Ather Energy has launched the company’s latest electric scooter – Ather 450 in India at a price tag of ₹ 1,24,750 (ex-showroom, Bengaluru). The Ather 450 available for sale in Begaluru only as of now, and it is the most expensive electric scooters. According to company, the price includes a host of features that ensure that you’ll have a hassle-free ownership experience and the price includes RTO tax, Rs. 22,000 subsidy, insurance, handling charges, GST, smart card feee and registration card. Additionally, it includes the standard installation costs, a charging cable, and a one-year subscription plan of Rs. 9,912 or (incl. GST). The subscription plan covers all maintenance work, labour charges, replacement of parts under regular maintenance and consumables like brake pads, as well as data services like satellite navigation, cloud-connected remote diagnostics & even roadside assistance. The company will even reimburse the cost of electricity required to charge the scooter at home and the reimbursement of amount will be every three months via a payment wallet while the charging within the Ather Grid network will be free of cost. The Ather Grid network offers 17 different locations with over 30 touch points for charging and by end of the year, the company plans to increase Ather Grid network within Bengaluru.
The Ather 450 powered by a 2.4kWh lithium-ion battery coupled with BLDC (brushless direct current) motor that churns out maximum power of 5.4kW (7.3PS) and produces a peak torque of 20.5Nm. It can fast charge to 80% at a rate of 1 km/minute. On the performance front, the Ather 450 clocks the 0 to 40 kmph in just 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 80kmph. In economy mode, the Ather 450 will offer a maximum realistic range of 75km on a single charge while on Power mode it will offer 60km of range on a single charge. The suspension setup on Ather 450 comprises of telescopic forks on the front and a monoshock unit at the rear. The electric scooter runs on 12-inch alloy wheels and gets disc brakes on both ends – 200mm front disc and a 190mm rear disc, with regenerative braking and combined braking system (CBS) for added safety.
The Torque ouput on Ather 450 is higher than conventional 200cc entry-level performance motorcycles like Bajaj Pulsar 220, and KTM 200 Duke, and it promises to be a practical, fun & tech-laden electric scooter. The company has designed the scooter in such a way that air is channeled to the battery pack directly from the front wheel and ensure that there’s adequate cooling. Additionally, there’s a cooling fan that ensures the battery does not heat up and it has been tested in various conditions ensuring typical Indian summers will not create any problem.
There is a touchscreen instrument cluster on Ather 450 and it’s a 7-inch tablet equipped with a SIM card, connected to the internet full-time and offers onboard navigation. It comes with Ather app that enables push navigation from the phone to the vehicle dashboard, remote monitoring of the vehicle health, charge monitoring and managing service requirements. Finally, with the over-the-air (OTA) functionality, the vehicle is capable of improving over time with continuous improvement and addition of new features and functionalities. The Ather 450 comes with parking assist feature which allows riders to reverse into tight parking locations.
On every purchase of Ather 450 smart electric scooter you will get 2 year/30,000 km warranty and a 3 year/unlimited kilometre warranty for 70 percent charge holding capacity of the battery. The Ather 450 will compete with Okinawa scooters and the Twenty Two Motors Flow.
Press Release Quote
Commenting on the launch, Tarun Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO, Ather Energy, said:
“We started building electric scooters five years ago at IIT Madras and we are excited to launch not only the Ather 340, but also our higher performance flagship variant, the Ather 450. It has been designed with quick acceleration, great handling, large storage space and new-to-category features like park assist, remote diagnostics, and onboard navigation. In the last five years, we have not only built the scooter, but an ecosystem for an electric vehicle future. Be it the suppliers and partners who were entering the EV market, the charging infrastructure that had to be set up for consumers and the engineering talent itself to build the products. Between the Ather 450 and the Ather 340 launching and the Ather Grid being up and running in Bengaluru, we are really looking forward to expanding into Chennai and Pune in the coming months.”
