Indian electric vehicle company Ather Energy held a launch event in India earlier today where the company unveiled its latest electric scooter. The smart scooter is dubbed Ather 450x. The new model is an upgrade over the Ather 450.
Regarding the features, the Ather 450x smart electric scooter comes with a design similar to its predecessor but some improvements in its configuration. Of particular note, is the built-in 4G and WiFi support onboard. This is made possible due to the Snapdragon 212 chipset that is onboard the system. The chipset is backed by 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. The scooter packs a 7-inch TFT LCD touchscreen display with LED-backlit. Providing the interface is Android Open Source OS (AOSP). There is also Bluetooth connectivity onboard.
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The smart scooter also has an impressive range of 85 km and crams a new 21700 battery inside. The scooter also comes with one of the quickest accelerations as it is capable of going from 0-60 km/hr in 6.5 seconds. It also has faster charging at 1.5km/ minute. The 450X comes in Plus and Pro versions with minor variations in peak power among others.
The Ather 450x is available in three colour variants; White with Green, Grey with Yellow, and Green with Orange. As for the price, the Smart scooter alone costs Rs. 99,000 in India but there are new Plus and Pro subscriptions that you can choose. You can choose to pay a monthly subscription of Rs. 1699 or 1999 per month, respectively. The company also stated that lease and financing options will be available. The scooter will go on sale from July 2020 in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad.
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