Ola Electric Scooter Full Details | Features and Price of Ola Electric Scooter in Detail

Ola Electric is prepared to unveil its range of e-scooter on Sunday, on the occasion of 75th Independence Day in India at 2 pm. The event are getting to be held survive Ola's social media handles. Ola Electric scooter has been unrolled from the Ola Futurefactory based in Tamil Nadu , announced Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Sunday before its launch.

CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Twitter said, 

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Built the first scooter in our Futurefactory today! From barren land in Feb to this in under 6 months despite a pandemic!! The

@OlaElectric team is just amazing"

 

The company has not revealed any details but has just announced the colours of the e-scooters during which they go to be available. The Ola electric scooter are getting to be available in 10 colours, black, purple, red, white, yellow, blue, pink and grey variants. according to the Ola website, people can reserve an Ola scooter by paying a minimum amount of Rs 499 by net banking, UPI, e-wallets, OlaMoney or credit/debit cards.

The website said, "Reserving your Ola Scooter now will put you during a queue and provides you the first purchase preference once we announce deliveries."

According to reports, the e-scooter can run up to 75 km on a 50% charge and 150 km on a full charge. The scooters are expected to possess best-in-class 50-liters under-seat storage, reverse function, LED lighting and charging time.

The company is going to acknowledged over 100,000 charging points in India. 

Ola Electric launches Ola S1 scooter, prices start at Rs 99,999

Ola Electric, the electrical vehicle arm of the mobility giant Ola has launched Ola S1, the first in its range of electrical two-wheelers. The SoftBank-backed company said that Ola S1 is supposed and engineered in India for the earth and may deliver the only scooter experience to the consumers. Ola S1 starts at Rs 99,999, not including state govt incentives, registration, and insurance.

“It are getting to be the only scooter ever made, not just the only electric scooter,” said Bhavish Aggarwal, chairman, and group CEO, Ola, during a roundtable at the Ola Electric campus in Bengaluru. “We got to make technology, which is that the simplest within the planet which is what we're doing. We've been saying we'll build our own technology. We built our own technology. All of this has been done by Indian teams based here during this office, and it's world-leading.”

In India, Ola is now in direct competition with electric two-wheeler makers, like Ather Energy, Hero Electric, and TVS Motor Company. the company said the scooter inspires range confidence with an industry-leading range of upto 181 Km, acceleration of 0-40 kmph in 3 seconds, and a top speed of 115 kmph respectively. it's equipped with a hyperdrive motor. The vehicle has been designed and perfected in-house, the 8.5 kW motor is that the foremost powerful within the industry, has high thermal efficiency, unparalleled peak power, and torque.

Regarding the battery, Ola said it's set the industry benchmark. The 3.97 kWh battery packs enough power for a spread of 181 km during one charge. Its proprietary Battery Management System (BMS) works actively to observe the battery for optimal durability, performance, range, and safety.

The firm said Ola S1 brings the foremost advanced technology ever put in two-wheelers. It is a vehicle control unit (VCU). Designed and engineered by Ola, the firm said the smart VCU gives the only in class performance with an Octa-core processor, 3 GB of RAM, and high-speed connectivity through 4G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

Last year in May, Ola Electric acquired Etergo BV, an Amsterdam-based electric scooter original equipment manufacturer. This acquisition had further bolstered Ola Electric’s strong engineering and elegance capabilities with the Etergo team’s extensive vehicle development experience with leading automotive companies like Tesla, General Motors, Ferrari, Jaguar, and BMW. When asked about the contribution from the Etergo vehicle, Aggarwal said the design is analogous , but everything has been re-engineered.

“Even the design has been made more relevant for markets like India,” said Aggarwal. “We have re-engineered everything, the battery pack, motor, and thus the mechanicals.”

 

The scooter features a complicated HMI (human-machine interface) feature. Powered by a multi-microphone array and AI speech recognition algorithms built in-house, it comes with one of the sharpest, brightest 7-inch touchscreen displays seen during a scooter. Proximity unlock enables a sophisticated keyless experience as smart onboard sensors to talk along side your phone that permits you to be key-free and worry-free by unlocking your scooter once you're in range and automatically locking it as you permit . The scooters also accompany voice recognition that allows the user to end their key tasks quickly without having to bother with navigating the menu.

The vehicle also offers the Ola Moods feature. Powered by the proprietary OS MoveOS, Ola Moods will transform the ride experience including the planning and feel of the display and even how the scooter sounds.

The firm said the vehicle is that the foremost silent scooters within the industry. Ola S1 offers a singular , customized vehicle sound experience played out through integrated speakers. This includes ‘Bolt’ which is supposed for people who love speed. It puts the speed and power right at the center . there's ‘Care’ where the tree of your choice will grow the utmost amount because the CO2 you’re saving each day by riding with the S1. The ‘Vintage’ mood feature is Inspired from the heritage of finest craftsmanship, this is often often how the Ola S1 would have looked within the ‘50s. there's also ‘Wonder’, a pure sci-fi experience, with the sound to match.

Regarding safety and security measures , the vehicle includes an anti-theft alert system and geo-fencing. The front and rear disc brakes keep the rider safe in city stop and go traffic, while ‘Hill Hold’ feature makes navigating inclines easy.

The scooter is out there in 2 variants - S1 and S1 Pro, in 10 colors with satin, matte and glossy finishes. It stands out in beautiful colors, iconic twin headlamps, ergonomic and fluidic body, superior alloy wheels, and sculpted seating. it is the most vital boot space that matches 2 helmets comfortably.

Last month, Ola said that its electric scooter received a record-breaking 100,000 bookings within the first 24 hours, making it the foremost pre-booked scooter within the planet . Last month, Ola Electric and Bank of Baroda signed the foremost important long-term debt financing agreement within the Indian electric vehicle (EV) space. This 10-year debt of $100 million is towards funding and financial closure of phase 1 of the Ola Futurefactory, Ola’s global manufacturing hub for its electric two-wheelers.

Ola had announced in December 2020 that it will be investing Rs 2,400 crore for fixing phase 1 of the factory. The Ola Futurefactory is arising on a 500-acre site in Tamil Nadu . At full capacity of 10 million vehicles annually, it'll be the world’s largest two-wheeler factory.

Ola’s mega-factory will have an initial capacity of two million units a year in phase 1 this year. it'll function the company’s global manufacturing hub for its range of electric-powered scooters and two-wheelers across India and international markets including Europe, UK, Latin America , Asia Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand.

“We have top-notch engineering and manufacturing talent,” said Aggarwal. “We can build the only within the planet here in India and sell anywhere.”

He said two-wheelers are a growing global market especially after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic as more people want to possess their own personal vehicles. “We want to be the worldwide leader.”

Ola Electric had also revealed its plans to line up the world’s largest electric two-wheeler charging network. The aim is to provide charging solutions to all or any or any its electric two-wheeler customers. It had unveiled the Ola Hypercharger Network, the charging network for its two-wheeler products. The Ola Hypercharger Network are getting to be the widest and densest electric two-wheeler charging network within the planet , with quite 100,000 charging points across 400 cities. within the primary year alone, Ola had said it's fixing over 5,000 charging points across 100 cities in India, quite double the prevailing charging infrastructure within the country. Ola in conjunction with its partners would set it up at an estimated cost of $2 billion over a period of 5 years.

Watch: Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal taking the e-scooter for a fun and test ride

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