Atumobile commences delivery of its electric bike Atum 1.0

Hyderabad-based electric vehicles start-up, Atumobile commenced delivery of its new generation electric bike, Atum 1.0. Launched on September 1 2020, Atum1.0 e-bike has a base price of Rs 50,000 and the company has received over 400 bookings from across India since its launch. 

Atum1.0 is powered by a portable lithium-ion battery pack and the company claims that it charges in under 4 hours with a range of 100kmph on a single charge. The lightweight portable battery pack weighs 6 kg and allows the users to charge it anywhere using a normal 3-pin socket. The electric bike comes with a 1-year battery warranty and is available in a range of colours. According to the company, the design has been successfully tested, over varying and extreme conditions.

It is approved, as a low-speed bike, by the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) which makes it ready for commercial use. Users do not need to register it or aply for a driving licence to ride the bike. This bike is manufactured at a greenfield manufacturing facility located in Telangana which has the capacity to manufacture 15000 e-bikes annually.

Vamsi Gaddam, founder and chief executive officer, Atumobile handed over the bikes to the first 10 customers at its plant in Patancheru, Hyderabad. Speaking during the event he said, “This is a concrete step in our endeavour to help the environment by promoting renewable energy-based e-mobility solutions for the Indian consumer. Atum 1.0 is just the first product in our line-up of electric two-wheelers which is expected to grow in the near future.”

According to Atumobile, this is a cost-effective bike as it consumes around 1 unit per charge, which translates to Rs 7-10 per day (for 100 kms) as compared to the traditional ICE bikes, which cost almost Rs 80-100 a day (for 100 kms).