Ola Electric will finally commence deliveries for its long-awaited S1 range of electric scooters from December 15, 2021. The company’s Co-Founder and CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, recently announced the delivery date through his social media account. Aggarwal in his tweet said, “Scooters are getting ready.
Production ramped up and all geared to begin deliveries from 15th Dec. Thank you for your patience!” Ola was expected to begin deliveries from October this year, however, the company has been postponing the delivery date sighting various challenges. Now, the company finally has an official launch date for the scooter, which should come as a big relief for customers.
After opening the first purchase window for the electric scooter, Ola had announced selling scooters worth ₹ 1,100 crore. The company was expected to open the second purchase window on November 1, however, due to delays in deliveries, it was pushed to December 16. Recently, the company again pushed the purchase window to sometime in late January 2022. Last month, the company also began to invite based test rides for the electric scooters, in four cities – Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Bengaluru. It was later expanded to over 1000 cities and towns.
The Ola S1 is priced at ₹ 85,099, going up to ₹ 1.10 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom Delhi after FAME II subsidies). The prices could further go down at the time of delivery, depending on state subsidies on EVs across the country. The base model Ola S1 will come with a top speed of 90 kmph and a range of up to 121 km on a single charge. The S1 Pro, on the other hand, will offer a top speed of around 115 kmph and a range of up to 181 km.
Ola Electric is building the S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters, with an all-women work crew, at its Futurefactory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The factory, which is spread over 500 acres, will have a production capacity of 10 million vehicles per year when fully completed. Ola says that it will be the largest, most advanced two-wheeler factory in the world, and it has already completed phase 1 construction.