Someone has added in this thread. Please go through it and let me know. Probably you are Ather 450 owner. If yes can you please DM your number to discuss over ownership experience. Thank you.
Probably you didn’t understand my question in the forum. I am talking about after 5 yrs when there might be no production of accessories of series 1 because they will produce till 31st March 2021.
In this video that is something different which is not my question.
When Ather announced the battery subscription plan back in January, many people didn’t like this plan. But, I thought the battery subscription plan is the best for me because of the following reasons.
Lower upfront payment
Consistent battery performance
Also included data charge, OTA update
Exit Option
I think different people have their different preferences and choices and accordingly they will choose different plans. You should make ready every payment option what you told back in January. Let the customer choose which one is most suitable to them. I think many of us have planned for the subscription plan. Anything better than the battery subscription plan is welcome.
At 57:30 here, ather 450 and 450x batteries can be used to make smart UPS systems I feel as second life use for these batteries. It would be pretty good too because 70% of 2.4kwh and 2.7kwh is around 1.7 to 1.9 kwh which is very suitable for this purpose.
Though I am eligible for series 1, if I opt for other colours will I be given the price of 1lakh plus unlimited battery warranty on 2k per month
Or now it been changed to only upfront payment… Please do reply… Thanks
To the best of my knowledge Battery subscription isn’t available for anyone at the moment, series 1 or not. You will have to wait for battery subscription tp become available to opt for that mode of payment. Since series 1 is available till March 2021, I believe battery subscription will be finalized before that so we can buy series 1 with battery subscription
Adding to the above, the ₹99,000 + battery lease model is in the works now. No news yet and it might not come when 450x payment window opens. So the only option is upfront purchase. You will get the Series 1 benefits of eligible, only if you purchase the 450x as opposed to 450+
catch in replacing Ather after short span (resale) like a normal scooter is performance of battery going to ever degrade, and we (buyer as well) can’t overhaul but only replace.
AFAIK we need not.
Until the Translucent panels arrive, the Series 1 will come with the “Glossy black with specks of Gold Silver and Blue” panels. In the RC the colour will be just “BLACK”. RC always mentions the basic generic colour and not the details or the fancy colour names that manufacturers give. Even for Dual Tone vehicles the basic colour is only mentioned in the RC.
The translucent panel is also Black in general. So it need not be updated IMO.