Ultraviolette X-47 Indian Army Expedition: 4,850 km, 40 Days to Walong, All Details

Ultraviolette and the Indian Army have started a 40-day, 4,850 km Himalayan endurance expedition on the Ultraviolette X-47 Crossover, ending at Walong in Arunachal Pradesh. Announced on 14 October 2026, the ride crosses the Himalayan region, the Gangetic plains and the Northeast. It aims to promote sustainable mobility and pay tribute to fallen soldiers. The expedition was flagged off in Delhi by General Dhiraj Seth, Chief of the Army Staff. Ultraviolette has not yet shared the route, rider count or X-47 variant, and we flag those gaps below.

What was announced

The expedition pairs the Indian Army's riders with Ultraviolette's X-47, a crossover electric motorcycle the company launched in September 2025. Per the company's release, the plan is a 40-day endurance ride that takes the motorcycle beyond conventional road and test environments.

Here is the confirmed information at a glance:

The release frames the ride as a comprehensive endurance test of both the motorcycle and its riders. It says the journey will test whether they can hold consistent performance over an extended period.

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Flag-off details and who attended

According to the release, the expedition was flagged off from the Manekshaw Auditorium in Delhi. Three people were named as present:

• General Dhiraj Seth, Chief of the Army Staff, Indian Army
• A. S. Sahney, Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil)
• Ajay Shanker, CFO, Ultraviolette

Banners at the event, visible in the flag-off photo, carry the name "Stallions' Pan Himalayan EV Riders Expedition" along with Ultraviolette and IndianOil branding. The photo shows riders on white and red X-47 motorcycles with green EV number plates rolling out from the stage as the flag is waved.

Reports say the flag-off was part of Army Service Corps celebrations, and some reports date it to 12 October, while Ultraviolette's release is dated 14 October. We have used the release date for this post and flagged the difference in the gaps section below.

What Ultraviolette said

Narayan Subramaniam, CEO and Co-founder of Ultraviolette, said the Army represents resilience, precision and preparedness, qualities the company values. He called the ride "a test of machine, rider and mindset" against some of the toughest terrain in the country, and said riding the X-47 with the Army lets the company show its capability across varied conditions.

The release adds that the X-47's architecture brings together stability, control and dynamic performance, attributes that matter on unforgiving and unpredictable terrain. It says the bike's engineering and integrated technology are designed around the rider and the demands of the expedition.

Ultraviolette X-47 Crossover: specs that matter for this ride

The release does not list specifications, so the table below uses figures from the launch and variant details published by Ultraviolette and carried in launch coverage. The X-47 comes with two battery options, and we do not know which one the expedition bikes use.

A few more details from the launch are relevant to a long ride. The X-47 has an onboard charger with a portable, retractable cable, which means it can charge from a regular AC point without a separate wall unit. Ultraviolette has also said the bike works with its UV Link network of AC charging points. Whether that network, or any other charging plan, covers the Himalayan stretches of this route has not been stated.

Prices start at ₹2.49 lakh (ex-showroom) for the base variant, according to reports, with higher trims costing more.

What the release does not tell us

We went through the release and the flag-off photo for the details a reader would normally want. These are the gaps:

• Route and stopovers: Only the broad regions (Himalayas, Gangetic plains, Northeast) and the destination are named.
• Start and end dates: The release gives 40 days but no calendar dates. Reports point to a 12 October flag-off, while the release is dated 14 October.
• Number of riders and motorcycles: Not stated. The photo shows at least three bikes, but the full fleet size is unknown.
• X-47 variant and battery size: Not stated. The 7.1 kWh and 10.3 kWh versions have very different claimed ranges.
• Charging and support plan: Not stated, including whether support vehicles or portable chargers travel with the riders.
• Any modifications to the bikes: Not stated. The release says nothing about whether the motorcycles are stock.
• IndianOil's role: The company's chairman attended and its branding appears at the event, but the release does not describe any partnership terms.
• Venue name: The release says Manekshaw Auditorium, while reports refer to the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi Cantonment.
• How results will be shared: No mention of data, range logs or a post-ride report.

We will update this post if Ultraviolette or the Army publish a route or fleet details.

Evfy's Take

Here is the angle we think matters most: 4,850 km over 40 days works out to roughly 121 km per day on average. That is our own calculation, and it assumes the ride covers all 40 days with equal distance, which real expeditions rarely do. Rest days, weather holds and steep mountain stretches will push some days well above or below that average.

At that pace, a 121 km day sits comfortably inside the X-47's claimed 211 km (7.1 kWh) and 323 km (10.3 kWh) IDC range on paper. But IDC figures are lab-based claims, and high-altitude cold and long climbs usually pull real-world range down. So the bigger test here is likely charging logistics and consistency, not raw range, which fits how the release describes the ride.

There is also a pattern in who Ultraviolette keeps partnering with. According to reports, the company supplied F77 motorcycles for a Madras Regiment Centre rally across Tamil Nadu in 2025 that covered more than 6,000 km, and F77 Mach 2 bikes for a Madras Sappers rally that ended in Bengaluru in November 2024. This new ride is the first we know of that features the X-47, the more versatile crossover, instead of the F77.

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