of around 7 kWh and 11 kWh. The motorcycle will come equipped with the SRB11 battery pack, developed under the new VX-100 architecture. Ultraviolette claims the new battery offers 25% higher energy density while being approximately 15% lighter than the previous-generation pack.

According to the company, improvements in battery cooling and thermal management have also enabled twice the cooling performance and faster charging. The new battery system supports DC charging at up to 12 kW.

Niraj Rajmohan, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, said the company focused on increasing battery capacity without adding weight, a major challenge in electric motorcycle development.

"Today, I'm going to say that India's largest battery pack got even bigger. And not just bigger, it even got 15% lighter than the current model," he said.

The new platform incorporates a lighter electric motor and an in-house-developed motor controller using silicon carbide power electronics. Ultraviolette said these changes have helped reduce the motorcycle's overall weight by approximately 20 kg compared with the previous platform.

"We've reduced 10% on the platform, now we've reduced 20 kgs from the motorcycle platform," Narayan Subramaniam, Co-founder and CEO of Ultraviolette Automotive said, highlighting the engineering changes.

The X-47 Venom develops a claimed 40 hp and 550 Nm of torque at the rear wheel. It has a claimed top speed of 155 km/h and can accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds.

The motorcycle also offers nine levels of regenerative braking, with the company claiming improved energy recovery across a wider range of battery charge levels. The revised thermal management system allows regenerative braking to remain active even when the battery is close to zero or fully charged.

In terms of safety, Ultraviolette has introduced a pyrofuse protection system designed to rapidly disconnect the battery's high-voltage electrical circuit when an abnormal condition is detected. The company said the system can respond within two to three milliseconds.

The X-47 Venom also carries forward Ultraviolette's radar-based rider-assistance technology, which provides blind-spot monitoring, rear collision warnings, lane-change assistance and overtake alerts.

Other equipment includes integrated front and rear dashcams, a seven-inch touchscreen instrument cluster, cruise control, four levels of traction control, switchable dual-channel ABS, hill-hold assist and an onboard charger that allows the motorcycle to use a standard 16-amp power socket.

The company has also introduced a lithium-ion auxiliary battery in place of the conventional lead-acid unit, aimed at reducing failures associated with auxiliary battery discharge. It announced a battery and motor warranty programme of up to eight years or 8 lakh km, subject to applicable terms.

Alongside the motorcycle, Ultraviolette unveiled the B-Max airbag vest, an accessory designed to offer additional protection to riders during accidents. The mechanically activated system uses a tether connected to the motorcycle and is designed to inflate within 200 milliseconds if the rider is thrown off the vehicle.

The launch marks a further development of Ultraviolette's existing X-47 Crossover, introduced in September 2025. The earlier motorcycle offered 7.1 kWh and 10.3 kWh battery options, a claimed range of up to 323 km and a top speed of 145 km/h.

The new VX100 platform is part of Ultraviolette's broader technology and manufacturing expansion. In September, the company announced plans to invest around Rs 1,000 crore over five years, including Rs 800 crore in a new manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu and Rs 200 crore in expanding existing operations.

The company is targeting annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 300,000 vehicles by mid-2027, with the new facility eventually capable of producing 500,000 vehicles a year. Its product roadmap includes four electric motorcycles and two scooters.

Ultraviolette also raised $85 million in September 2026 from investors led by Yali Capital and TDK Ventures to support manufacturing, new vehicle platforms and overseas expansion. The company currently sells the F77 and X-47 motorcycles and is preparing to introduce the Tesseract electric scooter and Shockwave motorcycle in 2027.