The first electric bike designed, developed and manufactured in the UAE has been launched, which can go up to 200 kilometres with a fully-charged battery.

Launched at the Make it in the Emirates exhibition in Abu Dhabi on Monday by electric mobility firm EDaddy, the X7 bike’s name and design have been inspired by the seven emirates and UAE’s national bird falcon.

In an interview with Khaleej Times on the sidelines of the exhibition, Yasmeen Jawaharali, co-founder and COO of EDaddy, said the bike will cost Dh12,000 to Dh15,000 as it will come with different sub-versions and a top speed of 180km.

She added that it will be fully rolled out in July for individuals and delivery companies across the country.

“We are in the process of approvals. Today is the first-ever soft launch of the product and it will be available in July. We have two manufacturing facilities already built in the National Industrial Park and Dubai Industrial City. It is in the testing phase and hope to get operational in two months,” she added.

“We are also expanding into Abu Dhabi and looking at Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad),” she said.

The start-up has raised $15 million in investment and is likely to raise further funds for the rollout across the UAE and expansion.

On average, she revealed that a delivery rider travels around 200km per day.

“We will also roll out battery-swapping stations in the UAE for the efficiency of riders. For last-mile delivery and quick commerce delivery solutions, it is all about time as they compete to deliver as quickly as possible. To make it more efficient for the rider and end-customers for faster delivery, we’ll introduce a swapping station to replace the depleted battery in two minutes with a new fully-charged battery. We are starting with four four-kilometre radius,” she said during the interview.

The company also developed the Thunderbolt X Next Gen fleet infrastructure platform — an end-to-end platform covering real-time data and analytics from the battery cell.

“The platform monitors the driver behaviour while an inbuilt camera gives a good analysis of the blind spot — just like a car. This is the first of its kind for the two-wheeler. This has been introduced keeping in mind accidents and safety for riders,” she said.

The company also plans to manufacture three-wheelers in UAE for Africa, local and other markets.

“We see three-wheelers as a very big market in Africa and across various parts of the world. Even in India, it is the second largest market. So we thought to manufacture for UAE and also for the world in the Emirates,” she added.