Ola on Saturday announced that its electric scooter (e-scooter) received a record-breaking 1,00,000 reservations within the first 24 hours, making it the most pre-booked scooter in the world. 

Ola Electric had opened the reservation for its e-scooter in the evening of July 15. Ola Scooter can be reserved for Rs 499 via olaelectric.com. The company has added that it is seeing unprecedented demand from customers who continue to throng the website to book the scooter in record numbers. 

Ola Chairman and Group CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said: “I am thrilled by the tremendous response from customers across India for our first electric vehicle (EV). The unprecedented demand is a clear indicator of shifting consumer preferences to EVs. This is a huge step forward in our mission to transition the world to sustainable mobility. I thank all the consumers who have booked the Ola Scooter and have joined the EV revolution. This is only the beginning!” 

The first batch of e-scooters will be produced at Ola’s new plant in Tamil Nadu, which is currently under development. In another tweet, Mr Aggarwal shared an update on the progress of the Ola plant in Tamil Nadu. The company had previously stated that it would invest Rs 2,400 crore in this production unit. The company has not yet revealed the full price of the Ola Scooter.