Revolt Motors introduced RV400 and RV300 as India’s first fully-electric AI-enabled motorcycle back in August and recently introduced ‘The Revolt Cash Down’ onetime payment plan. Now, the company has teamed up with Vodafone Idea for 4G IoT connectivity solutions and the collaboration between the two companies aims to give a ‘smart’ riding experience for the AI-enabled motorcycle.
With this partnership, Vodafone Idea will be providing exclusive IoT enabled solutions to enable features such as geofencing, bike locator and real-time bike information and diagnostics, with voice recognition start feature to be introduced soon.
In related news, with the new ‘The Revolt Cash Down’ plan users have a choice to pay a onetime price for the vehicle and under this plan, the Cost Before on Road price for the RV400 is Rs. 98,999 and RV300 is Rs. 84,999, with an additional cost of registration/RTO, Insurance, Smart card and one-time mandatory charge of 4G connectivity for 3 years. The deliveries will begin by end of October in Pune and the company will soon announce the closure of bookings for the second batch November-December & January-February 2020 following demand.
Commenting on the partnership, Nick Gliddon, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, Vodafone Idea said:
We are extremely happy to announce this partnership with Revolt Motors and make India’s first AI based electric motorbike truly smart through our IoT solutions. Electric Vehicles will disrupt the Indian automobile landscape in the coming few years. Connectivity will play a pivotal role in ensuring that electric vehicles are a success. It offers us an ideal opportunity to collaborate and introduce comprehensive end-to-end solutions for our partners in the automotive industry and enhance customer experience.
Rahul Sharma, Founder, Revolt Intellicorp said:
We are happy to partner with Vodafone Idea, as we progress to make urban commute convenient, clean and connected. This collaboration is an important milestone in our journey to offer smart mobility solutions and an enhanced riding experience to our customers. We are committed to the sustainable mobility mission and will continue to work towards bringing aspirational e-mobility solutions for the customers.