Ola Electric is going through loads of flak from each the clients and potential consumers for quite a lot of causes. The greatest of them is delayed deliveries regardless of preliminary manufacturing claims. Other points embody manufacturing flaws, together with each {hardware} and software program points. However, the drawback that gave Ola Electric loads of detrimental mild was the latest fireplace incidence involving an Ola S1 Pro electrical scooter. A parked Ola scooter all of the sudden busted into flames as a result of doable thermal runaway igniting debate over EV security.
Despite all these points, Ola Electric has managed to show the tide in its favour by changing into the second highest electrical scooter maker in the nation. As per the numbers shared by FADA (Federation of Automobile Dealers Association), Ola Electric noticed the steepest rise in EV gross sales in March 2022.
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Last month, Ola Electric managed to promote 9,127 electrical scooters, an enormous 234 % over February 2022 when Ola bought only 3,907 automobiles. Since Ola S1 Pro was launched not too long ago, the Y-o-Y gross sales determine just isn’t relevant. This additionally means, Ola has outsold its direct rival Ather Energy by an enormous margin.
The Ola S1 Pro is priced at Rs 1,29,999 and is powered by a 3.97 kWh lithium-ion battery pack throwing energy to a 8.5 kW motor, which delivers 58 Nm of torque and pushes scooter to a prime velocity of 115 km/h. Ola claims it has a most driving vary of 181 km (though they later clarified the precise vary) and a charging time of six and a half hours utilizing a 750W transportable charger supplied with the scooter.
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In the general gross sales Hero Electric took the first spot with a sale of 13,023 scooters bought in March as in opposition to 7,360 items February 2022. Okinawa Autotech stood at 8,284 unit gross sales in March 2022, adopted by Ampere at fourth spot with 6,338 unit gross sales. The fifth spot has been snatched by TVS Motor Company with 2,267 unit gross sales.
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