Ola to launch S1 at a lower price
The Hindu
Ola has announced the launch of its S1, which it adds, might even come at a lower price. When the O
Ola has announced the launch of its S1, which it adds, might even come at a lower price. When the Ola scooter prices were originally revealed in August 2021, the company stated that the S1 Pro would cost ₹ 1.29 lakh (ex-showroom, including FAME II subsidy), while the S1 would be priced at ₹ 99,999.
At the time of launch, the differences between the two were significant — S1 Pro claimed a range of 181km (which the company later revised to 135km ‘true range’), the S1 claimed a range of 121km, which means its true range should be similar to the Ather 450X. The S1 uses a 2.98kWh unit, while the S1 Pro gets a 3.97kWh battery. In comparison, the Ather 450X has a battery capacity of 2.9kWh.
Performance on the S1 is also lower and, once again, closer to the Ather 450X. The S1 has a claimed top speed of 90kph, while Ola claimed a top speed of 115kph for the S1 Pro. Both scooters claim an impressive torque figure of 58Nm.
The Ola S1 gets two riding modes — Normal and Sports. While S1 Pro gets an additional Hyper mode, Ola will also be introducing an Eco mode in its upcoming Move OS 2.1 software update. Since the S1 uses the same large TFT display, it misses out on some of the Pro’s functions like hill hold, cruise control and voice assistant — all of which are yet to arrive via OTA updates, as of writing this.
While the launch of the S1 is on the horizon, the company, has recalled 1,441 units from that batch of its electric scooters, following a fire incident in Pune.
Observing that sexual exploitation of patients by a medical practitioner will erode relationship of trust between a doctor and a patient, the High Court of Karnataka has declined to quash investigation into a criminal case registered against a 33-year-old city-based doctor for allegedly making sexual overtures to a 28-year-old woman patient.
The State Cabinet met on Thursday for the first time after the declaration of the Lok Sabha results and discussed the status of tender proposals of various departments and found that no action had been taken to float tenders with regard to 36% of the proposals (53) that were approved during the last financial year (2023-24).