Ola S1 Air
Ola S1 Air is a electric scooter with price starting from Rs. 1.07 lakh. S1 Air has a range of 151 km. The Charging time of S1 Air is 5 hr with fast charging support. It is available in 6 colours and is offered in a single variant. It can achive a maximum speed of 90 kmph. The bike gets drum brakes in the front and rear, apart from this it weighs 116 kg. S1 Air is a tough competitor to Ather 450X, Ather Rizta and Vida V1 .
Pros and Cons of S1 Air
Likes
- Strong performance
- Convenient flat floorboard
- Feature packed
Dislikes
- Jerky throttle calibration
- Only gets drum brakes
- Inconsistent build quality
Expert's Conclusion
The Ola S1 Air is a great electric scooter for those who want most of the features from the S1 Pro, but are on a tighter budget. The scooter we tested had quite a few build-quality issues, and until Ola Electric can thoroughly address them, we would hesitate to recommend it.
Ola S1 Air Specifications
- 151 km/chargeRange
- 3 KwhBattery Capacity
- 5 HrCharging Time
- 90 km/HrTop Speed
- 116 KgKerb Weight
- TubelessTyre Type
Ola S1 Air Overview
Ola Electric has surpassed 2 lakh registrations in the 2024 calendar year, making it the first brand to do so. Now the manufacturer has 46 percent market share in the two wheeler EV segment. Here are the details. Also, the EV maker has opened its 600th service centre in India in Vadodara, Gujarat and it is also the largest one in that state.
In other news, In-house made batteries could reduce the price of the S1 Air in 2025.
The next generation S1 Air will be based on Ola’s Gen 3 platform, and here’s what it will get.
The Ola S1 Air falls in the middle of Ola's electric scooter range, positioned between the entry level Ola S1X and the top-of-the-line Ola S1 Pro. It competes directly with conventional ICE scooters like the Honda Activa 6G and the TVS Jupiter.
Ola S1 Air Key Highlights
Price: Ola has priced the S1 Air at Rs 1,01,499 (ex-showroom Bengaluru including EMPS 2024, which stands for Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024).
Design: The Ola S1 Air takes a commuter approach to its design, when compared to the S1 Pro. It features a flat floorboard, black body cladding, a one-piece pillion grab rail, and steel wheels instead of alloy ones. While it may not have the eye-catching design elements of the S1 Pro, this makes the S1 Air a more budget-friendly choice within the Ola S1 series.
Features: The Ola S1 Air is equipped with LED lighting all around and has a 7-inch touchscreen TFT instrument console with Bluetooth connectivity. It offers a range of features including music control, remote unlocking, and a side-stand alert. And all this can be enhanced any time with a simple over-the-air (OTA) software update. The S1 Air also incorporates a remote unlocking function and offers three riding modes: Eco, Normal, and Sports. Plus, it features a contoured single-piece seat with an ample 34-litre storage space beneath it.
Motor: The Ola S1 Air is driven by a hub motor with a nominal power output of 2.7kW and a peak power output of 4.5kW. It has a 3kWh battery pack, with which it has a certified range of 141km and a top speed of 85kmph. The electric scooter is built on a tubular frame and features a telescopic fork along with twin shock absorbers. For braking, there are drum brakes at both ends equipped with Combined Braking System (CBS). The steel wheels are fitted with tubeless tyres. Other bits on the S1 Air include a 107kg kerb weight, 792mm seat height and a 165mm ground clearance.
Rivals: Rivals for the Ola S1 Air include electric scooters like the Ampere Nexus, Bajaj Chetak, TVS iQube (base variant) and the Okinawa Okhi90. For a similar price, though, you could also opt for popular petrol scooters like the Honda Activa 6G and the TVS Jupiter.
Range: Ola claims a certified range of 151km for the S1 Air.
Variants: The S1 Air is available in a single variant and comes in six colourways: Stellar Blue, Neon, Porcelain White, Coral Glam, Liquid Silver and Midnight Blue.
