Ather 450X

Ather 450X Highlights

Ather Energy has closed its Chennai and Bengaluru dealerships from March 18-March 31 owing to Coronavirus concerns. However, deliveries will take place as per schedule and services will remain open for both periodic servicing and resolving major issues. You can read more about it here.

Ather recently announced a unique ‘collector's edition’ 450X which will only be available to customers who pre-booked the scooter before 28 January 2020. It’s available at the same price as the 450X. More details available here. 

Ather has set up its first charging station outside of Bengaluru and Chennai in New Delhi at Connaught Place. Ather recently launched the 450X at Rs 99,000 (ex-showroom, Bengaluru) and Rs 85,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi), including subsidy. This scooter offers better performance, superior connectivity, and intelligent features. Unlike the standard model, this electric scooter will be available in multiple cities. The updated model packs a slightly more powerful 6kW motor and a 2.9kWh battery pack that delivers a claimed range of 70km in Ride mode and 85km in Eco, and a top speed of 80km. You can also read about our first ride impressions of the scooter here.

The brand has also introduced new monthly subscription plans for the 450X -- Pro and Plus. Customers need to pay Rs 1,699 every month for the Plus Pack and Rs 1,999 for the Pro package. We'd also like to point out that, customers are obligated to purchase either one of the monthly subscription packs along with the aforementioned price of the scooter. However, if you do not want to pay a recurring amount every month, you could buy the Ather 450X at an upfront cost of 1.49 lakh or Rs 1.59 lakh (both ex-showroom prices including subsidy) which includes the Plus and Pro plan respectively. The upfront cost also covers 3 years of battery warranty. To add to this, Ather says it will roll out new packs for the customers in the future.

Apart from these changes, the scooter also gets a new Android Operating System, which should make navigating through the menus and functions of the scooter a lot more fluid. The Ather 450X will compete against the Bajaj Chetak electric scooter and the recently launched TVS iQube Electric scooter.