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Battery Flex. Wallet Flex.

One owner, towed to the showroom, faced a possible tow fee of about ₹3k.

A mock savings comparison. Left: short quotes from the official site. Right: the fine print, grounded in reports in the Case File. We do not add anything up. Your total is between you and your service centre.

Savings: brochure vs bills

  • The brochure: “Total Savings Over 4 Years: ₹2,74,480”

    The fine print: ₹2,74,480 saved. One X47 owner was offered ₹1.2 lakh trade-in on a ₹3 lakh+ bike.

  • The brochure: “electricity cost per month ₹365”

    The fine print: ₹365 a month in electricity. One owner's fifth service: ₹5,400 for the work the fourth did at ₹2,500.

  • The brochure: “Lower monthly outflow vs fuel cost”

    The fine print: Lower monthly outflow. One owner's third service: ₹3,700.

  • The brochure: “Chennai-Leh ride in just ₹400”

    The fine print: Chennai to Leh for ₹400. One owner's brake pads: ₹2,700 front.

The bill, itemised (eventually)

  • The brochure: (no claim quoted)

    The fine print: Not a motorcycle, a statement. Owners would settle for an itemised one.

  • The brochure: “The ideology of functional honesty.”

    The fine print: Functional honesty: "the system is automatically generating that amount".

  • The brochure: “Pay only for the motorcycle upfront”

    The fine print: Pay upfront. For one owner, the extended warranty price changed from the first quote.

  • The brochure: (no claim quoted)

    The fine print: Customise yours. The service centre may customise it again, without telling you.

Parts prices

  • The brochure: (no claim quoted)

    The fine print: Calculate your savings. Subtract the sprocket, priced for one owner at "3 times the normal".

  • The brochure: (no claim quoted)

    The fine print: Far below petrol. Aux lights for one owner: ₹10k plus ₹2.5k fitting.

  • The brochure: “We've got the battery covered”

    The fine print: Battery covered. One owner was quoted ₹1.51 lakh for a replacement pack.

  • The brochure: (no claim quoted)

    The fine print: Sold out. AUX batteries due under warranty: also no stock, for one owner.

Battery Flex plans

  • The brochure: “What is UV Battery Flex?”

    The fine print: Battery Flex: the battery is flexible. The appointment is not.

  • The brochure: “Pay for the battery as you ride”

    The fine print: Pay as you ride. One owner rode a month at the showroom instead.

  • The brochure: “Own it at the end!”

    The fine print: Own it at the end. Registration to follow, in a few months.

  • The brochure: “Start your UV journey sooner”

    The fine print: Start sooner. One owner's first six months included two at the service centre.

  • The brochure: “Flexible plans, For every kind of rider”

    The fine print: For every kind of rider, including the ones who refused the update.

  • The brochure: (no claim quoted)

    The fine print: Book a test ride. The long-term test ride is called ownership.

Trade-in and upgrades

  • The brochure: (no claim quoted)

    The fine print: Cross over to the new model. Your old one will not be joining you.

  • The brochure: (no claim quoted)

    The fine print: Book yours. Delivered two weeks before the next model? One owner can tell you how that went.

Parallel booster charger history

  • The brochure: “Boost 3.0 kW charger: 2.5 hr”

    The fine print: 2X faster parallel booster charger. Over a year late, as owners report; officially Q3 2027 at ₹38k.

  • The brochure: (no claim quoted)

    The fine print: Pre-book with confidence. Parallel booster charger pre-payers were refunded and re-quoted higher.

  • The brochure: “Boost charger included”

    The fine print: Parallel booster charger included. Elsewhere: over a year late, as owners report; officially Q3 2027 at ₹38k.

  • The brochure: (no claim quoted)

    The fine print: 4000 chargers, rates ₹12-45, nothing working on highways, per one owner.