Ola S1 Air Price and Variants
Variants | Ex-Showroom Price | ||
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S1 Air STD151 km/charge . 3 Kwh . 5 Hr |
Rs. 1.07 Lakh
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Ola S1 Air Expert Review
The Ola S1 Air can be thought of as a more budget-friendly version of Ola Electric’s flagship electric scooter - the S1 Pro. It gets the same design (with a few minor changes). But Ola has made the S1 Air more affordable by changing the underpinnings of the S1 Pro - different wheels, different suspension, different brakes, different motor and a smaller battery. So how have all these changes affected the way the S1 Air rides?
Underpinnings
One of the most obvious changes on the S1 Air can be seen up at the front. Gone is the single-sided suspension found on the S1 Pro; the S1 Air gets a conventional telescopic fork instead. It's also running on 12-inch pressed steel wheels (not alloys) and it's got drum brakes at both ends (instead of discs) with CBS.
The drum brakes on the S1 Air feel pretty ok for the most part. But as is the case with all drum brakes, brake hard a few times, and you immediately get some fade. This would’ve been fine if the S1 Air’s price was Rs 80,000 like Ola had originally promised. But at Rs 1,09,999 (ex-showroom), we would’ve expected a disc brake at least at the front.
Even at the back, the changes are very obvious. Gone is the angled monoshock, replaced by more conventional twin shocks and instead of the S1 Pro’s single-sided cast aluminum swingarm,, it's got a box-section steel swingarm.
On the butter-smooth roads outside the Ola Future Factory, we really couldn’t test how the S1 Air rides with this new suspension setup. But what we did observe was that the front rebound was pretty sharp while the rear rebound felt quite slow. How this will affect the scooter on the bumps and potholes in the real world is something we’ll have to see once we get the S1 Air for a proper road test.
Motor & Performance
But the biggest change on the S1 Air is, of course, its hub motor. While the S1 Pro gets a mid-drive motor and a belt drive, the S1 air is driven by a hub motor that’s a lot less powerful than the S1 Pro.
Ola S1 Air |
Ola S1 Pro |
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Motor |
Hub Motor |
Mid-mounted, belt drive |
Nominal Output |
2.7kW |
5.5kW |
Peak Output |
4.5kW |
8.5kW |
Claimed acceleration (0-40kmph) |
3.3 seconds |
2.7 seconds |
Claimed Top Speed |
90kmph |
116kmph |
The S1 Air only comes with three riding modes: Eco, Normal and Sport. Unlike the Pro, this doesn’t get Warp mode which, honestly, is fine, as Sport Mode does feel quite peppy and should be quick enough for most things. Normal mode works well too, and would be our go-to mode for city riding. Eco though… well… just like on the S1 Pro, feels really slow and almost unusable under load. That said, it just might work if you’re hypermiling and trying to extract maximum range.
The one issue we found on the S1 Air was the throttle calibration. Rolling on the throttle felt a bit jerky, especially in Sport mode. To top that off, regen braking, even in the medium setting, feels a bit too aggressive. And the negative throttle to engage regen braking feels a little too soft. So you can very easily engage the overly strong regen braking, making it feel like you’ve hit the brakes, when you simply just want to roll off the throttle. Also, as soon as you touch either of the brakes, the throttle cuts off instantly, which could make maneuvering in tight traffic a rather tricky affair.
But the throttle had an even larger issue, and that was even when you let off the throttle, the scooter kept accelerating for another half a second or so. Now this may feel irritating at times, and at other times could be downright dangerous. Of course, Ola told us that the models we were riding were all pre-production examples, so there are still some issues that have to be worked out. But an issue so potentially dangerous shouldn’t have passed muster at all.
