Ather Energy to launch e-scooters in Chennai in June 2019

After launching its electric scooters in Bangalore, Ather Energy will offer its products in Chennai from June 2019. Customers can now place pre-orders on the company’s website.

Ather Energy will be introducing both the 450 and the 340 e-scooters in Chennai. The company will be setting up Ather Grid – public charging infrastructure at places like cafes, malls, tech-parks, gyms in the city. For the first 6 months, all EV users will be able to use Ather Points to charge their vehicles for free.

According to the company, the Ather 450 e-scooter is sold out in Bangalore till September 2019. There are 31 charging points at 24 locations in the city.

The Ather 340 and the Ather 450 are powered by a Brushless DC electric motor (BLDC). The Ather 340 has an output of 6 BHP and 20 Nm and comes with a 1.92 kWh lithium-ion battery, while the 450 variant makes 7.2 BHP and 20.5 Nm of torque. It gets a 2.4 kWh lithium-ion battery. The claimed maximum range of the two scooters is 86 km and 107 km respectively.

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