Ather 450S

Price: The Ather 450S is priced from Rs 1,29,999 (ex-showroom Bengaluru).

Design: The Ather 450S looks quite similar to the 450X in terms of its design. It's sharp, sporty and looks aggressive. That said, that also makes it quite hard to differentiate between the 450S and the 450X.

Features: The Ather 450S has an LCD console that ensures excellent readability, even in bright sunlight. The optional Pro Pack unlocks features like ride modes, automatic indicator cut-off, auto brightness adjustment, call and music controls, hill hold, coasting regenerative braking, and an emergency stop signal. The Pro Pack also offers the TrueRange display, guide-me-home lights, and crash alerts. The Ather 450S gets Google Maps, Alexa integration and WhatsApp notification on the scooter’s instrument cluster. The update also has a ‘live location sharing’ and a ‘ping my scooter’ function that will help you locate the scooter in crowded parking lots. Furthermore, the Ather Connect app provides turn-by-turn navigation, document storage, theft alert functionality, the ability to locate your scooter, an intra-city planner, ride statistics, a savings tracker, and more -- all accessible through the app. Other features include all-LED lights and 22-litre underseat storage.

Motor: The Ather 450S electric scooter gets a 5.4kW motor that gives it a top speed of 90kmph. Ather claims that it can accelerate from 0 to 40kmph in 3.9 seconds.

Suspension, Brakes & Other Details: The Ather 450S gets a telescopic fork and monoshock suspension setup and braking duties are taken care of by a 200mm front disc brake and a 190mm rear unit. It gets 12-inch wheels at both ends, wrapped with specially developed multi-compound MRF tyres. Dimensions-wise, it has a wheelbase of 1296mm, ground clearance of 170mm, 780mm seat height, and a kerb weight of 108kg.

Rivals: The Ather 450S’ rivals are the Ola S1 Air, TVS iQube and the Bajaj Chetak.

Range: The electric scooter’s range depends on the battery pack chosen. The 2.9kWh variant delivers an IDC (Indian Driving Conditions) range of 122km, while the 3.7kWh variant can go up to 161km.

Charging Time: Using a home charger, the 2.7kWh variant can charge from 0 to 80 percent battery in 6 hours and 36 minutes. If you need a full 0 to 100 percent charge, it takes a bit longer at 8 hours and 36 minutes with the same charger.