- The MANTIS is a Naked-Sports performance electric motorcycle that is set for its commercial launch in mid-2020
- The company said that it will be commercially launched in Bengaluru, followed by other Indian cities
- ORXA Energies is a boot-strapped company that emerged from Airbus Bizlab, the start-up accelerator of the Aerospace giant, Airbus
ORXA Energies has launched India’s first fully-electric street bike – The MANTIS. As per the company, the MANTIS is styled as a Naked-Sports Fully-Electric Street Bike.
ORXA Energies is a boot-strapped company that emerged from Airbus Bizlab, the start-up accelerator of the Aerospace giant, Airbus.
About MANTIS
“We are proud to launch the MANTIS, the first-of-its-kind fully-electric street bike in India right now. The MANTIS is a Naked-Sports performance electric motorcycle that is set for its commercial launch in mid-2020. Our aim, since inception, has been to provide a credible & seamless electric alternative to serious bikers,” said Ranjita Ravi and Dr. Prajwal Sabnis, Co-Founders, ORXA Energies.
They further added, “Designed as a no-compromise alternative and a seamless shift from ICEs to EVs, The MANTIS is designed with as an engineering-driven, performance-oriented, and customer-validated motorcycles. We are driven to change the popular perception about EVs i.e. inadequate range, inferior performance, and weak acceleration. And with The MANTIS, we believe we have a winner.”
The company said that it will be commercially launched in Bengaluru, followed by other Indian cities with a strong biking culture as well as an early-adopter culture.
The philosophy of the bike is No-Compromise as no one should have to change their lifestyle or habits to fit an EV, and Seamless because the experience of riding a Mantis should be a seamless experience for the rider.
The electric street bike has an all-aluminum frame. It comes with a 9kWh battery pack. The company claims that the MANTIS will give its riders 200 kms of range on real riding conditions.
