Ola Electric teases an electric car that it doesn’t have

The 15 August event recasts Bhavish Aggarwal as a short-term entrepreneur who has lofty ambitions but no concrete plans.

There’s one word to describe Bhavish Aggarwal’s virtual event on 15 August: disappointing. The live stream by the founder and CEO of Ola and Ola Electric wasn’t just a run-of-the-mill press event; it was uninspiring—like going to Disneyland only to find the rides closed for maintenance.

Let’s look closely at the three key announcements made at the event.

Ola Electric’s S1 scooter was relaunched at Rs 99,999. Bookings are underway and deliveries will start in September. Launched alongside the sportier S1 Pro in August 2021, the S1 was not released earlier because of overheating issues (we wrote about the problem …

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