In the fast lane: Ola CEO shares stories of excited customers as company begins e-scooter test rides in Delhi, Bengaluru

Bhavish Aggarwal, the co-founder of Ola Cabs, on Friday shared stories of excited customers after they took the company's new e-scooters on a test drive. The series started with the Ola boss first sharing a picture of a couple after they rode the Ola S1 with their young kid.

"Everyone wants to test ride the Ola S1! Even if some are too young," Aggarwal wrote on Twitter. The company's CEO further said that he was really excited to see the reaction from their customers who can't wait to get their hands on the e-scooters. Aggarwal informed that the test drives, which are currently being conducted in four cities - Bengaluru, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata - will soon take place in other parts of the country as well.

"Very excited to see so much excitement from our customers! Sharing 4 videos of test rides in Bengaluru, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. Rolling out to more cities soon!" Aggarwal wrote on Twitter as he shared a few glimpses of happy customers from their test run of the new electric scooters launched by Ola.






Last month, the company had stated that the sales of its maiden electric scooter crossed Rs 1,100 crore in two days. The two e-scooters, Ola S1 and S1 Pro, were unveiled in August this year. The company had previously stated that it would initially start with a 10 lakh annual production capacity and then scale it up to 20 lakh, in line with market demand, in the first phase, according to a report in PTI.

In a statement, the company said that it wants their customers to first take the two-wheelers on a test run and if they like it, then take the scooter home. "We prefer customers to pay the balance amount once they have the opportunity to take a test drive and hence the final payment window is aligned to the test drive dates, starting Nov 10 onwards, which have also been communicated to the customers. We are committed to delivering the scooter within the respective delivery window to every customer," Ola had said in a statement.

Ola stated that if a customer decides to cancel the booking after the test drive of the two-wheeler, the entire amount taken would be refunded.