River Indie
River Indie overview
The River Indie is an electric scooter from River, priced from ₹1.46 L (ex-showroom, indicative). It pairs a 4 kWh battery with a claimed range of 163 km and 6.7 kW of power. It relies on AC charging (no DC fast charging). It reaches 90 km/h. At ₹8 a unit the River Indie works out at roughly ₹0.28 per kilometre, against about ₹2.10 for an equivalent petrol scooter.
Full specifications
Pros & cons
👍 What's good
- Zero tailpipe emissions
- Low running cost vs petrol
👎 Watch-outs
- Limited range — best suited to city use
- Higher upfront cost than petrol equivalents
Frequently asked questions
The River Indie is priced from ₹1.46 L ex-showroom (indicative, 2026).
It offers a claimed range of 163 km from its 4 kWh battery. Real-world range is typically 70–85% of this.
It charges via AC only; there is no DC fast-charging support.
On a home tariff of ~₹8/unit it costs roughly ₹1–1.5 per km — far less than a petrol equivalent at ₹6–8 per km.
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Find my EV →EVBharat analysis: what these numbers mean
The River Indie is listed at 4.0 kWh with a claimed 163 km. Those two numbers drive everything below, which is arithmetic from River’s published specification rather than a road test — we do not test vehicles.
| Claimed range | 163 km (River figure) |
| Realistic range | about 117–130 km |
| Units for a full charge | about 4.4 (4.0 kWh plus charging loss) |
| Cost of a full charge | about ₹35 at ₹8 per unit |
| Running cost | about ₹0.28 per km |
A realistic 117–130 km means the River Indie covers an ordinary commute with a charge every second or third day. Longer runs are possible but become something you plan rather than something you just do.
The River Indie charges from an ordinary domestic socket rather than a DC fast charger, so the number worth asking about is overnight charging time, not a fast-charge rating.
Over 1,000 km in a month the River Indie costs roughly ₹284 in electricity at ₹8 a unit, against about ₹2100 of petrol for an equivalent scooter. That is ₹1816 a month and ₹21790 a year. Take the price difference you are actually quoted for the River Indie against the petrol car you would otherwise buy, divide by ₹21790, and you have your own break-even in years — which is a far more useful number than any per-kilometre figure.
Realistic range applies the 72–80% band set out in how we estimate real-world range, and ₹8 a unit is an assumption rather than your tariff — the calculator takes your own.
River Indie specifications as published by River; range is claimed, not measured by us. Tell us if anything here is wrong.