Ola Electric declares new automotive on Independence day: 500 km vary, 0-100 in 4 seconds

Ola Electric has introduced their much-awaited electrical automotive, however we nonetheless don’t know a lot in regards to the car. During an organization stay stream on the event of India’s seventy fifth Independence day, founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal introduced that the corporate would launch a automotive with a spread of 500 kilometres and that will probably be the “sportiest car built in India.” The automotive is scheduled for launch in 2024.

“We deserve a car that defines this new India. An India that is fearless and believes in writing its own destiny. Our car is going to be one of the fastest cars in India. 0 to 100 within 4 seconds, it will have a range of more than 500 kilometres per charge. It will be the sportiest car ever built in India, with an all-glass roof, it will have Move OS and assisted driving capabilities as good as any other car in the world. It will be keyless and handleless,” stated Aggarwal, in the course of the livestream, the place the automotive was introduced.

While not a lot was revealed in regards to the car, two key specs have been introduced: a spread of 100 kilometres and that the automotive will speed up from zero to 100 kilometres per hour in 4 seconds. To put that into context, Tata’s Nexon EV claims a spread of 437 kilometres. The electrical car from Tata goes from zero to 100 kilometres per hour in about 9.4 seconds.

While that will make the brand new automotive from Ola Electric sound spectacular, do word that the Tata Nexon is a compact SUV and that Ola is but to verify the shape issue of its new automotive. A teaser picture shared by Aggarwal in July this 12 months depicted a hatchback. But the silhouette of the automotive depicted within the Ola Electric video exhibits what appears like a sedan with a fastback roof. Also, these figures could possibly be par for the course with different Indian electrical automobiles by the 12 months 2024.

Apart from that, Aggarwal added that the automotive will function an all-glass roof, keyless entry and a “handleless design.” While we are able to’t but make sure of what’s meant by a “handleless design,” it could possibly be a reference to the retracting-style deal with that has develop into well-liked in lots of trendy vehicles, together with the Tesla Model S.

The new automotive will probably be manufactured at Ola’s future manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, which will probably be expanded to be able to accommodate new manufacturing capabilities. Along with the automotive and the scooter, Ola says it’s going to additionally manufacture its personal indigenously developed electrical cells on the similar facility.