Battery & Range
Ola S1 Air |
Ola S1 Pro |
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Battery Capacity |
2.98kWh |
4kWh |
Claimed full charge time |
5 hours |
6.5 hours |
Now to really keep costs in check, Ola has given the S1 air a smaller battery pack of just 2.98kWh. But the best part of the battery pack now being smaller and lighter gives the S1 Air a flat floor board. Now it's not a very big floorboard, mind you, but it's big enough to carry a backpack very easily. Having the flat floorboard is also great because on the S1 Air, the underseat storage has gone down by two litres. Still, at 34 litres, it’s a pretty huge boot.
Of course a smaller battery pack means lesser range and Ola claims an IDC range of 125 kilometres for the S1 Air, as compared to 181km for the S1 Pro. But as we found out in our long-term test of the S1 pro, this number is a bit on the higher side. What you might get in real life is closer to 100km on the S1 Air in the real world, though that's quite all right.
The biggest benefit of the smaller battery pack and the reengineered chassis is a lighter kerb weight - a full 13kg lower than the S1 Pro. And this really makes the S1 Air feel light on its feet while changing directions. While we didn’t get to test this thoroughly, we believe the S1 Air will be a breeze to manoeuvre through city traffic.
Features
The best part about the S1 Air is that it gets almost the exact same features as the S1 Pro. Sure, the Air’s 7-inch touchscreen console runs at a lower resolution than on the Pro, but that’s something you’ll rarely notice in everyday use. As for features, it gets the whole shebang - map-style navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, proximity unlock, music playback/control, built-in speakers, Party Mode, user profiles, riding moods, document storage, remote boot unlock, reverse Mode and OTA updates.
Verdict
At Rs 1,09,000 (till Aug 15, 2023; Rs 1,19,999 after, both prices ex-showroom), which is about Rs 30,000 less than the Pro, the S1 air does make a good case for itself. But there are some issues that Ola must work out before we can recommend one. First, of course, is the throttle, which does feel very scary at times, and secondly the overall quality feels a bit inconsistent. The panel gaps all around, for instance, are a little bit off, and even the paint quality, at close inspection, looks a little bit suspect
But as mentioned before, Ola said we were the riding pre-production scooters, though at the same time we got to observe the S1 Air under full production at their Future Factory. So take what Ola says with a pinch of salt.
Summing up, should you buy an S1 Air right away? Well, if I were you, I'd hold for a little while and see if Ola can work out all the kinks. But when they do, the S1 Air will make quite a lot of sense.
Ola S1 Air User Reviews
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Mileage2.9/5
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Maintenance2.7/5
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Comfort2.9/5
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Features & Styling2.8/5
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Ola S1 Air Colours
- Midnight Blue
- Stellar Blue
- Porcelain White
- Liquid Silver
- Coaral Glam
- Neon
Ola S1 Air Riding Range
Questions & Answers on S1 Air
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- The top speed of the Ola S1 Air is 90 km/h.
- The Ola S1 Air has top speed of 90 kmph.
- Top speed of Ola S1 Air is 90 km/Hr.
- The battery capacity of the Ola S1 Air STD is 3 Kwh.
- The battery capacity of the Ola S1 Air is 3 Kwh.
- For this, we'd suggest you please visit the nearest authorized dealership as they would be able to assist you. Follow the link and select your city accordingly for dealership details.https://www.zigwheels.com/ola-electric-bikes/s1-air
- The S1 Air is available in a single variant and comes in six colourways: Stellar Blue, Neon, Porcelain White, Coral Glam, Liquid Silver and Midnight Blue.
- Ola S1 Air is available in 6 different colours - Liquid Silver, Coral Glam, Stellar Blue, Stellar Blue, porcelain White, and Neon.
- Ola S1 Air is available in 6 different colours - Liquid Silver, Coaral Glam, Midnight Blue, Stellar Blue, porcelain White, Neon.
- Ola S1 Air is available in 6 different colours - Liquid Silver, Coaral Glam, Stellar Blue, Stellar Blue, porcelain White, Neon.
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