Ola Electric has offered a sneak peek of its concept cars and as many as 3 new EVs are under development. The cars were revealed during the company’s Customer Day celebrations yesterday at its Future Factory. The 3 EVs include a hatchback, a sedan, and a large SUV coupe. Coming to the sedan, its overall design somewhat looks like the now-discontinued Ford Aspire compact sedan especially the rear with its curvy tail. All the 3 cars sport interconnected head and tail lamps.
The sedan has some sharp lines as well a
sleek profile with a short rear boot. The rear glass area is well inclined and
gels well with the boot. The rear has dual running led tail lamps. There’s also
a large brushed silver skid plate at the bottom. Coming to the hatchback, it
features a sharp front with a large bumper lip for better aerodynamics. The
interconnected LED headlamp runs between a recess at the front. There are dual
lights on each side, something similar to the upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV.
At the rear, the C pillar abruptly ends on
a rear boot projection that holds the connected LED tail lamps. The lamps get a
chiseled design and are quite board as well. Below the tail lamps, there’s
again a large recess for a sporty look. There are many cuts and creases
throughout the body and Ola might reserve it as a hot hatch. It also gets a
dark red paint job for a menacing look.
Finally, the SUV coupe looks huge in size
but gets minimal detailing at the front. There’s a carbon fibre finish on the
front bumper which itself looks quite overly curved for an SUV. It gets many
creases for a busy look. At the sides, there are pure muscles everywhere. The
flowy lines, the bulgy panels, and extended length shout SUV. The rear gets a
sloping roofline for a proper coupe look. Like the hatchback, the rear, again,
features chiseled connected tail lamps.
The rear gets a raised boot with a curvy
body panel. It should offer loads and loads of space on the inside with a
menacing road presence. We can’t wait to see how the 3 cars look in flesh. They
are revolutionary for sure. Ola could offer large battery capacities like 70 to
80 kWh with very powerful motors, mostly in all-wheel drive avatars. As the S1
Pro is known for mind-boggling performance, expect breathtaking acceleration
and top-speed in these cars.
The company will launch 1 among these 3
EVs as early as next year itself. And, as per sources, it will command a price
tag lower than Rs. 10 lakhs (ex-showroom). Our wild guess is the compact
sedan-like looking model on top. Ola Electric is actively scouting for land for
its upcoming car and lithium ion battery manufacturing plants. It’s in talks
with as many as 6 states – Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra,
Telangana, and Gujarat.
The startup is ready to invest a humongous
Rs. 10,000 crores for the project and is eyeing at least 1000 acres of land
that has good accessibility through all means. With an excellent track record
of setting up a 10 million unit 2-wheel factory in a matter of 2 years, Ola
Electric is up for another record as it’s planning an even more tight 1-year
time frame for setting up its car plant. Also, its cars would not just be
specific to India but for the global markets with exports planned for ASEAN,
Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern, and even parts of Western
Europe. Currently, there are very few EVs in the country in the segments Ola
Electric is aiming. The most popular 1 is the Tata Nexon EV, followed by MG ZS
EV, and the Hyundai Kona. Volkswagen and Mahindra Group are planning an EV
onslaught soon.
