New Delhi: Ather Vitality, one in every of India’s main electrical scooter producers, Saturday launched its household scooter, the Rizta, on the second version of the Ather Neighborhood Day in Bengaluru at a beginning value of INR. 1,09,999 (Ex-showroom Bengaluru).
“This could be a a lot greater story than the 450 for Ather,” Tarun Mehta, co-founder and CEO, Ather Vitality.
Designed and engineered as a scooter for your complete household, Rizta prioritizes consolation, comfort, and security. It comes with a bunch of recent linked options to boost the driving expertise together with options like SkidControl and WhatsApp on the dashboard, the corporate stated.
The Rizta can have 2 fashions and three variants – Rizta S and Rizta Z with a 2.9 kWh battery and a top-end mannequin Rizta Z with a 3.7 kWh. The two.9 kWh variants will ship a predicted IDC vary of 123 kms and the three.7 kWh variant will ship 160 kms. Whereas Ather presents the Rizta S in 3 monotone colors, the Rizta Z might be obtainable in 7 colors which embody 3 monotone and 4 twin tone colors, the corporate stated in a media launch.
Bookings are actually open for the Ather Rizta, and deliveries will start beginning June 2024. The Ather Rizta Z with 2.9 kWh and Rizta with 3.7 kWh might be obtainable at INR 124,999 and INR 144,999, respectively ex-showroom Bengaluru.
The bottom value for Rizta is INR 5000 cheaper than the bottom variant of the 450 and it sits on the modified 450 platform. The corporate hasn’t determined but on the period of the present entry-level value of the Rizta.
The costs of Activa and Jupiter, a set of main household scooters out there begins at INR 76,324 and INR 75,528 respectively.
Tarun Mehta, Co-Founder & CEO, Ather Vitality, stated, “We entered the two-wheeler market with our efficiency scooter, the 450 sequence, which was recognised within the trade. Now, we’re setting foot within the household section with the Rizta, which has been designed and engineered with the Indian household in thoughts. It focuses on key elements resembling consolation, security and linked tech, which we imagine makes it an improve from the traditional scooters out there. Rizta will mirror Ather’s proposition of high quality, reliability, and security.”
Consolation and comfort: Ather Rizta goals to prioritize consolation and comfort, that includes the most important seat in its section making certain ample house for its customers and a big ground board. Moreover, the Rizta Z contains a backrest for enhanced consolation by offering lumbar assist for the pillion. With 56L space for storing, together with a 34L underseat capability, and an non-compulsory 22L Frunk accent, Ather believes Rizta presents a big space for storing within the scooter market, making it simple to hold day-to-day necessities. The below seat storage will also be fitted with an non-compulsory multi-purpose charger with an 18W energy output, which might cost digital units resembling telephones, tablets, transportable audio system and different related units.
Security and trip dealing with: Over time, Ather has been dedicated to enhancing the security commonplace for two-wheeler riders by launching a number of options. With Rizta, Ather introduces the SkidControl™. That is Ather’s proprietary traction management system that seamlessly controls motor torque to mitigate the lack of traction whereas accelerating on low friction surfaces resembling patches of street with gravel, sand, water, or oil. [This has been enabled by the in-house eveloped motor control system, Ather Drive Controller™ (ADC™).
Additional safety features, such as FallSafeTM, Emergency Stop Signal (ESS), Theft & Tow Detect, and Find My Scooter which were previously seen on Ather’s 450 series of scooters, too are integrated into the Ather Rizta.
All three variants come with a top speed of 80 kmph and two riding modes – Zip and SmartEco. Moreover, ride assist features such as MagicTwistTM, AutoHoldTM, and Reverse Mode, which were integrated in the 450 series are also present in the Rizta.
The Rizta carries over the same philosophy as the 450 series including its low center of gravity, balanced weight distribution from front to rear, and equal balance on both sides, allowing precise control regardless of the rider’s level of skills or prevalent riding conditions. The Rizta is easy to manoeuvre given its shorter 1286mm wheelbase.
HALO – Smart Helmet: bAther also announced its entry into the Smart Helmet category with the Ather HALO product line. Ather HALO is a full face, top of the line, integrated smart helmet. It will feature superlative audio by Harman Kardon. It offers riders a seamless experience with its proprietary auto WearDetect technology, wireless charging, and allows them to control music & calls through the scooter’s handlebar. HALO also comes with Ather ChitChatTM, which enables helmet to helmet communication between the rider and pillion. It has a clean and futuristic design and comes with two colour options.
Ather has partnered with Harman Kardon to deliver the high quality audio, enhancing the ride experience. HALO has also been designed to add a layer of safety for the rider by allowing critical sounds, thus delivering an uninterrupted and safe listening experience. Ather believes they have ensured seamless integration of the helmet with the scooter, which includes a specially developed wireless charging solution in Rizta’s boot. Halo’s wear detect technology allows the helmet to recognize when it’s worn, enabling a seamless 3 way pairing of the helmet, phone and scooter. Ather believes all of this ensures an engaging, enjoyable and safe ride with Halo.
In addition to this, Ather introduced HALO Bit, a module that can be attached to Ather’s half face helmets. Ather has developed an ISI and DOT rated custom half face helmet, which will be available to all customers soon and will be compatible with HALO Bit, enabling every Ather helmet to be a smart helmet. The introductory price of HALO is INR 12,999 and HALO Bit is INR 4,999.
Swapnil Jain, Co-founder & CTO of Ather Energy said, “We wanted to transform helmets from a mere compulsion to an integral part of a fun, engaging ride. So we built the HALO, our first smart helmet which offers premium sound by Harmon Kardon and integrates our proprietary auto WearDetect technology and wireless charging. With HALO we made sure that the experience extends to the pillion with features such as ChitChatTM and music sharing. “
AtherStack 6.0: Ather also rolled out AtherStack 6.0, the latest upgrade to its software stack. AtherStack powers all the experiences on Ather Scooters It is built on various interconnected layers of software, firmware, system algorithms. The latest update brings a host of new features and experiences to the scooters including a new mobile app, integration with WhatsApp on the Ather dashboard, live location sharing, ping my scooter, auto reply to calls and Alexa integration. Existing Ather owners will also get AtherStack 6.0 as an over the air update with some of these features.
“AtherStack has been an integral part of our product strategy since the launch of our first scooter, allowing us to constantly enhance our product experience. With new features like WhatsApp on the dashboard, live location sharing and voice commands, we believe Ather Stack 6.0 will bring an important upgrade to rider safety, convenience and connectivity. Optimising the touchscreen dashboard and revamping the mobile app will offer a seamless ownership experience to both Rizta and Ather 450 customers,” Jain added.
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