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  • Revolt Motors Wins Order for 1,100 Electric Motorcycles from Bihar Police

    Revolt Motors Wins Order for 1,100 Electric Motorcycles from Bihar Police

    Revolt Motors won a contract to supply 1,100 electric motorcycles to the police department of Bihar for patrol operations across the eastern Indian state.

    The agreement specifies delivery to the state capital of Patna by January 2027, though Revolt Motors plans to hand over the entire batch by the end of this month.

    Contract Terms and Bike Specifications

    Bihar Police selected the BlazeX, a commuter model priced at 134,990 rupees (€1,268) ex-showroom, sitting near the top of the manufacturer’s six-bike catalogue. The broader retail lineup spans from 99,999 rupees (€940) to 144,950 rupees (€1,362), before statutory registration charges and vehicle insurance.

    The BlazeX runs on an IP67-rated mid-mounted motor supplied by domestic auto component maker Sona Comstar, generating 4.1 kW of power and 37.4 Nm of torque. That powertrain pulls energy from an IP67-rated 3.24 kWh battery pack containing CATL NMC cells. The motorcycle clocks zero to 40 km/h in 5.1 seconds and reaches a top speed of 150 km/h.

    A full charge from zero takes 4 hours and 45 minutes from a standard wall outlet. Where dedicated charging infrastructure is absent on patrol beats, officers can unclip the battery pack and recharge it indoors, drawing on a certified Indian Driving Cycle range of 150 kilometres per cycle.

    Fleet Demand Tests Commercial Viability

    Institutional contracts give electric two-wheeler makers a predictable volume buffer against erratic retail showroom footfall. While consumer buyers often delay electric motorbike purchases over charging friction and upfront price differentials, public agency contracts lock in recurring revenue and bulk parts supply.

    The operational risk sits squarely on duty cycle endurance. Police patrol work strains drivetrains through continuous idling, stop-start urban runs, and rough road surfaces far beyond typical civilian commuter patterns, testing both the Sona Comstar mid-drive motor and CATL cell chemistry under sustained heat.

    Institutional Strategy for RattanIndia Unit

    Revolt Motors entered commercial sales in August 2019 and has put more than 60,000 electric motorcycles on Indian roads to date. Parent company RattanIndia Enterprises now relies on public fleet deployments to establish operational reliability records that private retail marketing cannot replicate.

    “Securing an order for 1,100 electric bikes from Bihar Police is a significant step for Revolt. Institutional mobility presents a different set of requirements from individual ownership, and engagements of this scale give us an opportunity to take our products into real-world operating environments. We see institutional adoption as an important avenue for expanding the role of electric bikes in India.”

    Execution turns on whether Revolt Motors clears the 1,100-unit distribution to Patna depot facilities before the end of this month, well ahead of the official January 2027 contract cutoff.

  • AirAsia to operate flights on Patna-Delhi route from July

    AirAsia to operate flights on Patna-Delhi route from July

    Malaysian budget airline AirAsia is most likely to start its flight operations from Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport here in July. It will operate two flights on Delhi-Patna-Delhi route from July following a final nod from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

    In fact, different airlines have made proposals to operate total 32 flights from Patna airport under the summer schedule. Twenty flights operate from Patna airport at present under the winter schedule, which is likely to end by February 15.

    Patna airport director Rajendra Singh Lahauria told TOI on Friday, “AirAsia has submitted a schedule to the DGCA for operating two flights between Delhi and Patna from July. The first flight will land here at 8:30am and the second at 8:30pm.”

    AirAsia apart, four other airlines operating from Patna airport — Air India, IndiGo, GoAir and Jet Airways — have also sought permission to increase their number of flights from Patna in July.

    As flights are mostly not allowed to land at the city airport before 10am due to foggy conditions normally from first week of November, most airlines had cancelled or rescheduled their morning flights and added in the afternoon under their winter schedule, which came into effect from December.

    IndiGo sources said the total number of flights has been proposed to increase from 11 to 14 from February 16 under their summer schedule. Its seven flights would operate on Patna-Delhi route.

    GoAir has also proposed to increase the number of flights from Patna from five to eight. Also, both Air India and Jet Airways have proposed to increase the number of flights from 2 to 4.

    Patna airport has witnessed a steep surge in aircraft traffic over the past few years as it has increased from 10 flights in 2010 to 20 at present. Altogether 26 flights were operating from the city airport last summer.

    The rise in number of flights has been attributed to the increase in passenger traffic. The passenger flow at the city airport increased from 14.5% in 2014-15 to 32.4% in 2015-16.

    Efforts are also being made to expand the terminal building at the city airport with two-storey swanky building with six aerobridges in order to accommodate an expected traffic of 30 lakh passengers per annum. Union cabinet on Tuesday approved the transfer of 11.35 acres of land to Bihar government in exchange of equivalent land of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at Anisabad. Airport director Lahauria said construction work is expected to commence from June this year.

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