Hyderabad-based electric vehicle start-up Atumobile’s cafe racer AtumVader has passed the tests conducted by ARAI. The start-up plans to commercially launch the electric bike this year.
The new model of the cafe racer will come equipped with a 2.4 kWh battery pack, a tubular chassis, an LED indicator, and an LED tail lamp. AtumVader manufactures its electric bikes in Patancheru, Telangana. The start-up had recently increased its production capacity from 25,000 units per annum to a maximum of 3,00,000 units. This facility, powered by ATUM – World’s 1st Electricity Generating Solar Roof, spans an area of 20,000 sq ft.
Atumobile claims that this electric cafe racer offers a range of 100 Km. It will be offered in gearless option and can reach a top speed of 65 Km/h.
AtumVader, as per the company, is manufactured using 90% of components sourced locally from India. The brand is positioning this product as the answer to automatic transmission in motorbikes.
Vamsi G Krishna, MD of Atumobile, said, “While keeping the electric bike’s safety features in mind, AtumVader has specially curated safety switches and high-end tires for off-road use as well. We were able to design the latest version suitable for Indian roads with the assistance of our R&D experts and indigenous solar-powered zero-emission facilities. Given the stressful nature of traffic in India, AtumVader will be a breeze to ride on. We have already received positive feedback following the distribution of the first low-speed version, Atum 1.0, to over 1000 customers. With this latest version called AtumVader, we hope to see a growth trajectory in our EV business.”