Revolt RV400: Pros, Cons And Should You Buy It?
What are the pros and cons of going electric with India’s first electric motorcycle
Revolt RV400 is all about offering a different take on your regular motorcycling experience. Firstly, it is electric, offering you a new riding experience. And more importantly, the price for the RV400 is radically new. We have ridden the bike, explained the pricing plan in detail and also elaborated on all of the artificial intelligence features that this connected bike to offer. So, what are the pros and cons of going green?
Pros
A light kerb weight of 108kg kerb makes maneuvering in city an effortless affair.
Light, compact and nimble are one of the few words that you can use to describe the RV400. The heaviest component on the bike is the battery which weighs 19kg. Revolt has designed the bike in such a way that the location of the battery is exactly where the bike’s center of gravity should be. This makes it easy for the rider to stay in firm control of the bike.
At 220mm, the ground clearance is as much as the Hero XPulse 200!
The packaging of the RV400 is extremely commendable. Not only is the seat height of 815mm accessible to riders of all heights, the ground clearance of 220mm is also quite high. This should mean you will be able to cross over the nastiest of speed humps.
Affordable financing scheme which is unlike anything on offer so far.
Taking inspiration from Apple’s revolutionary contract-based scheme for the iPhones in USA, Revolt introduced a unique pricing strategy for the RV400. For a period of 37 months, you would have to pay Rs 3,499 per month for the base version and for the premium variant, you have to pay Rs 3,999 every month. To know better about this plan, read our pricing strategy analysis here.
Cons
Throttle feels a bit jerky, especially in Sport mode.
Unlike an ICE vehicle, electric vehicles are able to put down all of its torque right from zero rpm. Hence, throttle sensitivity is the key to fine tuning the way in which the power is delivered. While we didn’t find it troublesome in Eco and Normal modes, the jerkiness experienced in Sport mode could be a bit too sharp.
Availability is restricted only to a few cities to start with.
Revolt does have a grand expansion plan in place but currently it is starting off operations in only Delhi-NCR and Pune, the latter being fully operational soon enough. In case you were tempted in buying a Revolt for yourself, you would have to wait for the electric bike maker to set up shop in your city. Click here to find out where the nearest Revolt Hub (that’s what Revolt is calling its dealerships) is.
Quality of certain plastic parts feel flimsy.
It is no secret that the Revolt RV400 has Chinese origins. While it feels solidly put together, the plastics used are a bit of the cheaper kind. The panels feel flimsy. And since there is no protection for the parts, the fairing could get damaged easily in case of a small spill.
Should You Buy It: Yes
Not only should you buy the Revolt RV400 because you want to take advantage of being an early adopter of electric vehicles but also because it is a fun alternative for the commuter motorcycle. Plus, it offers a ton of connected features and premium components that your run-of-the-mill 125cc simply do not offer. Lastly, you just need to pay a maximum of Rs 3,999 per month to own the RV400. Need we say more?
Revolt RV400 User Reviews
I chose this bike because this is the most reliable bike in this price range and it is easy to trust electric bike for reliability. Other bike in this price range is ola roadster but that is not reliable and trustful. I rode this for long rides. Since I have this bike from last two years, I never faced any big problem like immediately switch off like other but with time its power slightly gets down which is normal and better. I bought this because from past 2 years this bike saved my fuel cost which will be equivalent to the price of bike so even it gets unusable after 4-5 years, this will not made impact because you can save very much fuel.Read More
good in view of fuel saving and cost cutting its great pleasure riding on this bike good on pocket and style and revolt brand support at first it has great looks with fuel saving low cost on charging and over all good on pocket i am transfering to another city so i regret to loosing this bike but i always like this bike for saving lot of money.Read More
My electric bike is very amazing and has a good battery life and the riding experience is also fabulous and the main part of this bike is the fuel I have saved very good amount of fuel from this electric bike and bike is also very light to ride and the comfort level is also amazing, it is very easy to ride and it has a good sporty look.Read More
I have a crazy passion for bikes and I was very new for Electric vehicles my expectations were very low but I got very good review for this bike and I am highly impressed by its comfort riding experience and speed Its very much above average and it gives me a kick that usual bikes give as of now my petrol is very risky for bikes as per new law of Indian government I feel this bike saved my maintenance money and other stuff I would recommend this bike in terms of mileage comfort and no fuel consumption as of ethanol is not good for engines my previous bikes have faced this issues and this bike saved my money as of maintenance Read More
very good bike we suggest purchase this bike and enjoy riding unlimited no fuel tension because this is e bike hence we are forcely suggest every person they suffer inflation. especially middle class people they live in India buy a new bike this diwali if u make a plan sure we recommend revolt bike safe smooth, reliable Read More