Overview
- Royal Enfield on Thursday launched the Flying Flea C6 under a new urban EV sub-brand, pricing it at Rs 2.79 lakh outright or Rs 1.99 lakh with a Battery-as-a-Service plan that lowers the upfront cost.
- Bookings and test rides open at 12 pm on Friday at the first Flying Flea store in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, with deliveries targeted for the end of May and a phased expansion to other cities in India.
- The C6 uses a 3.91 kWh battery and a PMSM motor rated at 15.4 kW and 60 Nm, claims 0–60 km/h in 3.7 seconds, a 115 km/h top speed, an IDC range of 154 km, and supports 20–80 percent charging in about 65 minutes from a 16A socket.
- The motorcycle’s hardware focuses on low weight and urban agility with a 124 kg kerb figure, a forged aluminium girder-style front suspension, a magnesium-alloy battery casing, 19-inch slim tyres, belt drive, and a round TFT with Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, 4G, OTA updates, ride modes, traction control, and lean‑sensing ABS.
- Some reviewers caution that the 154 km IDC range is a laboratory figure and may fall well short in real-world riding, even as Royal Enfield advances an in‑house EV program with a dedicated tech centre, dozens of patent filings, and initial production from Oragadam before a planned Cheyyar facility.