Ola S1 Pro
Ola S1 Pro is a electric scooter with price starting from Rs. 1.14 lakh. S1 Pro has a range of 195 km. The Charging time of S1 Pro is 6.5 hr with fast charging support. It is available in 5 colours and is offered in a single variant. It can achive a maximum speed of 120 kmph. The bike gets disc brakes in the front and rear, apart from this it weighs 116 kg. S1 Pro is a tough competitor to Ampere Nexus, Ather 450X and Ather Rizta .
Pros and Cons of S1 Pro
Likes
- Exciting performance
- Offers good range
- Has an enormous boot
Dislikes
- Switchgear lacks tactile feel
- Inconsistent quality issues
- Harsh ride quality
- Console UI is quite glitchy
Expert's Conclusion
In our experience, the Ola S1 Pro has proved to be a promising scooter that could combine practicality and performance. But the build quality is inconsistent, and many owners have reported serious issues with their S1 Pro as well as about Ola's service experience. While the S1 Pro is very impressive from a performance, features and price standpoint, it's the consistant technical and quality issues, coupled with the harsh ride quality that let it down.
Ola S1 Pro Specifications
- 195 km/chargeRange
- 4 KwhBattery Capacity
- 6.5 HrCharging Time
- 120 km/HrTop Speed
- 116 KgKerb Weight
- TubelessTyre Type
Ola S1 Pro Overview
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Ola Electric is planning to power their electric scooters using in-house batteries which should make the S1 Pro a whole lot cheaper.
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The Ola S1 Pro is the flagship electric scooter from Ola Electric. It is also one of the most popular electric scooters in the Indian two-wheeler market and it offers great performance, good handling capabilities, decent riding experience and is probably the most feature-packed scooter in the segment.
Ola S1 Pro Key Highlights
Price: The Ola S1 Pro is priced at Rs 1,28,999 (ex-showroom including EMPS subsidy). Design: The Ola S1 Pro is equipped with a compact dual projector LED headlight that complement its fluidic design, evoking a European aesthetic with single-tone body panels and sleek blacked-out alloy wheels. It gets a telescopic fork and a monoshock.
Features: The Ola S1 Pro offers a range of features, including a comprehensive full-LED lighting system, a 7-inch touch-enabled TFT display with smartphone connectivity via Bluetooth, and support for WiFi, LTE, and GPS. Notable functionalities include side-stand detection and anti-theft alerts, geo-fencing, reverse mode, Get Home mode, Take Me Home lights, and a Limp Home mode. The MoveOS 3.0 OTA update introduces additional enhancements such as three riding modes (Bolt, Vintage, and Eclipse), a vacation mode for extended battery preservation during periods of inactivity, proximity-based unlocking, simulated motor sounds, hill hold assist, three levels of regenerative braking, Hypercharging (providing 50km of range in just 15 minutes), Bluetooth calling, and even key sharing.
Motor: The Ola S1 Pro is equipped with a mid-drive IPM motor that delivers a nominal power output of 5.5kW and a peak power output of 8.5kW. It is powered by a 4kWh battery pack, which takes approximately 6.5 hours for a full charge. It offers a certified range of up to 195km in Eco mode.
Suspension, Brakes & Other Details: The scooter is constructed on a tubular frame, featuring a telescopic fork and a monoshock. Braking is handled by a 220mm disc at the front and a 180mm disc at the rear, with CBS (Combined Braking System) as standard. It rides on alloy wheels wrapped in tubeless tyres, with a total weight of 125kg (kerb), a seat height of 792mm, and 165mm of ground clearance.
Rivals: The Ola S1 Pro rivals the likes of the Ather 450X, Simple One, and the TVS iQube ST. In a similar price bracket, you could also purchase the Apache RTR 160, Revolt RV400 or even the Pulsar NS160.
Range: The Ola S1 Pro has an ARAI-certified range of 181km on a single full charge. Ola claims that the S1 Pro will deliver a true range (real-world range) of 170km in Eco mode and 135km in Normal mode.
