Just Rs 499 for reserving, 130 km vary in a single cost and beauty — these are the key components that entice clients in the direction of the Ola electrical scooter. Same was the case with Stajen, the first Ola scooter owner in Kerala. Stajen, who has beforehand owned two electrical scooters, is an advert movie maker. Here, Stajen speaks to Onmanorama on why he selected the high mannequin – the S1 Pro – and the way the scooter is performing.
Why Ola scooter
The important sights have been the lowest reserving quantity and its beauty, says Stajen, who had initially deliberate to cancel the reserving after a while and get his a refund. However, he paid Rs 20,000 extra to verify the reserving (there are provisions to get even that quantity again). But when he test-rode the scooter it was method above his expectations, and thus he determined to pay the remaining quantity too.
Online reserving, supply
All the procedures like reserving and financial institution mortgage have been on-line. However, since it’s a new firm, Ola confronted lots of teething points. Though he had a good Cibil rating, Stajen didn’t get a mortgage. Later, he paid upfront from his pocket. Next was supply issues — the dates modified a number of occasions. Finally, the automobile was delivered residence at 1am.
Quality
Right from the day the deliveries began, reviews concerning high quality points began doing the rounds. However, Stajen discovered no such points. Production high quality is high notch, he says. Though it seems to be like a toy scooter in images, it’s a giant scooter, and weighs fairly a bit.
No bodily key
Right from beginning the scooter to unlocking the seat, use the controls on the touchscreen in the meter console. We are used to autos that want a bodily key to begin them. Therefore, we’d have solely imagined a scooter that may be unlocked utilizing a code. Ola has made it occur. You have to unlock the scooter utilizing a password to begin it. Even when you run out of battery, the show will work.
The scooter will get a seven-inch touchscreen panel normally seen in vehicles. It works even throughout rain. It has options like Bluetooth connectivity and Wi-Fi. Some options like navigation, hill-hold help, temper sounds and theme are but to be made accessible. Ola can be offering them by means of updates.
Silent warrior
Since we’re used to bikes and scooters with sound, the silent trip of the Ola scooter is a significant turn-off, says Stajen, including that it’s his private opinion (and he may change his view as soon as the temper sound updates arrive). Performance sensible, it will probably simply beat a petroleum automobile. The 8.5 kW motor takes simply three seconds to achieve 40 kmph with a high pace of 115 kmph (For S1, the figures are 3.6 seconds and 90 kmph). The weight provides it good stability and enhances the effectiveness of the brakes.
Drive modes, battery
The scooter has three drive modes — hyper, sports activities and regular. You get the greatest efficiency in the hyper mode and the longest vary in the regular mode. The base mannequin doesn’t include the hyper mode. The S1 Pro makes use of a 3.97 kW battery. If one unit of electrical energy prices Rs 6, a 130 km journey would price solely Rs 24. The battery has 224 cells, and this helps in altering simply the battery even after the guarantee interval.
To potential patrons
The Ola scooter will be purchased with none worries. Ola has adopted modern means to supply gross sales and aftersales companies, resulting in teething points widespread with new firms. Ola is anticipated to unravel all these points at the earliest. If you wish to personal an inexpensive, zero-pollution journey mode, you’ll be able to positively purchase the Ola scooter. The ex-showroom value of S1 is Rs 99,999 and S1 Pro is Rs 1,29,999.