It was one year back on the 15th of August 2021 when Ola entered the EV space in India. And year later, they announced a more affordable version of the popular S1 Pro electric scooter. This one sheds the ‘pro’ name, has a lower price tag and aims to give tough competition to the recently updated Ather 450X and upcoming Simple One electric scooter. Here is a quick look at what all you should know about the new Ola S1 e-scooter.
The S1 looks identical to the S1 Pro. The only difference here are the number of colour options on offer. While the S1 Pro can be had in as many as 11 different shades, it’s cheaper sibling is offered in five colours only. Top speed drops from 116 km/h to 95 and so does acceleration. The S1 Pro can sprint from 0 to 60 in just 2.9 seconds. The S1 will take about 3.8 seconds. All this has been done to keep range as high as possible and this is because the new S1 comes with a smaller battery pack of 3 kWh, 25% smaller than what we see on the S1 Pro. The plus point is that the S1 is lighter by 4 kilos.
Ola says the S1 e-scooter will take 5 hrs to charge (full) and will offer 141km of range as per ARAI certification. It will continue to come with riding modes of Eco, Normal and Sports. The ‘Hyper’ mode is only reserved for the S1 Pro which carries a premium of Rs 40,000. Interested? You can book the Ola S1 e-scooter for just Rs 499 only and this can be done via the regular Ola app also. Customers who avail early access will be able to make the final payment on 1st September, and for others, the full payment window will open starting 2nd September. Deliveries will start next month itself.
Apart from the smaller battery pack, the Ola S1 e-scooter also misses out on a few features. We will explain this in a proper comparison article soon. Stay tuned!
