Ather Energy has launched its ‘Made in India’
smart electric scooter in two models – 340 and 450. The company has also
started pre-bookings for the scooters in Bengaluru on Ather’s website. It has already
put up Ather Grid, charging infrastructure in Bengaluru that offers fast
charging.
The Ather 450 is designed for city riding
conditions, it comes with a top speed of 80 km/hr, a range of 75 km and one of
the quickest accelerations of 3.9 seconds from 0-40 km/hr in the scooter
category. The 340 has top speed of 70 km/hr, a range of 60 km and acceleration
of 5.1 seconds from 0-40 km/hr. It can fast charge to 80% at a rate of 1
km/minute.
Highlights
of Ather 340 and 450
- Top Speed 80 km/h (450) / 70 km/h (340)
- TrueRange (Eco-mode on) 75 km (450) / 60 km (340), TrueRange
(Eco-mode off) 60 km (450) / 50 km (340), Range
(ARAI, Indian Drive Cycle) 107 km (450) / 86 km (340 –
Estimated)
- 5.4kW BLDC motor at peak power, that can comfortably
ride up 18-degree slopes, making steep parking lots, flyovers, and roads
an easy climb.
- Parking assist allows riders to reverse into tight
parking spots.
- 7”(800×480 Pixels) 800 Nits touchscreen 800 Nits
dashboard with IP65 ratings for water and dust resistance that allows
onboard navigation with options of alternative routes and saved locations.
- Ather app that enables push navigation from the
phone to the vehicle dashboard, remote monitoring of the vehicle health
and charge monitoring.
- Over-the-air (OTA) updates functionality allows the
vehicle to improve over time with continuous updates and addition of new
features and functionalities.
- LED Headlights, Tail Lights, Indicators (with Auto
Turn-off feature)
- Connectivity 3.5G (HSPA+) and Mobile App, GPS
Onboard Navigation and Live Location Tracking on app
- 2.4 kWh (450) / 1.92 kWh (340) IP67-rated battery
Lithium Ion battery offers life cycle of 50,000 kms and a life span of 5-6
years.
- 0-80% (Home Charging) 2 hours 40
minutes, 0-100% (Home Charging) 4 hours 18
minutes, Fast-charging Rate 1 km/min
- Vehicle Warranty 2 Years/30,000km, Battery Warranty
3 Years/Unlimited km
The Ather 450 comes with a home charging Point, that
will be installed by the company at either owners’ homes or workplace. Features
like surge protection, authenticated power draw, and remote charge monitoring
makes Ather’s Point a fast, safe and intelligent charger. It also offers
doorstep pickup and service that can be scheduled through the Ather app.
The Ather 450 is priced at Rs. 1,24,750 on road and
the Ather 340 is priced at Rs. 1,09,750 on road. This is inclusive of FAME
subsidy at Rs. 22,000, GST, road tax, smart card fee, registration card, and
insurance. It is also offering loan with interest rate of 8.5% with standard
EMI or 7% with One Advance EMI with option to extend the period up to 5 years.
It also comes with Ather One plan that offers
free public and home charging, regular maintenance inclusive of consumables,
breakdown assistance and unlimited data services for the dashboard at just Rs.
700 + GST per month or Rs. 8,400 + GST = Rs. 9,912 annually.
For the
first set of consumers, Ather Energy is offering the first year of the Ather
One plan for free. The company will also provide a home charging Point with the
Ather 450 and a charging cable with the Ather 340. The price of these products
and their installation will be waived off for these consumers.