Ather Rizta Boasts Biggest Seat In Segment: Official Teaser Reveals

(Last Updated On: February 5, 2024)

Key Highlights

• Ather Rizta e-scooter in works
• Fresh teaser reveals segment’s biggest seat
• Testing has started ahead of launch

Ather’s next electric scooter is coming for the family-oriented consumers in India. Ather has been creating hype for its upcoming e-scooter which will move away from the existing portfolio of sleek and stylish performance e-scooters (450 lineup). Adding on to the teasers, Ather has now revealed the biggest in segment seat for the Rizta e-scooter. What else the brand has hinted? Take a look here:

Ather Rizta E-Scooter To Offer Biggest Seat In Segment?

Ather is gearing up for its first electric scooter launch that is being targeted at the family audience. Official teasers have started dropping in already with the previous one hinting at its development and the latest one revealing its large seat size.

There are a lot folks who love @atherenergy but wanted a bigger scooter from us. So when we were designing our family scooter we made sure we tick that box. I wanted to give you all a sneak peek of what we mean by "bigger."

To give you a perspective, here is the seat of one of… pic.twitter.com/O3KYsfceyx

— Tarun Mehta (@tarunsmehta) February 2, 2024

A tweet shared by Tarun Mehta, Ather Energy India CEO shows the upcoming Rizta e-scooter has the segment’s largest seat. For a reference, Mehta has shared an image with the Rizta e-scooter’s seat placed right next to one of the leading e-scooters. It is said to be compared with the Ola S1’s seat where one can easily see the big difference in the seat size of both e-scooters.

On popular demand here is the second image comparing an Ather Rizta seat with that of a leading petrol scooter.

No prizes for guessing the petrol scooter! https://t.co/ORlnreuFdK pic.twitter.com/ocOoo9qqxx

— Tarun Mehta (@tarunsmehta) February 3, 2024

A second tweet follows where the Ather Energy’s CEO has shared the image of the Rizta e-scooter’s seat being compared with one of the popular petrol two-wheeler scooter. These comparison images clearly indicate that with Rizta, Ather is taking utility factors seriously and is bringing an e-scooter which fits requirements of Indian families. The tweet also reiterates the confirmed launch timeline for the Rizta e-scooter which happens to the upcoming Community Day celebration.

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Ather Rizta E-Scooter: Leaked Details

Ather Rizta e-scooter’s test mule images have stopped by the rumor mill a couple of times. The recently spotted test model was also seen sporting a large seat for added pillion comfort. The flat floorboard has also been seen in the leaked images of the test mule.

Ather is expected to launch the Rizte e-scooter with telescopic forks and mono shock absorbers for suspension at the front and rear respectively. This first Ather family scooter might feature 12-inch alloy wheels and use disc brakes for braking. There are reports suggesting up to 150 km per charge range.