An electric scooter for just 500 dollars – the Ola Gig costs less than an e-bike. The Indian manufacturer has several variants of the e-scooter on offer.
Starts for less than 500 dollars: New electric scooters from Ola. (Source: Ola Electric)
- They go by the names Gig, Ola Gig+, Ola S1 Z and Ola S1 Z+: Ola Motors is introducing four new electric scooters.
- The models are intended for private individuals and commercial providers.
- The prices are impressively low. It starts from just 500 dollars.
We met the Indian manufacturer Ola for the first time three years ago, at the premiere of the S1 (Pro) model. At a remarkably low price, there was a long range and an operating system that was light years ahead of the competition – for example from BMW. And the newly introduced electric scooter series also relies on this principle.
The four new products are called Ola Gig, Ola Gig+, Ola S1 Z and Ola S1 Z+. The prices for the two gig models intended for commercial use start at the equivalent of around 450 dollars! But the new S1 Z and S1 Z+ models based on the aforementioned S1 model are also available at low prices starting at the equivalent of 665 dollars.
All Ola scooters What they have in common is the purely electric drive and the quickly replaceable batteries – this is a huge advantage for heavy electric scooters because the entire two-wheeler doesn't always have to be plugged into a socket. The battery with a capacity of 1.5 kilowatt hours should enable a range of up to 81 kilometers. Some variants of the new products offer the option of a double battery. According to the manufacturer, the range then increases to up to 150 kilometers.
The maximum speed is between 25 and 45 km/h. This means that electric scooters can be driven in Germany with a moped test certificate or with a class AM driving license. In India, deliveries are scheduled to begin in April 2025. It cannot be assumed that the e-scooters will come to Germany at this price. You can read further reports from the area of (electric) mobility here. Honda recently presented its first electric motorcycle and an electric maxi scooter.
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