Charging Time: With a 750W portable home charger, the Ola S1 requires 5.5 hours to fully charge its 4kWh battery. WIth Ola’s Hypercharging network, it is obviously possible to charge this electric scooter much faster, that is giving a range of 50km range in 15min
Variants: The S1 Pro Gen 2 is available in 1 single variant, featuring 5 colour options: Amethyst, Stellar Blue, Matt White, Jet Black, and Midnight Blue.
Ola S1 Pro Price and Variants
Variants | Ex-Showroom Price | ||
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S1 Pro Gen 2195 km/charge . 4 Kwh . 6.5 Hr |
Rs. 1.14 Lakh
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Ola S1 Pro Expert Review
Within a short span of just over a year, Ola has established itself to be a serious contender in the electric two-wheeler space. The Ola S1 Pro model has seen two serious software updates in this timeframe; and for 2023, the electric scooter is enhanced with the MoveOS 3 OTA software roll-out. Here’s how each new feature enriches the riding experience, and what more could Ola really do to make the S1 Pro even better.
More Alive
Ola has recalibrated all of its riding modes to offer a more spirited experience. The Ola S1 Pro feels sprightly in Hyper and doesn’t feel inadequate in Sport or Normal mode either. In fact, in the latter two riding modes, the e-scooter is over a second quicker in the run to 60kmph than what it could muster with MoveOS 2 software.
Hyper Mode (101.7kmph top speed) |
MoveOS 3 |
MoveOS 2 |
0-40kmph |
3.39s |
3.41s |
0-60kmph |
5.63s |
5.75s |
0-80kmph |
9.00s |
9.20s |
0-100kmph |
15.08s |
15.66s |
Sport Mode (84kmph top speed) |
MoveOS 3 |
MoveOS 2 |
0-40kmph |
4.10s |
4.86s |
0-60kmph |
6.45s |
7.85s |
0-80kmph |
10.06s |
11.60s |
Normal Mode (70kmph top speed) |
MoveOS 3 |
MoveOS 2 |
0-40kmph |
5.90s |
6.01s |
0-60kmph |
11.06s |
12.21s |
There is a healthier spread of torque across the board until the top speed of each mode is achieved. The throttle response is a bit more prompt than before but there’s still some work to be done in this regard. There is still a marginal delay between the twisting throttle and the scooter moving forwards or making that overtake. And while slowing down rapidly, you will still find the scooter accelerating ever so slightly even after you shut the throttle. This delay becomes quite prominent in Hyper and Sport modes where there’s more juice flowing to the motor.
Thankfully, the scooter no longer kills the power entirely when you tap the brakes. There is a sizable drop in the current that is supplied to the motor but the scooter can still roll forwards. This makes the Ola S1 Pro more manageable than before when executing tight U-turns.
More Adjustability
Thanks to advanced regenerative braking, the rider can choose how rapidly or slowly they would like the scooter to slow down on its own accord. There are three levels to choose from: Low, Default and High. In order to test just how different each mode is, we conducted a VBox deceleration test, where in Normal mode, we let the scooter naturally slow down. Here’s how much time and distance each mode took:
Regen Level |
45-30kmph Deceleration Time |
45-30kmph Deceleration Distance |
Low |
12.52s |
129.86m |
Default |
8.43s |
87.39m |
High |
6.21s |
64.26m |
I preferred to keep the regen in the Default mode as it was easy to manage the scooter in bumper to bumper traffic with the throttle delay issue still persisting. In the highest setting, you don’t have to rely on the brakes as much to slow down the scooter.
Thanks to these improvements, the Ola S1 Pro has once again reclaimed the top spot in our range tests; only just, though.
Range |
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Ola S1 Pro MoveOS 3 |
147.6km |
Ather 450X Gen 3 |
142km |
Ola S1 Pro MoveOS 2 |
141km |
TVS iQube S |
114.76km |
Bajaj Chetak |
113.89km |
It ran for 147.6km in Normal mode with default regen setting. It could’ve gone for a bit more but the issue was the Eco mode. Once the charge levels drop below 15 percent, the S1 Pro automatically switches to Eco, where the performance is drastically curbed. It still remains unusable for commuting, taking a while to set off, and can only reach a VBox-tested top speed of 37kmph – thus making overtaking a tricky affair. Ultimately, it remains a limp home setting rather than an actual riding mode.
