Ather Energy Launches Largest Charging Infrastructure Network in Indian City


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Ather Energy launches the largest charging infrastructure network in an Indian city

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Swapnil Jain, CTO & Co-Founder, Ather Energy & Tarun Mehta, CEO & Co-Founder, Ather Energy

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Ather Energy launches the largest charging infrastructure network in an Indian city​

Bengaluru, 21st May 2018 - Ather Energy today announced the launch of their charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), AtherGrid, which is open to all EVs. The company, known for their intelligent, electric scooter S340, has begun installations of the intelligent and connected charging stations across the city of Bangalore. 30 charging points will be set up by the end of May 2018. By the end of the year, 60 charging points will be available in Bangalore. With this, there will be a charging station within 4 km driving distance from any point in the city. This is the largest charging infrastructure effort in an Indian city.

Installed at malls, cafes, restaurants, tech parks, multiplexes and gyms, they have been selected to cater to both, four wheelers and two wheelers. For this, Ather has partnered with host locations, who have installed Points pro-bono at their premises to offer a convenient experience for all EV owners in the city. To improve EV ownership experience and increase adoption, AtherGrid and its accompanying app will be offered for free for the next 6 months to all electric vehicle owners. Using cloud connectivity, consumers can find the nearest Point available and navigate to the charging location using the app. Remotely monitoring charge status and integrated payment options offers EV owners a seamless charging experience.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Tarun Mehta, Co-founder and CEO, Ather Energy said, “Electric vehicles cannot become a viable alternative without making charging infrastructure availability a greater priority. It is critical for us to make public charging convenient and accessible. This is an important step towards increased adoption and acceptance of electric vehicles and in the long run will have a positive effect on the cost of the vehicles themselves. The number of entrepreneurs and businesses that have come aboard to be a part of AtherGrid is also a testament to the future of electric vehicles. As we prepare ourselves for the launch of the Ather S340, Bangalore was a natural choice to be the home city for AtherGrid. Range anxiety and the inconvenience associated with charging will not be a deterrent to adoption, as the industry grows.”

Ather’s Points have been designed and manufactured in India, keeping in mind the needs of the domestic power grid. Safety features ensure that electricity is drawn only when connected to a vehicle and protects vehicles from overcharging with auto power cut off. Electric vehicles will be protected from undervoltage, overvoltage and overcurrent. And with an IP55 rated body it is safe to use in any weather.

About Ather Energy

Co-founded in 2013 by IIT graduates - Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain, Ather Energy is one the few hardware startups in India. The company designing India’s first truly intelligent electric scooter and is backed by the founders of Flipkart, Tiger Global and Hero Motocorp.

Designed from scratch, the S340 is customized to Indian conditions and riding sensibilities. A top speed of 72 kmph and a range of up to 60 km, it’s perfectly designed for the stop and go city ride. Equipped with a 7” interactive dashboard and an integrated app, it allows for the never-before features like onboard navigation, remote diagnostics and over the air updates for future improvements.

What completes the experience is AtherGrid, a comprehensive public charging infrastructure. With 30 locations on board, it’s opening up doors to EVs in Bengaluru. Next steps? Scaling up both AtherGrid & the Ather S340, consecutively to other cities.
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Ather Energy has started setting up the company's fast charging network, Ather Grid in Chennai. In all, between 50-55 Ather Grid points will be set up in Chennai and running by the end of the year. The fast charging network can be used by all electric two-wheelers and four-wheelers and Ather is offering this facility free of charge till the end of 2019. Chennai has 7 active fast charging Ather Points installed and is the second city in India to have Ather's charging network after Bengaluru.

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Ather Energy Launches New Compact Home Charger Ather Dot

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Electric scooter start-up Ather Energy has announced the launch of a new home charging point - Ather Dot, for its Ather 450 customers in Chennai & Bengaluru. The new charger has been designed specifically for the Ather 450 electric scooter and company says that it took a lot of feedback from its existing customers to make this charging point smaller, lighter and easy to install. The new Ather Dot comes with surge protection and authenticated power transfer so that it's safe and works only with an Ather scooter. The new Ather Dot also comes with several safety measures like auto cut-off function and it also gets app integration, which means owners can also monitor the charging levels through their mobile app.

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Ather has rolled-out “Grid 2.0” EV fast charging solution with enhanced features.

It supports over-the-air updates, improved durability under extreme environmental conditions and the modular design enables field serviceability of parts with emphasis on remote diagnostics.

The installation of Ather Grid 2.0 has already begun in Bangalore and Chennai and it will soon be available across cities in India.

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Ather Energy, India’s first intelligent electric scooter manufacturer, today announced the launch of the next generation of public fast charging infrastructure, Ather Grid 2.0. The new fast-charging infrastructure builds on the current generation of Ather Grid with enhanced features to support scale and future faster charging capability. The installation of this ubiquitous public fast-charging network has already begun in Bangalore and Chennai, and it will soon be available across cities in India.

The Ather Grid 2.0 was designed with the aim of re-defining the future of public utility by creating a distinguishable, approachable, and scalable charging experience. Ather Grid 2.0 will have the ability to support future fast charging capacity, as well as enhanced safety and faster bug resolution. Grid 2.0 will support Over-the-Air updates, allowing Ather Energy to push new features and bug fixes to all systems on the field real-time. It also has improved durability as it is designed to handle degradation, making it more suitable for installations exposed to extreme environmental conditions. The modular design also enables field serviceability of parts with a strong emphasis on remote diagnostics. Ather Grid will continue to stay connected at all times to provide real-time availability of all charging locations in every city.

Speaking on this development Nilay Chandra, VP - Charging Infrastructure and Marketing, Ather Energy said “At Ather Energy, we have been continuously focusing on evolving and providing the best customer experience. With the introduction of Ather Grid 2.0, we will be able to fast track our ambition of setting up 500 fast-charging infrastructure by the end of this year. Our charging infrastructure will be available to all players who adopt the connector standard and we are in the advanced stages of conversation with multiple partners for the same. For us, this is the beginning of the Ather Grid network's expansion, and it is critical to make charging infrastructure convenient and easily accessible to consumers in order to boost the adoption of electric vehicles.``

Within a couple of years, Ather Grid has become one of the largest fast charging infrastructure networks for electric two-wheelers in India. The Ather Grid Network is now spread across 21+ cities and 215+ locations. Ather Energy aims to add 500 Ather Grid locations by the end of FY22, with all new installations being Ather Grid 2.0. The rapid charging network is available to all electric two-wheelers and electric four-wheelers, and it is free of charge until the end of December 2021.
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