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Ola electric scooters finally hit the road today: Check price and features here

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Ola’s electric scooters will finally hit the road, as the company gears up to commence deliveries of the Ola S1 and S1 Pro from December 15. These deliveries were initially planned for the month of October, but are happening now, after almost a two-month delay.

a row of parked motorcycles sitting on top of a motorcycle: After a two-month delay, Ola to begin delivery of electric scooters today. Check details

Ola attributed the delay to the global shortage of chipsets and electronic parts. The company initially had indicated plans to start deliveries in October after selling Rs 1,100 crore worth of electric scooters in a two-day sale in September.

This was further pushed to a window between October 25 and November 25. On November 21, customers were informed of another delay pushing the delivery date now to December 15- December 30.

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Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO – Ola Electric, posted a video on  Twitter with the caption ‘Gaddi nikal chuki!’. The video reveals that the first batch of the electric scooters have rolled out of the production facility and they are en route for deliveries across the country. The company has also planned to organise a special delivery event for the first 50 customers in Bengaluru.

The electric scooters were launched in India on August 15.  The Ola S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters are priced at Rs 99,999 and Rs 1,29,999, ex-showroom respectively.

During such a crucial period when the company was racing against time to deliver its scooters, it managed to raise about Rs 398.3 crore from investors such as Temasek, IIFL, Edelweiss, Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s VSS Investco, and DST Global’s Rahul Mehta. The firm allotted a total of 371 shares at Rs 1.07 crore each.

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Temasek invested Rs 185 crore, while Edelweiss put in Rs 111.6 crore and IIFL invested Rs 74 crore. Bollywood personalities such as Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar, Amrita Arora Ladak, and her husband Shakeel Ladak (Azara Advisors) have also been allotted shares in the company.

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Improved version of Hyundai Creta launched in Indian market: Check it out here

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Hyundai India launched the much-awaited Creta Knight Edition in the country at a starting price of Rs 13.51 lakh (ex-showroom, all-India). This new variant is available in both petrol and diesel engine options and can be had either with a manual or an automatic transmission unit. To read more about the Creta Knight Edition, click here. In addition to this, the company has also introduced a model-year update for the Hyundai Creta with new feature additions.

The 2022 Hyundai Creta is now available in a new Denim Blue colour option and the Highline TPMS is now standard across all variants. The SX (O) trim now also gets a glossy black centre console. Furthermore, the company will offer the iMT option on the 1.5-litre petrol ‘S’ variant to further expand choices for the customers. The new S+ variant powered by a 1.4-litre T-GDi petrol engine with 7DCT now gets an additional set of features, such as –

– Smart panoramic sunroof

– 16-inch black alloy wheels

– Smartphone wireless charger

– Rear Disc Brakes

– Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

– Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)

– Hill start assist control (HAC)

– Paddle shifters

– Metal pedals

– Electric and auto-folding ORVMs

– Power window auto up/down

Mechanically, the SUV continues to be powered by the existing petrol and diesel engine options.

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