Honest to God Electric Scooters Buyer's Guide

Best Value for Money Electric Scooter:

1. Ola S1 Air (2 kWh) - EMI + Monthly Fuel 2390, Range 55 km (estimate), Top Speed 75 (~10 kph speedo error)

2. Ola S1 Air (3 kWh) - EMI + Monthly Fuel 3158, Range 77 km (estimate), Top Speed 75 (~10 kph speedo error)

3. TVS iQube Std (3.04 kWh) - EMI + Monthly Fuel 3239, Range 86 km (tested), Top Speed 69 (tested)

4. Ampere Primus (3 kWh) - EMI + Monthly Fuel 3402, Range 80 (estimate), Top Speed 77 (claimed)

5. Ather 450 Plus (2.6 kWh) - EMI + Monthly Fuel 4108, Range 80 km (estimate), Top Speed 80 (claimed)

6. Chetak Premium - EMI + Monthly Fuel 4523, Range 84 km (tested), Top Speed 63 (claimed)

0a. TVS XL Heavy Duty - EMI + Monthly Fuel 1090Range 260 km (tested), Top Speed 70 (tested)

0b. Suzuki Access 125 - EMI + Monthly Fuel 1896Range 200 km (tested), Top Speed 100 kph (tested)


Lowest Monthly Cost Electric Scooters:

If, Down Payment = 10,000, Daily Running 20 km, Loan Tenure 48 Months & Rate of Interest 9.5%

1. Ola S1 Air (2 kWh) - EMI 2124, Fuel Cost 266, Insurance 61, Service 100, Total 2551/month

2. Hero Electric Photon HX - EMI 2633, Fuel Cost 202, Insurance 47, Service 100, Total 2982/month

3. Ola S1 Air (3 kWh) - EMI 2914, Fuel Cost 244, Insurance 61, Service 100, Total 3319/month

4. TVS iQube Std (3.04 kWh) - EMI 2981, Fuel Cost 258, Insurance 58, Service 100, Total 3397/month

5. Ampere Primus (3 kWh) - EMI 3144, Fuel Cost 258, Insurance 64, Service 100, Total 3566/month

6. Ather 450 Plus (2.6 kWh) - EMI 3790, Fuel Cost 318, Insurance 64, Service 100, Total 4272/month

7. Chetak Premium - EMI 4275, Fuel Cost 248, Insurance 58, Service 100, Total 4681/month

8. Yamaha Aerox - EMI 5065, Fuel Cost 1826, Insurance 134, Service 200, Total 7225/month

0a. TVS XL Heavy Duty - EMI 107, Fuel Cost 983, Insurance 64, Service 100, Total 1254/month

0b. Suzuki Access 125 - EMI 298, Fuel Cost 1598, Insurance 64, Service 100, Total 2060/month

Real Range of Electric Scooters:

Ather 450X (3.7 kWh) - 100 km (overdrive)
Ola S1 Pro (4 kWh) - 98 km (overdrive)
TVS iQube S (3.04 kWh) - 86 km (overdrive)
Chetak (2.88 kWh) - 84 km (overdrive)

ARAI - IDC Range of Electric Scooters:

1. Ola S1 Air (2 kWh) - Range 85 (IDC), Top Speed 85 (claimed)

2. Ola S1 Air (3 kWh) - Top Speed 85 (claimed)

3. TVS iQube Std (3.04 kWh) - Range 100 (IDC),Top Speed 78 (claimed)

4. Ampere Primus (3 kWh) - Range 107 (IDC), Top Speed 77 (claimed)

5. Ather 450 Plus (2.6 kWh) - Range 85 (IDC), Top Speed 80 (claimed)

6. Chetak Premium (2.88 kWh) - Range 90 (IDC)Top Speed 63 (claimed)

7. Numeros Diplos (3.8 kWh) - Range 145 (IDC)Top Speed 65 (claimed) 

Real Fuel Efficiency of Electric Scooters:

Ather 450X (3.7 kWh) - 27 km/kWh (overdrive)
Ola S1 Pro (4 kWh) - 25 km/kWh (overdrive)
TVS iQube S (3.04 kWh) - 28 km/kWh (overdrive)
Chetak (2.88 kWh) - 29 km/kWh (overdrive)

CO2 Emission in 80,000 km:
Activa 6G: 4.6 ton (40 kpl, 2.3 kg of CO2 per liter)
Ola S1 Air: 2.2 ton (25 km/kWh, 0.82 kg of CO2 per kWh, 70% Coal, 20% transmission loss)

Antim Nirnay:

1. Ola S1 Air vs iQube Standard:

Doston, Ola S1 Air ka do-kilo-watt-hour model, iQube ke standard model se che-kph jyada tez bhaagta hain, lekin uski real-world-range, iQube-Standard-se ikattis kilometer kam milegi. Magar uski keemat, iQube Standard se sattais hazaar rupay sasti hain. Ab har-din bees-kilometer ke running ke hisaab se, aap ko ye scooters normal mode main chalani hain, toh Ola har do din baad charge karni padegi, aur iQube teen din baad. Ab ye ek din der se charging karne ke liye sattais hazaar rupay jyada dena sar-a-sar bewakoofi hain, aur isi liye Ola S1 Air humaari iss tulana ki vijeta hain. Dono gaadiyon ki range, top-speed aur keemat ke saboot dekhne ke liye pinned comment mein maujood links pe click kijiye..

1. Ola S1 Air vs Activa 6G:

Appendix:

A. Average Running of Scooters in India (as per ChatGPT):

B. Average amount of CO2 per kWh in India:


C. Proportion of Coal Powered Electricity in India: