Emflux One - India's first electric superbike made its world debut

The Emflux One is the much talked about India's first electric superbike by Bengaluru-based start-up Emflux Motors and finally made its debut at the ongoing Auto Expo 2018.



The pre-orders for the Emflux One will start in July 2018, with the first deliveries to begin in April 2019.

The Emflux One is a full-faired electric superbike with top-of-the-line components like

• Brembo brakes with dual-channel ABS,


• Single-sided swingarm, Ohlins suspension


• Fully connected smart dashboard with artificial intelligence capabilities


• 7-inch touch TFT display with features like GPS navigation, real time vehicle diagnostics and auto updates all accessible via mobile app

The design and circuits of the Emflux One have been developed completely in-house by Emflux Motors.

Powering the Emflux One is Samsung Lithium Ion 9.7 kWh high power cells with a 60 kW AC induction motor, with power limited to 53 kW from the controller. The motor produces 71 bhp of power and 84 Nm of peak torque, which has been electronically limited to 75 Nm. The motorcycle can cross 100 kmph mark from standstill in just 3 seconds. Top speed is 200 kmph !!

Emflux is also working on a naked street model, called the Emflux Two, which will be launched subsequently.

Emflux will be making 200 units of the Emflux One which will be sold via online channel in the country. They also have plans to export over 300 units to other parts of the world.

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Technical Specifications

CHASSIS

• Frame - Tubular Steel Trellis


• Subframe - Tubular Steel Trellis


• Swingarm - Single Sided Tubular Steel Trellis

SUSPENSION

• Front - 43 Upside Down Forks (Upgradable to Öhlins Race and Track USD 43mm forks with Adjustable Preload, Damping and Rebound)*


• Rear - 46mm Mono Gas Shock (Upgradable to Öhlins with 46mm Monotube Gas Shock with Adjustable Preload, Damping and Rebound)*

BRAKES

• Front Brakes - Dual 300mm disc with Brembo monoblock 4 piston radially mounted calipers*


• Rear Brakes - Single 220mm disc with Brembo fixed caliper*


• ABS - Dual Channel ABS

RIMS & TYRES

• Front Tyre - Pirelli Diablo Rosso II 120/70 ZR17*


• Rear Tyre - Pirelli Diablo Rosso II 180/55 ZR17*


• Wheels - Cast Alloy (Upgradable to Forged Alloy)

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT

• Wheelbase - 1395mm


• Seat Height - 810mm


• Rake - 23.5 degrees


• Steering Angle - 64 Lock to Lock


• Kerb Weight - 169 Kg


• Load Capacity - 200 Kg

BATTERY

• Pack Description - Emflux™ Li-ion, Liquid Cooled Modular Battery Pack with Integrated High Power Samsung® Cells*


• Nominal Capacity - 9.7 KWh


• Charger Type - Emflux™ WARP Charger™


• Charging Time - 80% in 36 minutes from WARP Charger™,


• 3 Hours from Regular 15A Wall Charger


• Cooling System - Air cooled

BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• BMS System - TI™ BMS IC with Hercules™ Microcontroller*


• Cell Balancing - Passive Balancing


• Protection Features - Over voltage, Under voltage, Over


• Current, and Extreme Temperature Protection


• Extra Features - Advance battery capacity/health monitoring

MOTOR

• Peak Torque - 84 Nm (Limited to 75Nm from the controller)


• Peak Power - 60kW (Limited to 53 kW (71hp) from the controller)


• Type - Emflux™ 3 Phase AC Induction with Liquid Cooling

DRIVETRAIN

• Primary Reduction - 58:19


• Final Drive - 45T/15T Chain Drive


• Transmission - Direct Drive

WARRANTY

• Battery Warranty  - 100000 Km/5 years (More than 80% of the initial capacity)


• Motorcycle Warranty - 100000 Km/5 years (Except for normal wear and tear)

PERFORMANCE & RANGE

• Top Speed - 200 Km/h


• 0-100 Km/h - 3.0 seconds


• City Range - 200 Km


• Highway Range - 150 Km @ 80 Kmph

 

CHARGER

• Charging Time - 80% in 36 minutes from WARP Charger™,


• 3 Hours from Regular 15A Wall Charger


• Input - 85-264V /15A AC Supply


• Output - 84-118V / 33A DC


• Power - 3.3KW Nominal


• Efficiency - 95% (Min.)


• Cooling System - Liquid Cooled

MOTOR CONTROLLER (INVERTER)

• Nominal Operating Voltage - 100V


• Maximum Operating Voltage - 120V


• Continuous Current - 220A


• Peak Current - 600A


• Continuous Power - 20KW


• Peak Power - 60KW (Electronically limited to 53KW)


• Control Method - Field Oriented Control (FOC)


• Cooling System - Liquid Cooled

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

• Parking/Walking Assist - Back and Forth - 3 km/h max controlled speed


• Charger Locator - Location/booking of charging stations through Emflux App/Emflux ONE Dashboard


• Lights - Energy efficient full LED lighting


• Body Panels - Lightweight Glass-fibre panels (Upgradable to Ultralight Carbon Fibre panels)

 

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