Introducing Neighbourhood Charging

Hey folks

If you know someone who is looking for a comprehensive EV charging solution for their apartment/university/office/commercial space, here’s something you could recommend - the Ather Neighbourhood Charger.

Once installed at a location, here’s how an EV owner can start using it:

  1. download either the Ather app or the Ather Grid app
  2. scan the QR code on the Charger
  3. plug in their EV’s portable charger and start charging

Benefits for the Neighbourhood Charger host

  • The charger is compatible with electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers too.
  • The charger monitors power consumption per charging session, so hosts don’t need to manually track it.
  • Online payment can be done post-charging on-the-spot, eliminating the hassle of payment collection.
  • Charger status visible online via the Ather Grid app for users, so the host won’t receive availability queries.

P.S. The host will also be able to track units of electricity consumed and payments settled against it on the Host dashboard.

Smart convenience for users

  • Check charger availability online
  • LED indicators to visually indicate the availability of the charger
  • Monitor your charging session from anywhere
  • Auto cut-off once the EV is fully charged
  • Charge and pay online

Technical details

  • Charger type and power output - 3.3 kW AC charging
  • Maximum Current - 16 A
  • Socket type - IEC industrial socket (IEC 60309) + 3 pin socket

Safety & durability claims

  • IP54 rated rainproof charger with operating temperatures from -5°C to 55°C. Can be placed in open or closed parking spaces.
  • Inbuilt safety features such as short-circuit protection, shock protection and emergency stop button.

Want to get an Ather Neighbourhood Charger in your space? Reach out to us via: https://ather-energy.typeform.com/to/OsL7rVFj

P.S. Here’s a sneakpeek of how the payment screen for Neighbourhood Chargers will look, based on the ones we’ve installed in our office parking lot.

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As users, will we be able to check and differentiate if the Ather Grid charger is a Fast Charger or a Slow Neighbourhood charger on the app?

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Is this an alternative to the Ather operated fast chargers.

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A good way to help the long distance riders in a convenient way👍🏻

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Rs15 per unit for slow charging. That’s not imaginable. The charging stations like PlugGo etc offers much better rates and fast charging.

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I think blot.earth is providing a really good solution. Ather’s services have failed to impress me and I don’t think i will be recommending Ather to anyone.

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There is a second box in the lower part which has a standard socket like this

But the neighbourhood charger is more like a competition to BOLT EV Charging,

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  1. Your charger gets locked when you lock the scooter so no one can remove your charger when it’s charging. It unlocks only after your charging is done.

  2. Neighborhood charger is only for apartment infra and many people collectively has to agree to get it installed at a place. So it acts like a personal apartment charger which only that apartment users can use.

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Hey folks!

It has been just over a year since we kicked off Ather Neighbourhood Charging, and we have already installed over 550 chargers across 200 locations.

While we build an ever-expanding network of charging stations, we want to make it easy for EV owners to charge their vehicles and others to switch to electric vehicles.

As part of our Neighbourhood Charging solutions, we have launched a car-specific AC Fast Charger (~7.4 kW). This charger comes with a charging gun offering the utmost convenience to help top up your car.

This offers the utmost convenience for all electric 4W owners to help top-up your vehicle on the go, so you need not always carry your portable charger around.

If you would like your workspace and educational institution to have this fast-charging solution, reach out to us via this Typeform:

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Leave all other EV chargers.

Ather Charging Infrastructure Team is not installing/delaying Ather specific chargers(Ather Grids) at already MoU signed places.

https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/charging-at-ather-grid/292/862?u=tpav.vasanth

https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/charging-at-ather-grid/292/871?u=tpav.vasanth

WRONG PIN IN Ather APP

Even the installed/existing Ather Grids are pinned inaccurately in Ather App Maps. Which misguides an Ather user navigate to wrong location.

https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/charging-at-ather-grid/292/860?u=tpav.vasanth

Have raised ticket for those long back. But no resolution yet.

TICKET #100674072

TICKET #100678332

Update on 22May’24

The above said tickets were closed and the resolution made.

Still there are many other grids which are wrongly pinned in Ather App.

3rd Grid I found to be having wrong PIN.

TICKET #00684519

https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/charging-at-ather-grid/292/876?u=tpav.vasanth

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Think again. Is Ather a vehicle manufacturing company or a charging solution provider?

People are charging vida from our fast chargers. Not vice versa.

People will be charging 4 wheelers from Ather now but we ourselves don’t have enough chargers in gurgaon for our Ather 2 wheeler.

Tesla be firing charging infrastructure company. Tarun should fire the one who’s taking such decisions!

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They care more for Vida not for Ather as we can’t charge our vehicle at Vida chargers. :person_tipping_hand:

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We can charge ours in Vida Charger Man

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Not really bro having more than 10 times charging issue :pensive: so now I think they can charge their vehicle but Ather does not charge on Vida chargers reason is still unknown :confused:.

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Hero is owning 50% stake on Ather, might be the reason

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Ohh Okok Omkar, Actually In Coimbatore Palghat It works Fine

Thats why I said

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Cool let’s hope for best as so many Pune owners are facing this issue im not alone yesterday my freind have to tow vehicle due to Vida charging failure.

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Just now a Customer Reported the Same in a WhatsApp Group

So Lemme also Check in Coimbatore Tomorrow and Update here :face_with_monocle::white_check_mark:

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The speed ks slow af. 2 min to 1%

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My Gen 2 Charged like Ather Grid :thinking:

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