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Ola Electric pushes second purchase window again, will only accept new orders for S1 and S1 Pro e-scooters in 2022
Amaanahmed •Having delayed deliveries for the first lot of buyers by around three weeks to a month, Ola Electric has now decided to only open the purchase window again next year.
Ola Electric to offer invite-only test rides of S1, S1 Pro e-scooters in four cities from 12 November
Amaanahmed •While test rides have not begun today as was originally promised, Ola Electric’s test ride slot booking mini-site is live; rides currently being offered only to initial lot of buyers.
Ola Electric pushes opening of second purchase window for Ola S1, S1 Pro electric scooters to December
Tech2 News Staff •Originally scheduled to open today, 1 November, the second purchase window for fresh orders for the Ola S1 and S1 Pro scooters will now open in December.
Ola Electric opens first Hypercharger station ahead of S1, S1 Pro deliveries commencing in November
Tech2 News Staff •Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal shared the first Hypercharger setup is live at the Ola Campus in Bengaluru; over 5,000 charging points to come up across 100 cities initially.
Ola Cars decoded: Vehicle retail, service business is the final piece in Ola’s personal mobility puzzle
Amaanahmed •From simply offering shared mobility, Ola is gearing up to sell its own electric vehicles, and will soon commence sales and service of two- and four-wheelers across India.
Ola completes acquisition of GeoSpoc, to develop real-time satellite imagery for maps
•With the acquisition of GeoSpoc, Ola aims to come up with accurate maps with high user context for the Indian population beyond just the first 100 million users.
Ola Electric raises over $200 million in funding, to accelerate development of electric car and motorcycle
Tech2 News Staff •New round of funding for Ola Electric – valued at $3 billion – led by Falcon Edge, Softbank and other firms; company chief Bhavish Aggarwal wants India to shun petrol two-wheelers by 2025.
Ola S1 electric scooter sales close at midnight on 16 September, price rise likely when sales resume
Tech2 News Staff •Having received purchase orders worth over Rs 600 crore on the first day of sales commencing, Ola Electric will temporarily stop taking bookings for the Ola S1 and S1 Pro.
Ola Electric employs all-women workforce at its Futurefactory, to have over 10,000 workers at full capacity
Tech2 News Staff •In a blog post, Ola Electric chairman Bhavish Aggarwal said the company’s Futurefactory in Bengaluru will be the world’s largest women-only factory.
Why the Ola S1 electric scooter will cost less than most petrol scooters in Maharashtra this year
Amaanahmed •Priced at Rs 99,999, the entry-level Ola Electric S1 e-scooter is eligible for the full Rs 25,000 subsidy available under the revised 2021 Maharashtra EV policy at present.