Ola Electric Scooter: What We Know So Far

Ola Electric has created a massive buzz surrounding the upcoming Ola Electric scooter. While there are a few bits like specifications, variants, exact features that we don't know, we do have an idea about some features and colour options among other things. The Ola electric scooter is likely to have a range of 100-150 km and get features like removable Lithium-ion battery, digital instrument console, cloud connectivity, alloy wheels, telescopic suspension up front and much more. We list down what we know so far about the new Ola electric scooter.

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Colours and Features

(The Ola electric scooter will offered in 10 colours)

The Ola electric scooter will be offered in 10 colours. While the exact names of the colours will be announced at the imminent launch, there will be choices in matte and gloss shades from options in blue and black, the vibrant hues of red, pink and yellow, as well as white and silver. In fact, Aggarwal had earlier posted a tweet asking his followers on their colour preference. The scooter is said to have large underseat stowage, good acceleration and segment leading range as well.

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Nomenclature

(Production trials of the upcoming Ola electric scooter have begun at the Ola Future factory)

Ola filed trademarks for 'Series S, S1 and S1 Pro', which points towards the likely names and variants that the electric scooter could have. Our understanding is that the Series S will be name of the Ola Electric scooter range and the first scooter to be launched will have two variants, the S1 and the S1 Pro. Each scooter variant is likely to have different features and battery packs. The idea is to offer 100,000 charging points across 400 cities over a period of time. Ola says it will set up 5,000 charging points across 100 cities in India in the first year itself, which is more than double the existing charging infrastructure in the country.

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Production

(Ola's 500-acre facility also includes a 100-acre forest with the plant aiming to achieve a negative carbon footprint)

The Ola future factory is being built with an investment of about Rs. 2,400 crore. The manufacturer had announced that it will be ready to begin the first phase of operations at the plant in the next few months. The facility will be able to generate employment for over 2,000 people initially, going up to 10,000 once fully operational. About 10 million man-hours have been planned to construct the facility. The fully operational plant will meet Industry 4.0 standards will have an installed capacity of 10 million electric scooters per annum. The capacity will stand at two million units per year in Phase 1. The plant will have 10 general assembly lines and will be able to roll out a scooter every two seconds, and 25,000 batteries per day.

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Bookings

(Ola Electric received over 1 lakh reservation for the scooter in 24 hours after bookings opened)

Ola Electric created a record of sorts by receiving over 1 lakh reservations for its first ever electric scooter in 24 hours since pre-bookings opened. Interested customers can log on to the company website and book the scooter for Rs. 499. The booking amount is fully refundable of course.

Ola Hypercharger Network

(Ola's Hypercharger network to include 100 cities and 5,000 charging points in the first year itself)

Ola Electric plans to unveil its 'Hypercharger Network', which is billed to be the world's largest, densest EV charging network. The network will cater to Ola's upcoming two-wheeler models starting, with its first product, Ola scooter, to be launched in the coming months. The 'Hypercharger Network' will offer a comprehensive set of charging options to Ola's EV customers which include high-speed Ola hyperchargers and home-chargers that will be offered as standard with Ola electric scooter purchase. The idea is to offer 100,000 charging points across 400 cities over a period of time. Ola says it will set up 5,000 charging points across 100 cities in India in the first year itself, which is more than double the existing charging infrastructure in the country.