After a successful run in Bengaluru, Ather Energy officially began accepting pre-orders from consumers for its Ather 450 in Chennai. This is the second city the company is entering after its commercial launch in June 2018. Ather’s flagship scooter has seen great traction from owners and reviewers and has changed the market's expectation of two wheelers.
Last weekend, Ather
offered early access test rides to its followers in Chennai and showcased the
450 prior to its official launch. The event was focused on the Ather community that the
company has built and had fifty Bengaluru owners travel to Chennai to share
their ownership journey. This pre-launch event saw resounding response and theAther 450 has already sold out till November in Chennai.
The company is now opening pre-orders for its
second limited batch of deliveries.
The on-road price of
the Ather 450 is INR. 131,683 and Ather 340 will be priced at
INR.119,091 in Chennai. The price includes the regulation 2 helmets, along
with the FAME 2 subsidy and other basics like insurance, road tax, GST, and
other fees.
Ather had begun the installation of its Ather Grid points
in Chennai in May 2019. Since then, Chennai has seen installation of ten fast
charging points. These charging points can be found in malls like Forum Vijaya
Mall, offices like AtWorks and cafes, restaurants, and even grocery stores. To
encourage adoption of EVs in the city, Ather Energy will provide free charging
at Ather Grid till December 2019 for all electric 4Ws & 2Ws and will add
40-50 more charging points to their network.
The company will be
opening Ather Space, the experience center at Wallace Garden, Nungambakkam on 24th July. Consumers can test ride vehicles at Space and get an
in-depth view of electric vehicles and their usage.
The company has
announced free Ather One subscription for all the deliveries in 2019, starting
with the September batch. The Ather One plan offers customers free access to;
public and home charging; regular maintenance inclusive of consumables;
breakdown assistance; and unlimited data services at only INR 700 + GST
monthly.
The company is
increasing the production capacity of its manufacturing facility to ramp up
deliveries in Bengaluru and Chennai. The waiting period for the vehicles has come
down enabling faster deliveries to customers in the last month.
“After the successful
launch in Bengaluru, we are excited to enter Chennai, where Ather was born.
There is an incredible amount of excitement and awareness of electric vehicles
in the city. This was evident in the pre-launch event when we sold out our
first batch of deliveries before the official launch in Chennai. Two out of three consumers pre-ordered a
vehicle, some even before taking a test ride. We now believe that Chennai will
be a bigger market than Bengaluru for us. We have
spent the past year scaling up to meet the demand for Bengaluru and have been
building more features and improvements on the 450. We have been
experimenting with new forms of ownership like lease
and are excited to launch the same in Chennai.”
The Product – The Ather 450 is exclusively designed to suit the city’s
riding conditions. It has a top speed of 80 km/hr, a range of 75 km (IDC range
of 107 km) and one of the quickest accelerations (0-40 km/hr) in the scooter
category of 3.9 seconds. Also, for the first time in the category, Ather 450
comes with parking assist, which allows riders to reverse into tight parking
spots.
The key differentiator of the Ather 450 is its intelligent
features, seamless charging and ownership experience. The Ather 450 has a 7”
touchscreen dashboard that allows onboard navigation with options of alternate
routes and saved locations. It comes with the Ather app that enables push
navigation from the phone to the vehicle dashboard, remote monitoring of the
vehicle’s health and charge status.
The Ather 450 comes with a home charging Point, that will
be installed by the company at either owners’ home or workplace. The company
has introduced six major OTA updates on the vehicle since launch. These updates
have enabled new improved features on the vehicle and the app, ranging from new
ride modes, range and navigation improvements to ride statistics on the Ather
app.
Ather Grid
Locations in Chennai
Sr. No
|
Location
|
Type
|
Address
|
1
|
Bikes and Burgers
|
Restaurant
|
Kolathur
|
2
|
Coco Jaunt 1728
|
Restaurant
|
Anna Nagar
|
3
|
Soul Garden Bistro
|
Restaurant
|
Kilpauk
|
4
|
Forum Vijaya Mall
|
Mall
|
Vadapalani
|
5
|
AtWorks
|
CoWorking Space
|
Guindy
|
6
|
East Coast at Madras
Square
|
Restaurant
|
Neelankarai
|
7
|
SunnyBee
|
Supermarket
|
Alwarpet
|
8
|
AmpaSkyWalk mall
|
Mall
|
Aminjikarai
|
9
|
Naturals
|
Luxury Salon
|
South Boag Road
|
10
|
Kriyates
|
Resort
|
Thoraipakkam
|
Watch the Stylish ATHER 450 Electric Scooter for the first time in Chennai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhtI8yAlRjk&list=PLpCwVBEMwi45knbS6Kng9F5bkDxhuX-w_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McWSgW6bdZs&list=PLpCwVBEMwi45knbS6Kng9F5bkDxhuX-w_&index=2
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