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Ahmedabad-based EV startup company Matter Energy has announced the opening of bookings for Aira, India’s first geared electric bike. The pre-booking window will open on May 17 across 25 cities and districts in India.
These 25 cities and districts include Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Krishna, Bengaluru, Mysore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Mumbai, Navi-Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Jaipur, Indore, Delhi NCR, Patna, Lucknow, Kanpur, Guwahati, Kamrup, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar and Kordha. The bike will compete with the Revolt RV400 and the Torque Kratos.
Price starts from Rs 1.44 Lakh
Buyers can pre-book the Era on Mater’s website, Flipkart or OTO. The pre-registration price of the bike is Rs 1.44 lakh. The bike is available in two variants Aera 5000 and Aera 5000+ models.
The company has not yet shared the price and details of Aira 4000 and Aira 6000+. Customers are also being given 3 years or unlimited kilometers warranty with Mater Era and 3 years of roadside assistance and AMC/Labour coverage.
Mater Era: Battery and Range
A 5 kWh liquid-cooled battery pack option has been given in the e-bike Era 5000 and Era 5000+ variants. These bikes will give a range of 125 km in real world condition on a single full charge.
It has been claimed that the battery pack can be fully charged in 5 hours with a normal charger and in 2 hours with a fast charger. The vat of the battery is about 40kg and the Aera e-bike is about 180kg.
Whereas, the Aira 6000+ model will get a 6 kWh battery pack option which will give a range of 150 km in real world conditions.
ABS with front and rear disc brakes
The Matter Era has been given a sharp and sculpted look. It gets LED headlamps with integrated LED daytime running lights. Other design elements include a motor guard similar to the engine guard on ICE bikes, split seats, LED taillight and a split grab rail for the pillion rider. The electric bike has ABS with front and rear disc brakes.
Matter Era: Motor and Speed
The Mater Aira 5000 and Aira 5000+ are powered by a 10 kW electric motor. It generates power through a Hypershift 4-speed manual gearbox. The company claims that the e-bike achieves a speed of 0-60Kmph in less than 6 seconds.
There are three driving modes in the bike. Its top speed is 30 kmph in Eco mode, 70 kmph in City mode and 95 kmph in Sport mode.
Matter Era: Features
The Aira gets 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connectivity, park assist, keyless operation, OTA updates, progressive blinkers and a 7-inch touch-compatible LCD display with welcome lights. Along with this, there is also a smartphone application, which will make all the information of the bike available to the users. It also has a 9-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU).
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