The Ultraviolette F77 is the most expensive electric two-wheeler on sale in India currently.
Ultraviolette Automotive has just launched the F77 electric bike in India at Rs 3.80 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The F77 will be offered in two variants- Original and Recon. The two variants differ in terms of peak output figures as well as battery capacity and consequently, range. Additionally, there are three colour schemes in which you can spec the F77- Shadow, Airstrike and Laser
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Two variants- Original and Recon plus a limited edition model
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Three riding modes-Glide, Combat, Ballistic
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Only 77 units of the Rs 5.5 lakh, limited edition F77 will be available
Ultraviolette F77 electric bike: details
The Ultraviolette F77 electric bike is offered in two variants-Original and Recon. The Original has a 7.1kWh battery and a claimed range of 207 km (IDC). It weighs 197 kg, 10kg less than the Recon variant. The Recon variant has a larger 10.3kWh battery and a claimed range of 307km. Peak output figures are an area of difference between the two as well. The Original is rated for a peak of 27 kW and 85 Nm of torque, while the Recon is claimed to make a peak 29 kW and 95 Nm of torque. The limited edition model has even higher specifications which you can read about further below. Wheelbase, seat height and ground clearance figures are the same for all variants at 1,340mm, 800mm and 160mm, respectively.
Both variants of the F77 come with three riding modes-Glide, Combat and Ballistic- which progressively increase power. The caveat here is that the Ballistic mode can only be used if the battery pack has 70 percent charge or more.
The battery can be charged with either a standard charger which can top the battery up at 35km per hour or a boost charger which speeds it up to 75km per hour. The boost charger is optional on both variants. The battery pack on the Original variant of the F77 comes with a warranty of 3 years or 30,000 km while the one on the Recon comes standard with a 5 year or 50,000 km warranty and the Original model can be extended to this as well. The Limited model gets an 8 years or 1,00,000 km battery warranty and the Recon model can be optionally extended to this.
The chassis nestling the battery pack on the Ultraviolette F77 is a steel trellis unit with an aluminium bulkhead. Suspension duties are taken care of by a 41mm USD fork and a monoshock, both adjustable for preload. Braking hardware is in the form of a 320mm disc at the front, bitten down upon by a 4-piston radial caliper and a 230mm rear disc mated to a single-piston caliper. Dual-channel ABS is standard on all F77 variants.
Ultraviolette has equipped the F77 with a 5-inch TFT dash with smartphone connectivity enabling features such as turn-by-turn navigation and notification alerts. Through the proprietary app, features such as ride analytics, real-time location, crash-detection and battery statistics can also be viewed.
In addition to the standard F77, Ultraviolette has also revealed a limited edition of the F77, of which only 77 units are available. This limited edition bike has the same battery pack as the standard F77 and the same 307km IDC range as well. Where it differs from the standard F77 is that it boasts of slightly higher claimed output numbers with a peak power output of 30.2kW and 100 Nm of torque. The limited edition F77 is priced at Rs 5.5 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
The F77 electric bike can be booked on Ultraviolette’s website and deliveries will commence in January but will be limited to Bangalore only. Other major cities across India will follow throughout next year.
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