Today we are talking about such an electric scooter which neither looks like a scooter nor a bike. We are talking about the RUV 350 electric scooter from BGAUSS. After seeing this scooter, it seems as if something is missing; its design is such. Let’s know what is good in this electric scooter and what is missing. BGAUSS is a sub-brand of RR Kabel. In 2024, in India, you get to see electric scooters from many companies with good features according to your budget, like Ola S1 X, S1 Air, S1 Pro, and Ather 450s.
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1. Design:
Talking about the design of the BGAUSS-RUV 350 scooter, its look is very unique. BGAUSS has tried to give this scooter a different look because this scooter has alloy wheels with big 16-inch tubeless tyres, due to which this scooter looks less like a scooter and more like a bike. The company is calling it India’s first RUV (Rider Utility Vehicle). The body of this electric scooter is made of metal; nowadays, all electric scooter manufacturers provide plastic bodies, and the company has not said much about the chassis of the vehicle. Looking at this scooter, you will feel that its design is like Bajaj M-80 or Kinetic K4; due to this, some people may like its design, and some people will get a retro feel, due to which some people will not like this design.
2. Features:
In the RUV-350 you are provided with an LED headlight, an LED tail lamp and LED turn indicators in the handle itself. Along with this, you are given a 5-inch TFT screen through which you can connect your smartphone. In the front you get a USB charging port. Talking about other features, you get features like reverse mode, cruise control, rollover detection, smart side & main stand sensor, hill hold control and regenerative braking. In all these models you get 15 litres of underseat storage, 4 litres of secret storage under the floor and a 2-litre glove compartment.
In this electric scooter, you get three models: RUV 350i EX, RUV 350 EX, RUV 350 MAX. In all these, you get to see the difference in battery capacity. if we talk about color, then you get five color options.Furry Red & Black wheels, Astro blue & Black wheels, Platinum silver with rouge Orange wheels, and Graphite Gray with Sunset Yellow Wheels
Mystic Green with magnetite grey wheels.
3. Comfort:
If we talk about comfort, you get 16″ alloy wheels in the RUV 350 scooter, but you do not get disc brakes in this electric scooter; you get simple drum brakes. If we talk about suspension, you get dual telescopic suspension in the front and mono-hydraulic suspension in the rear, which you can adjust, which makes the ride very smooth. You also get a very comfortable ultra-wide seat; you get a comfortable grab handle at the back, and a saree guard is pre-installed on the rear wheel for safety. In the front, you get a very wide flat floorbed, due to which you can comfortably keep luggage in the front. The KERB weight of this scooter is 122 kg. If we talk about ground clearance, you get a good 160 mm. One thing is very good about this EV scooter: you get a main stand print, and that too with a sensor.
4. Power:
If we talk about performance, the RUV 350 electric scooter is provided with a powerful PMSM high-torque permanent magnet motor whose peak power is 4.7 PS (3500 W) (3.5 kW), 0-40 km/h is reached in 5 sec, and the peak torque in the wheel is 165 Nm, which gives you a top speed of 75 km/h. You get three ride modes in this scooter: ECO, Ride and Sport. The company says that you can run this scooter for 100000 km without any maintenance.
5. Battery:
If we talk about battery capacity, then you get three variants in the BGAUSS RUV 350 series: The RUV 350i EX and the RUV 350 EX have a 2.3 kWh non-removable battery pack; the RUV 350 MAX has a 3 kWh non-removable battery. The company has placed the battery under the seat, and you get a high-quality lithium-para phosphate battery in this scooter, which has a life cycle of 7 to 8 years. You get a portable charger with this scooter, which takes 3-4 hours to charge the battery (0-80%).
6. Range:
If we talk about range, the 3.5 kWh battery pack gives you 145 km IDC range in eco mode, whose true range is 125 km*. The 2.3 kWh battery pack gives you 105 km IDC range, whose true range is 80 km+*.But still, the real range depends on the load and in which mode you are driving it and whether the scooter is being driven by one person or it is a double seat; it depends on how much range (mileage) the RUV 350 will give you.
7. Price:
If we talk about the price, then
BGAUSS-RUV 350i EX 10,9,999*
BGAUSS-RUV 350 EX 1,24,999*
BGAUSS-RUV 350 MAX 1,34,990*
It is available at the ex-showroom price, but this price is kept a little higher because you will have to pay 15,000* more on the road along with insurance.
8. Opinion:
There are some shortcomings in this electric scooter which could have been removed; the price at which these scooters have been launched is high; you have also been given less storage; you do not get a touch screen; you do not get disc brakes in it; you get disc brakes in all the electric scooters of this range; you get to see disc brakes; you get a top speed of only 75 km; and at this price you also get batteries of 2.3 kWh and 3.5 kWh, which the company could have made 3 kWh – 4 kWh, and the range could have been increased.
At this price you have many options available, like Ola S1 X, Ola S1 Air, Ather 450s, and Bajaj Chetak, and if your budget is high, then you can buy the premium Simple One or River Indie Electric Scooter.
