Speedloop AutoPune, India · since 2020

Built for the loads between a scooter and a truck.

We design, certify and build compact electric vehicles for the 0 to 300 kg loads that move a city every day: parcels, groceries, milk, tools, sweeping and vending.

CROC EV in Araku Green, rendered from the production CAD
CROC EV · RT100 · render of the production CAD
Patents on layout, structure and battery
15
ARAI certified, India's first reverse trike
2024
Of CROC EV's parts made in India
95%+
Vehicles a month, assembly capacity in Pune
250

Company figures, October 2026.

First on RT100

CROC EV, in four colours.

Two wheels in front, one behind, a lockable box ahead of the driver and a battery you charge from any socket. Sold and supported by UrbanCarriers.

Payload, 100 kg with overload
80 kg
Lockable cargo box
380 L
Overall width
930 mm
Range, one or two batteries
40–80 km
CROC EV in Araku Green, rendered from the production CAD

Araku Green · render of the production CAD

At work

One box, many trades.

Each job drawn on the production CAD with real-size loads, packed into the 380-litre box as built, 80 kg rated.

  • CROC EV carrying a last-mile parcels load, render of the production CAD
    Last-mile parcelsLockable, lid shut
  • CROC EV carrying a milk crates load, render of the production CAD
    Milk cratesPacked to the box step
  • CROC EV carrying a electrician load, render of the production CAD
    ElectricianCases and cable drums
  • CROC EV carrying a ac technician load, render of the production CAD
    AC technicianOutdoor unit lies flat
  • CROC EV carrying a cold chain load, render of the production CAD
    Cold chainPassive, no battery draw
  • CROC EV carrying a factory line-side load, render of the production CAD
    Factory line-sideStandard 600 × 400 bins

Everything it can carry →

Why we exist

Most city loads are too heavy for a scooter and too small for a truck.

Shops, couriers, kitchens and civic teams move 20 to 300 kg at a time, many times a day. They do it on overloaded two-wheelers or half-empty three-wheelers, and pay for it in fuel, damaged goods and tired drivers. We design for that band.

THE 0–300 KG BAND: MOST CITY LOADS0 kg100 kg200 kg300 kg400 kg500 kg600 kg700 kgPetrol two-wheeler about 20 kg on a seat or a crateCROC EV 80 kg, 100 kg with the 25% overload allowanceSTIGER EV 100 to 250 kg · in developmentCNG three-wheeler loader about 600 kg
Fig. 1Payloads drawn to scale. Figures from Speedloop Auto's vehicle comparison and the CROC EV spec sheet.

Platforms

Three platforms, one for every lane.

Every vehicle starts as a platform we design, test and certify in-house. Each one owns a payload band; the bars show where it sits on the 0 to 300 kg scale.

  1. Lane 01

    RT100

    Certified
    0 to 100 kg

    The reverse-trike platform: two wheels in front, one behind, a ladder and space frame, double-wishbone front suspension. Built for the 0 to 100 kg payload band. CROC EV is the first vehicle on it. Vehicles: CROC EV

  2. Lane 02

    STIGER

    In development
    100 to 250 kg

    A heavier two-seat reverse trike for the 100 to 250 kg band, for work and personal use. Vehicles: To be announced

  3. Lane 03

    MANTIS

    In development
    The lightest loads

    A utility cargo bike for the narrowest lanes and the lightest loads. Vehicles: To be announced

How we work

Design it, certify it, build it here.

  1. CROC EV from the rear, render of the production CAD

    Design

    15 patents

    The reverse-trike layout, the ladder and space frame and the battery architecture are ours, from first sketch to tooling.

  2. A white CROC EV parked on paving, photographed from the side

    Certify

    ARAI, 2024

    RT100 is India's first certified reverse trike. CROC EV registers as an e-cart, a commercial vehicle.

  3. Three CROC EVs parked together in a yard, photographed

    Build

    Made in Pune

    Assembly in Pimpri Chinchwad with capacity for 250 vehicles a month and more than 95% Indian parts.

What we make

One maker, three lines of work.

Vehicles are sold under UrbanCarriers. PsyArc is the intelligence we are building into them. UrbanEdge is next.

In the news

ET AutoAutocar ProfessionalYourStoryDNA IndiaNASSCOM ER&D Summit

Supported by

Department of Science and Technologyriidl, Somaiya VidyaviharBhau InstituteStartup India Seed Fund SchemeUCO BankT-Hub

Investors

Utility vehicles are infrastructure. We are building the platform for every city.

We are open to a small number of investors who have built manufacturing at scale, run industrial or infrastructure businesses, or can open markets in the UK and the EU.