Since the scooters were first confirmed earlier this year, the start of sales for the Ola Electric S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters has been eagerly awaited. Now that orders are ready, all eyes are on Ola to see how it grows its scooter operations both domestic and international.
Ola's scooters are manufactured in India, at a large scooter megafactory with a capacity of 2 million electric scooters per year. The megafactory's production capacity has already been scheduled to expand to 10 million units per year.
This is important for India, which has the world's largest two-wheeled market. In India, over 15 million two-wheelers are sold each year. Ola Electric might help rewrite India's transport scene in a short period of time, with gas motorbikes currently outselling electric options.
Ola came out of the gate with a fully capable electric scooter in the S1 and S1 Pro, unlike many of the moped-class electric scooters we see with 45 km/h (28 mph) speed limits.
The S1 has a top speed of 90 km/h (56 mph) due to an 8.5 kW electric motor installed into the scooter's frame, while the S1 Pro has a top speed of 115 km/h (71 mph).
The scooters have huge capacity batteries, with the S1 having 3 kWh and the S1 Pro having 4 kWh. This equals to 121 km (75 miles) and 181 km (112 miles) of range, respectively.
Unlike simple scooters with basic features, Ola's models come with a variety of smart features.
Large 7-inch colour touch screens with GPS-based map navigation and typical performance readouts on user-selectable skins are optional on the 121 kg (267 lb) scooters.
The scooter, like your phone, comes with a digital voice assistant. “Hey Ola, play some music,” you may tell the scooter, and the song will start playing through the scooter's built-in audio system.
By connecting their phones to the scooter's OS, riders may even make phone calls.
When it comes to phones, the scooter's app gives you a lot of power. Riders can open the trunk, alter the lights, set geo-fencing borders, tweak (or delete totally) electronic sound profiles, create rider profiles, and more.
For friends and family members, profiles can be put on the scooter so that the scooter remembers each rider's performance customizations and user interface modifications.
Aside from the impressive technology, the pricing of the scooters was probably the most surprising feature of their debut, which starts at only Rs 99,999 ($1,350).
Ola had previously stated plans to sell its electric scooters overseas, but that timeline was expedited considerably when CEO Bhavish Aggarwal revealed that Ola scooters would be delivered to the United States as soon as early next year.
Ola's electric scooters are currently only accessible in India, where they have just started collecting orders. We don't think it'll be long before Ola scooters start making their way worldwide, considering the rate the firm is developing its production.
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