More Charging Solutions
Hopefully, the need for the situation should never arise for you as Ola has finally begun setting up its ambitiously extensive Hypercharging network of fast chargers. At the time of recording this video, we only found two Hyperchargers stations in Pune with one of them appearing offline. Two more are in the pipeline and all of them are currently at BPCL fuel stations.
More Customisation
Tired of looking at the same dash graphics? MoveOS 3 brings two more screen layouts that Ola calls Moods. Eclipse is the stock one, Vintage and Bolt are the new additions. Each one gets its own dedicated dark mode that can be kept on always or when the sun. They also get a unique engineered motor sound that is bellowed from the speakers. Head over to our video review on Youtube to hear each one of them.
I loved the screen graphics in Bolt with the dark theme activated. I am not a fan of the sounds as they feel too engineered and not quite authentic. My bigger complaint is that these sounds are throttle position based and not speed dependent. You could be at standstill and make it seem like you are at India Bike Week all over again, or you could be coasting at a reasonable pace with the only sound accompanying you being the same droning one that you get at idle. Hence, I just kept the sounds switched off.
There are still two Beta features that have gone active with MoveOS 3: Proximity Unlock and Hill Hold. In order to activate the former, you have to connect your smartphone to the scooter and follow the instructions on the app by moving around to sync the sensors. Once this process is completed, you could simply just walk away from the scooter to lock it down and just approach it to unlock and ride away.
While it sounds simple, there are still a few bugs that need to be ironed out. While the locking process worked always, the unlocking process wasn’t always as smooth. Not only during the time of the shoot but also when I was using it for a couple of days as a daily runabout, the system worked only half the time.
Finally, Hill Hold is one feature that does make it easier to manage the scooter on steep inclines. Prior to activating the feature, you must first calibrate it by going to a flat road, toggling on Hill Hold in the settings menu, turning on the motor and pressing the brakes for three to four seconds. Later, when you do arrive on an incline, press the brakes till the hill hold prompt appears on the dash and only then let go of the brakes. The Ola S1 Pro will remain locked for a minute after which the system will warn you that it is getting deactivated. In order to kill the hill hold, you can either tap the brake or simply roll away.
There are a few more nifty features that are pretty self explanatory, which you can read more about in this story.
Much Better
There’s no mincing it, with the MoveOS3 updates, the Ola S1 Pro is a much better scooter than the one we rode before. Not only is it more peppy in all riding modes but also more manageable and customisable. However, if the engineers were to iron out the throttle calibration issues that still persist and somehow make that Eco mode usable, then it would be an even better package. So, as it stands, it is definitely worthy enough for you to enjoy Party mode.
Ola S1 Pro User Reviews
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Mileage3.6/5
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Performance3.6/5
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Maintenance3.3/5
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Comfort3.5/5
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Features & Styling3.5/5
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Ola S1 Pro Images
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Ola S1 Pro Colours
- Steller Blue
- Midnight Blue
- Mat White
- Jetblack
- Amethyst
Ola S1 Pro Riding Range
Questions & Answers on S1 Pro
Answered by Zigwheels Expert- Latest
- Most Relevant
- The Ola S1 Pro is available in a single variant.
- The range of Ola S1 Pro is 195 Km/Charge. This is the claimed ARAI mileage for all the variants of S1 Pro.
- 100km mileage
- The Ola S1 Pro has range of 170 km/charge on ECO mode.
- The Eco mode range of OLA S1 Pro is 170 km/charge.
- Ola S1 Pro has Tubeless Tyre and Aluminium Alloy Wheels.
- The battery capacity of the Ola S1 Pro is 4 Kwh.
- The weight of Ola S1 Pro is 125 kg.
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