🏍 Made-in-Chennai EV Startup Raptee.HV Opens Flagship Centre

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Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on 11 November 2026 inaugurated, by video conference from the Secretariat, the new three-storey Flagship Experience Centre of Raptee.HV, India’s pioneering high-voltage electric motorcycle maker, on OMR at Perungudi, Chennai.

The Opening

• Visitors can see the motorcycles, learn about the high-voltage technology, talk to the technical team and take test rides.
• Industries Minister S. Keerthana, Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar and senior officials attended.

The TIDCO Investment

The Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) invested ₹25 crore in Raptee.HV through compulsorily convertible preference shares, under its new startup investment policy. TIDCO also plans to invest in other Tamil Nadu startups, including space company Agnikul Cosmos.

About Raptee.HV

• Headquartered in Chennai, the company was founded by Tamil Nadu engineers with experience at Tesla, Wipro and global automotive technology firms.
• Its T30 is described as India’s first high-voltage electric motorcycle, with a 240V system.
• The bike can use the same CCS2 public fast chargers as electric cars.

What’s Next

After Chennai, Raptee.HV plans showrooms in Coimbatore, Kochi and Hyderabad. CEO and co-founder Dinesh Arjun said “Chennai is where our journey began”.