I am sick of waiting Hemanth, will wait till Aug 5th because after that referral scheme ends😅
Will see Ola - the scooter looks small and can’t accommodate two easily. so for me, its the + or x. Have to decide this and also b/w grey and green.
Earth’s design is poor and something looks very fishy about simple one
As an youngster I need performance, tech and Ather is practical with the seat size and boot. The pricing is a bit hard to digest but for me it’s the Ather!
With the grid I can possibly tour to near by places but Chunchunkate and Talakadu still remains a dream😓
Chetak’s timelines have been worse than Ather’s timelines. Also they take booking, don’t meet any timelines, increase prices and apply it on older orders and change cancellation fees too! If Mysuru and other cities are being added now, I hope this has changed.
I have never considered chethak .1.6 lac for a scooter with that power train and performance and 4.7k subscription fees:joy:
The built, styling and the keyless entry are of a different league but it’s still too expensive,ather any day over chethak and for me since Bangalore is near by I have considered all options because EVs don’t require any maintenance and service and I am okay going there once every 6months/1 year for service,so chethak coming to Mysore doesn’t make an difference to me, just hope there aren’t much problems and bugs once I purchase ather.
Being a punekar i got this knowledge from chetak in alll channels what interest is it to me if they launch elsewhere little do they know that i have ather
It looks like Bajaj has now applied for the FAME II subsidy and getting Rs 45,000 as subsidy. But they have increased the ex-showroom pricing drastically to milk the entire subsidy amount themselves instead of passing it onto customers.
This is what I feared the most when Ather announced 450X at a much higher price than 450. Despite huge subsidies and tax cuts, companies continue to do as little as possible in the EV market.
OMG, When I checked last month before booking Ather. Final amount of chetak scooter was less around 20000₹ difference… when I called customer care they stated subsidy is not available n bajaji as stated the same thing on their website as well…now they have changed it…
I had taken a test ride of the Chetak a few days ago. Overall I would say a decent product. It resembles a Yamaha Fascino rather than the original Chetak.
Pros:
Retro styling (for those who like it).
Good fit and finish.
Dedicated storage for charging cable.
USB and storage area for mobile.
Automatic regen.
Automatic mode switching.
Factory fitted centre stand and side step (I’m not a big fan of these features though).
No subscription plans, touchscreen and connected features for those who don’t need (this is a major con for some people).
Cons:
No fast charging support and charging network.
Front suspension not the best.
Hub motor.
No rear disk.
Small boot.
Heavy metal body (this is a pro for some people).
What Bajaj should have done is keep the base model as it is to cater to some customers and make a premium model with:
Telescopic front suspension or something like Ola.
Fast charging support.
Touchscreen, connected features and subscription plans.
chetak adaption is crazy right now even before they launched new tft screen ones which have more range and speed as first owners of chetak which has most bosch made parts are very satisfied.
Ather shloud climb with recent 450S discounts making it much better than S1X+ and family scooter shloud help by end of year
I really doubt Ather will climb even with discounts. To be really honest parents are not a fan of Ather design. Now chetak has a very familiar design so they might like it.
The built, styling and the keyless entry are of a different league but it’s still too expensive,ather any day over chethak and for me since Bangalore is near by I have considered all options because EVs don’t require any maintenance and service and I am okay going there once every 6months/1 year for service,so chethak coming to Mysore doesn’t make an difference to me, just hope there aren’t much problems and bugs once I purchase ather.
