River Indie: Deliveries Start From Its New Store In Hyderabad
The River Indie electric scooter has a top speed of speed of 90kmph and delivers an IDC (Indian Driving Conditions) range of 161km
Quick News Highlights:
- The new store is located in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad.
- The deliveries of the pre-booked Indie e-scooters started on the day of opening itself.
- River aims to have dealerships in more than 50 cities across India by the end of 2024.
Bengaluru-based electric two-wheeler manufacturer, River, has opened its first store in Hyderabad. Located in Kukatpally, the store has been launched in collaboration with Sri Rajarajeshwara EV Mobility. The Hyderabad store will feature all River products, including the Indie electric scooter, as well as accessories and merchandise from the brand.
The pre-booked River Indie electric scooters were also delivered to customers in Hyderabad on the day of the inauguration. River plans to open new stores in cities like Chennai, Kochi, Coimbatore, Trivandrum, Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur in the next few months and aims to have dealerships in more than 50 cities across India by the end of 2024.
River Indie Electric Scooter: Priced At Rs 1,38,000 (ex-showroom)
River Indie is the brand’s only electric scooter currently, River calls it the ‘SUV of Scooters’ as it comes with a very practical and utilitarian design. It looks rugged yet funky. Available in a single variant, the e-scooter comes in three colours: Monsoon Blue, Summer Red and Spring Yellow.
The Indie is driven by a mid-mounted electric motor that produces a peak power of 6.7kW and 26Nm. The electric scooter accelerates from 0 to 40kmph in 3.7 seconds and has a top speed of 90kmph. It also gets three riding modes: Eco, Ride, and Rush. The motor is linked to a 4kWh battery pack and delivers an IDC (Indian Driving Conditions) range of 161km. The scooter takes 5 hours to charge from 0 to 80 percent from an 800W charger.
The scooter is equipped with funky-looking twin square LED headlights with LED DRLs (daytime running lights), it gets LED tail lights and indicators as well. It features a 6-inch colour LCD console that provides basic information like speedometer, odometer, tripmeter, range, clock and basic tell-tale lights. It also comes with two USB charging ports and has a reverse mode as well. Storage options include a 12-litre glovebox at the apron and a big 43-litre underseat storage.
The Indie sits on a steel tubular double cradle chassis with a dual-side aluminium swingarm. It gets a telescopic fork and preload-adjustable twin rear shocks. Braking is handled by a 249mm front disc and a 200mm rear disc, with CBS (Combined Braking System) as standard. The electric scooter rides on 14-inch alloys, wrapped with 110-section front and 120-section rear tyres. The River Indie has a 770mm seat height and a ground clearance of 165mm, the scooter has a 300mm water-wading capacity.
The River Indie rivals other premium electric scooters including the Ather Rizta, Ola S1 Pro, Hero Vida V1, and the TVS iQube Electric. We have tested the Indie electric scooter in the real world and here’s what we think.
River Indie User Reviews
Build quality superb compare to other like chetak and ola service is also good and more over very important is it's our India brand. I like our nation product and also super ride experience my advice is please increase the range. Range is smaller than other but build quality is good and as well as comfortable for all areas, it's also smoothly ride on difficult road also it's very stylish scooter and could you please increase the range. Stylish design and comfort also good continuously ride long also because of give footrest also that's why it's comfortable to compare the other also carry the heavy weight also small disadvantage is range so look about this. Read More
Its very tempting bike. Its electric and eco friendly. One should consider buying this bike because its electric and environmental friendly. I have pulsar 150 and I want to buy this bike as it is electric and more over it has got a great styling. It is the SUV of scooter as for the price is concern. It cost 1.6 lakh.Read More
the reason i want this bike because this is very affordable just 1.45-1.46 lakh and this battery range 4kwh, 120 km battery in Eco mode and this performance motor with 26 Nm torque, fun to ride in Rush mode.. comfort many rider praise the seating and suspension saying it smooth every or loner city rides. performance the scooter with moter and ridding modes eco ride an rush make i versatile users enjoy the quick practicality huge storage space and comfortable seating make it idea for daily commuting. range 120 km in eco mode is reliable for city rides. design bold, distinctive look that stands out from others scooters.Read More
Amazing scooter i love it and it mileage is also superb and i can't imagine the company make the product like that it very good and I think that we mostly love this one very much and can't ignore it , it really very best scooter and I truly purchasing soon and I need this type of scooter for me to travel in city I love itRead More
The bike is super wasn't expecting much from it but really stand out well and really good for day to day life as the mileage is good we can't compare it with higher models as every model holds it important. My overall experience is good expecting more from brand. hope that Will update for more information in future.Read More