Inexorably marching on is the journey to
electrification of vehicles, especially in the motorcycle world, with the
launch of the 2018 Emflux One electric motorcycle (e-bike) from India. Indian
start-up Emflux Motors is the brainchild of Varun Mittal, Ankit Khatry, and
Vinay Raj Somashekar and their team of 25, producing an e-bike capable of going
head-to-head with 700 cc motorcycles.
Taking just under 18 months to go from inception to
the rolling Emflux One concept seen on display at the Auto Expo 2018 India has
every single component – except for the brakes, tyres and suspension – on the
e-bike has been designed and engineered in-house. Housed in a trellis frame
with a trellis single-sided swingarm, the 9.7 kWh battery pack powers a 60 kw
electric motor coupled to a single-speed reduction gearbox.
Bodywork on the Emflux One is fibre-glass, with all
components located for best weight centralisation in the frame. Emflux plans to
make just 199 units of the Emflux One for the Indian market and another 300 for
the export.
Two versions of the 2018 Emflux One will be
produced, a standard version priced at USD 9,350, and an upgraded
version with Ohlins suspension, forged alloy wheels and ultralight carbon-fibre
panels at USD 17,150. Emflux is also capable of designing and
developing electric drivetrains including battery, battery management system,
charger, motor controller and electric motor for two- and four-wheelers.
