Royal Enfield’s Electric Cruiser Is Coming Sooner Than You Think

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We’ve all heard Royal Enfield top honchos sing about their electric motorcycle plans for a few years now. But now, it’s finally put the money where the mouth is. The Indian giant has finally set a date for its first-ever electric bobber-type cruiser via a social media teaser. This also confirms some known details about the product. Here’s what you need to know.

Here's everything you can "realistically" expect from Royal Enfield's first electric motorcycle

Although the teaser barely focuses on the motorcycle, the silhouette is clearly visible. It confirms the bobber-type appearance of the motorcycle, evident from the dangling rider saddle and the absence of the pillion seat. This backs up the previous image of the motorcycle doing rounds on social media via leaked patent filings.

The teaser also has a close-up shot of the tank area. This matches the early images of the RE electric bike, made public by the Indian brand itself. Even the glossy green color of the tank area is quite identical between the two. Considering they’re the same further opens up more design details, such as:

We also know a few mechanical details of the electric motorcycle. Up top, it boasts telescopic forks, housed inside a girder-type assembly to keep the retro charm going. There’s a monoshock at the back. This is tied together via a tubular chassis that holds the central battery pack as a stressed member. You also get alloy wheels at both ends, each housing single disc brakes. These rotors appear quite puny, suggesting the EV would be light weight.

Meanwhile, the battery-motor specifications remain a mystery. However, we expect it to have commute-friendly performance, somewhere in the ballpark of the 20-HP Classic 350. That seems like an ideal number for the first EV since powerful and pricey electric motorcycles are yet to be accepted. Kawasaki also took a similar approach with its Ninja e-1. Other than this, the top honchos suggest the battery would remain fixed and come armed with fast charging.

Power

~20 HP

Torque

~20 LB-FT

Transmission

Single-speed (belt-driven)

Range

~65 miles

Top speed

~60 miles per hour

Spoiler alert: the Himalayan 650 has dual disc brakes up top

Finally, the debut date of Royal Enfield’s first electric motorcycle is November 4, 2024. That’s the first day of the 2024 EICMA,--the motor show that has been RE’s chosen venue for many of its big reveals. What remains to be seen is the name borne by the EV.

The brand has two trademarked names–Babe-E and Flying Flea–which both fit the bill here. We side with the latter, though. Why? Because the 1943 Flying Flea was RE’s lightest bike and could be airdropped via parachutes on battlefields. The teaser of the EV with the parachute paints a similar picture, doesn’t it?

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