Ather Energy launches second electric scooter Ather 450

Ather Energy launched its disruptive intelligent, electric scooter Ather 450 and their previously unveiled variant, the Ather 340. The Ather 450, designed for city riding conditions, comes with a top speed of 80 km/hr, a range of 75 km and one of the quickest accelerations of 3.9 seconds from 0-40 km/hr in the scooter market. “We started building electric scooters four years ago at IIT Madras and we are super excited to launch not only the Ather 340, but also our higher performance flagship variant, the Ather 450. It has been designed with quick acceleration, great handling, high storage space and new-to-category features like park assist, remote diagnostics, and onboard navigation,” said Tarun Mehta, Co-founder & CEO, Ather Energy. Co-founded in 2013 by IIT graduates – Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain, Ather Energy is backed by the founders of Flipkart, Tiger Global and Hero Motocorp.