Hi,
Studies have shown that battery life can be improved if charging and discharging is kept at max 80% and min 20%.
Thanks,
Deepak
Charging : I spoke to your sales Associate at the experience centre, what I have been told is that Ather would reimburse the charging costs incurred at home or a portion of the same, now wanted to know was how is the same calculated & also is that data available to the customer
@spulumat, A separate cable does not come standard with the 450 and needs to be bought as an accessory.
The cost of the charging cable is Rs. 4,800 + GST.
As for using a laptop charger, you cannot because:
The charging point is authenticated and works only with your vehicle, hence no one will be able to draw electricity from your charging point.
We don’t have an option of setting maximum charge or discharge limits, the BMS has the necessary algorithms built in to ensure that the vehicle does so on its own.
@anandnachaya
Charging reimbursement is based on actual units consumed by the vehicle on charging (this is measured by the vehicle). Based on units consumed, we’ll reimburse @ 6.50 Rs per unit which is the average tariff for Bangalore.
Hi Shreyas,
when AC is fed into the scooter what is the voltage and amps that is fed into the scooter and do you have PIN out diagram (+ and - ve) terminal connectors that can be identified on the ather cable provided .
Thanks,
Santhosh
When AC is fed into the vehicle, it goes at the standard 220/230V. As the power output is around 1000W, the current goes upto ~4.5A(lower during CV charging).
At this point in time, I will not be able to share the connector-pin identification diagram.
If a customer who purchases the Ather 450 prefers to not have charging point installed and go for charging cable only, what is your say?
so will the rider get notified for the limit for maximum charge or discharge that the BMS has set ?
Thats cleared up, will we be able to also access this information as to the number of units consumed
@Shreyas is there any attempt of installing new ather grids around Bengaluru? I work near Yelahanka and there’s no ather grid in 10km radius. Is there any idea where and all ather grid will be installed and when?
Given that having a charging Point installed gives a better and safer user experience, overall. That said, if the customer wants a charging cable instead, we will be able to facilitate that and help the customer with the installation of a wall socket in the location, just like for 340 owners.
The limits are pre-set and static. The rider need not worry about them. Over time, based on degradation data from multiple vehicles, we will be able to improve these limits further and make them less conservative, and maybe then we might have an option for the user to set limits. Not in the short-term though.
AtherGrid locations are rapidly increasing in Bengaluru and will keep increasing at a quick pace till early next year. Will slow down after that.
We have been looking for AtherGrid potential locations in Yelahanka and haven’t been able to identify anything workable as yet. If you have any suggestions, please do let us know! We’d be happy to look into it.
Basic criteria for Ather Grid locations:
It will reflect on the receipt for every reimbursement cycle.
We have recently setup an AtherGrid location at TORQ92 near Yelahanka.
Until something even closer comes up, this can be used.
How to find the nearby Ather Grid? Do we have any App already launched?
Nearby Charging points will be available on the Ather App(yet to be released) and also on the vehicle dashboard.
For now, they can be looked up using the AtherGrid App (Available on Play Store and App Store)
Yes, I have downloaded the app from play store and logged in . It asked me to select the model but the Ather vehicles are not available on the list. Can I select any other vehicle and check the Grid location? Will it be same for Ather as well?