Ather Energy begins deliveries of Ather 450 in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Indian electric vehicle startup, Ather Energy, has started deliveries of its e-scooter, Ather 450, in its hometown - Bengaluru. The company started taking pre-orders of the model with the launch of two electric scooter models -- Ather 340 and Ather 450 -- in June this year, priced at Rs 1.09 lakh and Rs 1.24 lakh (both on-road, Bengaluru) respectively.
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Select few customers were invited to Ather’s final assembly unit on Tuesday to ride home their Ather 450.Prior to delivering the e-scooter, the company set up private charging stations at their residences.
With the multiple fast public chargers set up by Ather, the owners will have free charging available both at home and across the city, the company said in a statement.
"The past few weeks have been incredible for everyone at Ather Energy," said Tarun Mehta, Co-founder and CEO, Ather Energy. He also said that starting of deliveries is the real launch of the company as consumers take their first scooters home and begin to ride them.
"We will continue to deliver more Ather 450s in batches to the rest of our pre-orders in the coming months," Tarun added.
Customers interested in buying the Ather electric scooters can book a test ride online on the company's official website and make a pre-order. Ather is also offering a subscription plan, Ather One, which covers data costs, charging costs both at home and in public and it includes periodic doorstep service of the vehicles and cost of common spare parts.
The company has completed nearly 3,500 test rides at its experience centre, AtherSpace, in Indiranagar, Bengaluru and has 22 charging Points across the city -- which can be found on its AtherGrid app, -- the company said.
About the expansion of the company, Tarun said, "we still have a lot to learn about the national ownership and day to day usage of our vehicles and are looking forward to the next phase of our growth."
Ather announced its expansion plans starting with Chennai and rolling on to more markets in the new year. The company has already started working on the charging network in Chennai and aiming to set up its experience centre by the second quarter of 2019 which will be followed by other cities.
Designed for city riding conditions, the Ather 450 comes with a top speed of 80kmph, a range of 75 kilometres and acceleration of 3.9 seconds from 0-40kmph. It also offers advanced features like parking assist and a seven-inch touchscreen dashboard that allows onboard navigation as well.