Ola Annual Customer Day Highlights: New Scooters Launched, Motorcycles Revealed, MoveOS4, And More!

(Update: The Ola S1 Air has received 50,000 bookings so far. Deliveries for the e-scooter have started in more than 100 cities in the country with other markets to follow soon)

Ola Electric held its annual customer day event on August 15, 2023, at the Ola Future Factory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, where it launched new scooters, revealed new information about the upcoming MoveOS 4 feature, and showcased upcoming motorcycle concepts. 

Ola launched the new S1 Pro Gen 2 at Rs 1,47,499 (ex-showroom, including FAME 2 subsidy), built on the EV maker’s all-new Gen-2 platform. Design-wise, the biggest change from the outside is that it now gets a flat floorboard and a telescopic fork at the front. Other changes include an 11kW motor, an ARAI-claimed range of 195km, a top speed of 120kmph, and a 0-40kmph acceleration time of 2.6 seconds. 

(all prices ex-showroom including FAME 2 subsidy)

Also launched at the event was the all-new S1 X range of scooters which consists of the S1 X+, S1 X (2kWh) and S1 X (3kWh). All three get a 6kW motor. The S1 X+ and the S1 X (3kWh) get a 3kWh capacity battery while the S1 X (2kWh) gets a 2kWh capacity battery. The S1 X+ and the S1 X (3kWh) get an ARAI claimed range of 151km and a top speed of 90kmph while the S1 X (2kWh) gets an ARAI claimed range of 91km and a top speed of 85kmph. 

The S1 Air was also displayed at the event, the purchase window for which started last month. We also rode the e-scooter for the first time recently and you can check out our thoughts on it here.

Ola also introduced the upcoming MoveOS 4, the beta version of which will be available as an over-the-air (OTA) update from September 15, with the full-scale version slated to be available from October. The MoveOS 4 will get these features - 

·       Ola Maps

·       Hill Descent

·       Find my scooter

·       Location push

·       HC Routing

·       Megaphone

·       Concert Mode

·       Customizable motor sounds

·       Theft/Tow/Fall detection

·       Geo and time fencing

·       Take-me-home lights

·       Auto turn-off indicators

·       Ride and Energy Stats

·       Call Filter

·       Biometric unlock

·       Widgets

·       Dark Mode

·       Scooter locator

The EV maker also introduced four upcoming motorcycles - Diamondhead, Adventure, Roadster, and Cruiser. Ola says all these motorcycles will be introduced by the end of 2024. 

The Diamondhead will be a supersport e-motorcycle and also the manufacturer’s flagship product. It gets sharp and minimalistic design lines with thin LED headlight and taillight strips. It is expected to fetch a price tag of Rs 3.5 lakh (ex-showroom). 

The Adventure will be an electric ADV and gets a tall seat height along with a high-rise fender integrated with the tank, a big windscreen, and an upside-down (USD) fork and spoked wheels. The Roadster, as the name suggests,  is styled like a naked bike, with a slim headlight unit, upright riding stance, mid-set footpegs, and an upside-down (USD) fork and monoshock. And finally, the Cruiser has a more relaxed riding posture with forward-set footpegs. 

The Adventure, Cruiser, and Roadster are expected to have price tags of Rs 3 lakh, Rs 2.7 lakh and Rs 2.5 Lakh (all ex-showroom). 

And finally, Ola Electric announced the launch of 100 new service centres across India to add to its network of 500+ service centres.