PlugInCaroo's video: Ather Energy Scooter launch in Chennai - Postponed to 8 July

, , Ather Energy Scooter launch in Chennai (English Subtitles) Ather Energy, announced its entry into Chennai by starting its preorder in June 2019. The Chennai launch date got postponed to 08 July due to some issue with FAME 2. Ather’s next goal is to launch in multiple cities in 2019. Chennai is the second city after Ather launched in Bengaluru in 2018. Ather Energy Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian electric vehicle company founded by Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain in 2013. It manufactures two electric scooter models: the 340 and 450. It has also established electric vehicle charging infrastructure AtherGrid. Ather Grid Ather has set up its own charging network, dubbed Ather Grid, in Bangalore & Chennai. These DC-fast-charging stations use Ather's proprietary charging method and connector to charge the Ather scooters at a rate of 1 km/min. The charging points are also equipped with a 3-pin socket to supply AC power to other electric vehicles that do not use Ather's connector. Other vehicle can connect to the charging point and start charging using the Ather Grid app for iOS and Android. Ather has plans to set up around 60 points in Bangalore & Chennai, and set up more Ather Grid in other cities as it expands. Ather also sets up a home charging point at customer's homes which will charge the Ather 450 to 80% in 2 hours 40 minutes and to 100% in 4 hours 18 minutes. Ather Space: Unlike most auto manufacturers in India, Ather Energy owns and operates its own Experience Centers. The company claims that this helps in maintaining end-to-end customer experience. The Experience Centers, dubbed AtherSpace, are aimed at increasing product understanding, providing customer education, and giving a first-hand experience of the product to consumers. Test rides are also provided at the Experience Centers and can be pre-booked on the company's website. In the year 2020 Ather will be entering into its rapid expansion phase, and Ather Energy plans to be in 30 cities. This is and exciting news for EV lovers. Year 2020 could become famous as the year of extinction of the petrol scooter. Ather Energy will be introducing both its products 450 and 340. Ather has already set-up its public charging infrastructure, called the Ather Grid, across locations such as cafes, malls, tech-parks, gyms, etc. Most importantly the company has announced free charging at Ather Points for all electric vehicles for the first 6 months. Experience Centers have components of the scooter displayed with useful information provided along side each of them. There is also a fully built naked scooter on display to show the chassis of the scooter. The first Experience Center opened to consumers on June 8, 2018 at 100-ft road Indiranagar, Bangalore