Ola S1

Ola Electric is offering up to Rs 10,000 off on S1 Pro, an additional Rs 5,000 off on the Khaki Edition and a limited time exchange offer of up to Rs 10,000 for any ICE or EV Scooter, valid till January 29.

Ola has added five more colours to the S1, as well as brought back the ‘Gerua’ colour to the S1 and S1 pro. Read more about it here 

Ola Electric made its debut at EICMA 2022 and is also going to launch Ola Maps soon. Check here for more details. 

Ola Electric launched its most affordable e-scooter, the S1 Air in October 2022, and has set up 50 hyperchargers across the country. Read our full story here.

The company has opened ‘Experience Centres’ for potential buyers and existing customers. You can get information about the scooters, get financing options and more. Read more about it here.  We compared the S1 Pro with the Ather 450X. To know which one is the better electric scooter to invest in, catch our road test review!

Ola S1 Prices:

The Ola S1 is available in three variants -- S1 Air bearing an introductory price tag of Rs 79,999, the S1 priced at Rs 99,999 and the more premium Ola S1 Pro, which costs Rs 1,39,999. The Pro variant offers a higher top speed, an improved range, and packs other geeky features, along with wider colour options to choose from. 

Ola S1 Features:

The S1 comes equipped with an all-LED illumination, a massive 36-litre underseat storage (34 litres on the Air variant), a seven-inch TFT instrument cluster with smartphone connectivity, Bluetooth, GPS and Wifi connectivity. Other features include side-stand-down and anti-theft alert, geofencing, cruise control, reverse mode, Get Home Mode, Take Me Home Lights and a Limp Home Mode. The e-scooter also gets a reverse mode, a seven-inch touchscreen display with smartphone connectivity, multiple ride profiles, music and call control, multiple riding moods (that changes the layout of the console as well as the motor sound) and party mode, where the scooter’s speaker plays music from the connected smartphone. The MoveOS 3.0 will bring features like the faux motor sounds, hill hold, vacation mode which conserves the battery over an extended period of non-usage, proximity unlock, ride moods (Bolt, Vintage and Eclipse), regenerative braking V2 (with three modes), Hypercharging, Bluetooth calling and key sharing to the e-scooter. 

Ola S1 Powertrain:

The Ola S1 and the S1 Pro are powered by a permanent magnet motor producing a peak power of 8.5kW and a peak torque of 58Nm (at the shaft). The S1 Pro gets a higher top speed of 115kmph whereas the S1 gets a restricted top speed of 90kmph. The motor is linked to a 3Wh lithium-ion battery pack with a claimed range of 121km and 181km respectively. The e-scooters can be charged using a home charger in 4 hours, 48 minutes (6.5 hours for the S1 Pro). Ola’s Hypercharger network is capable of offering a 75km range in 18 minutes of charging. Being the base variant, the S1 Air gets a smaller 4.5kW hub motor paired to a 2.5kWh battery pack. It claims a top speed of 90kmph and 101km IDC range.

Ola S1 Suspension And Brakes:

The Ola S1 is built on a tubular frame with the curved non-removable battery pack mounted on the floorboard. Its suspension features a single-sided fork and monoshock with a single-sided swingarm. For braking, it gets a 220mm front and a 180mm rear disc with standard CBS. It comes with a generous 165mm of ground clearance. It rolls on large 12-inch alloy wheels wrapped with 110-section rubber at both ends. The e-scooter is slightly heavy as the base variant tips the scales at 121kg kerb and the S1 Pro at 125kg kerb. The S1 Air, on the other hand, gets a telescopic fork and dual shock absorber suspension setup and drum brakes at both ends.

Ola S1 Rivals:

The Ola S1 competes with the TVS iQube Electric, Bajaj Chetak, Hero Vida V1 and the Ather 450 Plus. The more premium Ola S1 Pro goes up against the Ather 450X and the Simple One. For a similar price, you could get the TVS Apache RTR 200 4V, Yamaha FZ25, Hero XPulse 200 or the Suzuki Gixxer SF. For around the price of the S1, you could opt for the Yamaha FZ-Fi, Bajaj Pulsar NS125, or the Aprilia SR 125.