India, April 17 -- Raptee Energy, a Chennai-based electric-two wheeler manufacturer has announced that they have started production of their first electric motorcycle. The first batch of electric motorcycles will be used for testing before the manufacturer starts selling the motorcycles to the public. Testing the vehicles before starting public deliveries is quite common as this ensures that the vehicle does not face any issues once it is delivered to the consumers.

Raptee's new electric motorcycle has a claimed top speed of 135 kmph while the acceleration time of 0-60 kmph is rated for 3.5 seconds. The claimed range of the motorcycle is around 150 km on a single charge and 0-80 per cent charge takes 45 minutes. Raptee also says that up ...