Ola Electric has communicated to buyers of its first electric scooters, the Ola S1 and S1 Pro, that it will commence test rides in phases from 10 November onwards. In a bid to stick to its original promise of letting buyers experience the e-scooters before putting down their money for it, Ola Electric has also pushed the date for the full and final payment for the scooter to 10 November, the same day test rides commence.
Ola also explained that the test rides are aligned in a way that the buyer gets a chance to ride the scooter before paying the balance amount. An Ola spokesperson told LiveMint, “Ola Electric has provided a specific delivery window to every customer who has purchased our scooter and we remain on track to deliver the scooters within that window. We prefer customers to pay the balance amount once they have the opportunity to take a test drive and hence the final payment window is aligned to the test drive dates, starting Nov 10 onwards, which have also been communicated to the customers. We are committed to delivering the scooter within the respective delivery window to every customer.”
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Customers who have pre-booked the Ola S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters have received an email from the company informing them that they will be able to test ride the scooters starting from November 10.In addition to this, Ola Electric has also pushed the final payment window to November 10, allowing customers to test ride the scooters before making the final payment. Ola has also mentioned that this will not impact the delivery schedule, which is set to begin on November 25.
Between 15 and 16 September – the two days the purchase window was open for – Ola Electric claims to have sold scooters worth Rs 1,100 crore, and Tech2 understands the total order bank with Ola Electric for the S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters at present is in excess of one lakh units, with bookings running into multiples of lakhs. The purchase window will reopen for fresh orders next month, but prices for the S1 (Rs 99,999) and S1 Pro (Rs 1,29,999) are likely to see an upward revision.
