Best Electric Scooter Under 1 lakh in 2023-24

You are thinking of buying an electric scooter for under 1 lakh. You come to the right place where you choose your best electric scooter under 1 lakh price.

Here we selected the top 4 electric scooters under 1 lakh which come with long range, very good speed and features . That are

1. Okinawa Praise Pro
2. Okinawa vs Hero Optima vs Ola S1 Air vs Ampere

Specifications	Okinawa Praise Pro	Hero Optima CX ER	Ola S1 Air	Ampere Maguire EX
Battery	2 kWh	3 kWh	2.5 kWh	2.295 kWh
Motor	2.5 kW	1.2 kW	4.5 kW	2.1 kW
Range	85 km	140 Km	104 Km	121 Km
Top Speed	58 kmph	45 kmph	85 kmph	53 kmph
Gradeability	7 degree	7 degree	10 degree	13 degree
Boot Space	NA	12-15 litres	34 litres	19 litres
Ex-showroom price	Rs 87,595	Rs 85,390	Rs 85,000	Rs 77,249

Battery

If you compare the top 5 electric scooter’s Okinawa Praise Pro, Hero Optima CX ER, Ola S1 Air,Ampere Maguire EX battery, there is no difference. 

Okinawa offers  a 2kWh battery, Hero Optima 3 kWh battery,Ola S1 Air 2.5 kWh battery ,Ampere 2.295 kWh battery pack.

Hero gives you more battery from the other four batteries. And it comes with LFP technolog

Motor

All the three electric scooters come with a BLDC hub motor. BLDC hub motor is a low quality motor. If you compare it to PMSM, IPMM then BLDC is a low quality motor because its torque,speed are not as good as AC motors.

Okinawa Praise Pro comes with a 2.5 kWh BLDC hub motor, Hero Optima CX ER 1.2 kWh BLDC motor, Ola S1 Air 4.5 kWh BLDC motor , Ampere Maguire EX 2.1 kWh BLDC battery. 

Among these all electric scooters, Ola S1 Air offers you a much more powerful motor.

Read more:-Ola S1 Air vs Ola S1 vs Ola S1 Pro: Which One Best?

Range

Most people first choose the range of any electric vehicle. Among these all scooters Hero Optima CX offers you the most range because it comes with a 3kWh battery pack.

In these all electric scooters, Okinawa Praise Pro comes with 85 km range , Hero Optima.

Speed

All these electric scooters come with BLDC hub motors. So, we can not expect more speed from these scooters.

What is BLDC Motor ?

The full form BLDC is Brushless DC Electric Motor . This BLDC motor is powered by direct current voltage supply . It is not the same as a conventional BLDC motor which comes with brushes. New BLDC motor is more popular than the conventional BLDC motor.

But on the scooter BLDC motor is a medium power electric motor.

 As per expectation, Okinawa Praise Pro comes with 58 km/h top speed , Hero Optima CX ER 45 kmph top speed , Ola S1 Air 85 km/h top speed , Ampere Maguire EX 53 kmph top speed respectively.

From top speed, Ola S1 Air is far better than any other scooter.

Gradeability

Gradeability is one of the confusing elements when you are going to select any electric vehicle. Sometimes people ignore this. But these are very important specifications for any EV.

What is Gradeability ?

Gradeability means a car or scooter’s ability to climb slopes. Generally Gradeability measures either percentage or degrees. 45 degrees Gradeability is equivalent to 100 percent. The Gradeability depends on motor/engine power, weight capacity, drivetrain type etc.

Gradeability gives you how powerful your scooter motor is to lift an inclined area.

Okinawa Praise Pro gives you 7 degree gradeability, Hero Optima CX ER gives 7 degree gradeability,  Ola S1 Air 10 degree gradeability , Ampere Maguire EX 13 degree gradeability respectively.

 Here Ampere gives you more power on inclined area.

Boot Space

If compared to the boot Space of these 5 electric scooters, these clearly show Ola S1 Air is far away from the other electric scooters.

What is Boot Space ?

Boot Space is a storage box area for our baggage. On the scooter, you can see the boot space under the pillion. Boot Space is always measured in litres. More space gives you more storage to carry more baggage.

Okinawa Praise Pro gives no space, Hero Optima CX ER gives 12-15 litres boot space,  Ola S1 Air 34 litres boot space, Ampere Maguire EX 19 litres boot space respectively.

Price

Under 1 lakh price, these top 5 electric scooter  do not give much specifications

All electric scooters are ex-showroom price, Okinawa Praise Pro comes with Rs 87,595  , Hero Optima CX ER Rs 85,390 , Ola S1 Air Rs 85,000  , Ampere Maguire EX Rs 77,249. 

But Okinawa and Hero are not available under the FAME 2 subsidiary because these two scooters do not make their 50% product in India. Also, you check Ola S1 Air is not under FAME 2 subsidiary. You may pay more money when you go to buy these scooters. Only Ampere is available under the FAME 2 subsidiary.