Ola S1, the new Electric scooter entry in the market, offers range of 181kms, starts at 99,999

 Ola S1 and S1 Pro

In time of high petrol prices, electric has been a great alternate to the petrol. Lot of new electric scooters are been launched, among them offer great convince but doesn't deliver much on range criteria. 

On 16th August Ola has finally launched their new Electric Scooter S1 and S1 Pro in the Indian market, It will compete with the Ather, TVS and Bajaj electric scooters. Rivals offer decent range from their scooters but Ola claims better range of 181KM from their new scooter.

Ola said that it will allow customers to purchase the scooter from September 8 onwards and deliveries will start from October 2021 across 1000 cities and towns. Pre-bookings for the scooter is commenced and Ola has already received bookings of 1 Lakh. You can pre-book your Ola e-scooter from Ola's official website here.

Ola will manufacture the scooter in Krishnagiri plant located in Tamil Nadu, Ola says their scooter offers great performance and range at better cost, lot of bookings are been received from major cities.

Features and spectifications:

Motor Power: 8500W

Max Torque: 58Nm

Range: 181Km 

Battery capacity: 3.97 KWh 

Transmission: Automatic

Braking type: Combine

Top speed: 115 kmph

Chassis Tubular

Body Type: Electric Bikes

Front Suspension: Single Fork

Rear Suspension: Mono Shock

Comes with internet connectivity

Digital Speedometer, console and Trip-meter, display size of 7inch with touch.

Comes with inbuilt navigation

Led headlight and Taillight

Dimensions:

Length: 1859 mm

Width: 712 mm

Height: 1160 mm

Ground Clearance: 165 mm

Wheelbase: 1359 mm

Kerb Weight: 125 kg

Underseat-storage: 36 L

Tyre Size Front :- 110/70-12,  Rear :- 110/70-12

Pricing and offerings:

Ola S1 starts at 99,999 and S1 Pro costs about 1,29,000 includes Fame 2 subsidies and excludes state level subsidies.

Colors:

Ola Electric scooter will provide 10 different color options to choose from, Neo Mint, Coral Glam, Marshmellow, Porcelain White, Jet Black, Millenial Pink, Matt Black, Anthracite Grey, Midnight Blue, Liquid Silver.

     

S1 is having 2.98 KWh battery whereas Pro has 3.97 KWh. S1 will give range of about 121Km and Pro will provide 181Km range, S1's top speed is about 90Km/h and Pro's 115Km/h.

Ola offers great range and performance than the competitors like TVS iQube, Ather 450x, Bajaj Cheetak.

Ola says that "market is ready, the consumer is ready" its that the companies are not ready. He says Ola will boost EV offerings from their side. They also want competitors to gear up into the EV market.