Ola Electric Developed an Affordable Electric Motorcycle with Two Versions That Could Reach the Brazilian Market for Less Than R$ 6 Thousand. The Company’s Electric Motorcycles Are Equipped with Cutting-Edge Technology and Also Come with a 750W Portable Charger
O Ola Electric, observing the high potential of two-wheeled vehicles, developed an affordable electric motorcycle known as Ola S1, which comes in two versions. One that costs around R$ 5,500, featuring an electric motor with a power of 8.5 kW and a torque of 5.9 kg/m. This simpler version can go from 0 to 60 km/h in just 7 seconds and reach a top speed of 90 km/h. Its range is 120 km on a single charge. The more expensive version of the model costs around R$ 9,200 and can reach 115 km/h.
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Learn How to Import Electric Motorcycles and Scooters Like Those from Ola Electric to Brazil
To import this product, no type of license is required. Inmetro, Ibama, you don’t need anything. You can buy in China, transport, bring to Brazil, pay the taxes, all legally and smoothly, as long as you have a registered company in the Radar Siscomex.
The concept of RADAR Siscomex is defined as the System for Recording and Tracking the Actions of Customs Interveners. According to the Federal Revenue itself, its main goal is to provide accounting, tax, and customs data in real time.
Taxes and Final Costs for Importation
No one likes to pay taxes; in fact, from the name alone, we already know that it’s not a matter of choice to pay. And regarding this specific product, the taxes are high. For example, if you buy a small container of this product, the value can even double. If you pay $150 dollars in China, it will arrive here in Brazil for $300 dollars, if you import a small container with about 30, 40, 50 pieces, depending on the size of your import.
It’s not possible to give an exact cost here because this value depends on two things. The ICMS in Brazil, one of the taxes paid for importing, and that depends on each state. And also on domestic transportation. If you are in a region close to the port where your goods will arrive, the freight price will be lower. It affects the final cost of your product, but you can consider that the product will be priced in relation to what you pay in China, India, or elsewhere at 80 to 100% higher.
When Will Brazilians Be Able to Buy the Electric Motorcycle from Ola Electric?
Up to the present moment when this article was written, the manufacturer’s website states that the electric motorcycles from their brand can only be pre-reserved. Ola Electric’s idea is to expand and even reach Brazil, but for now, there is still no set date, and what remains is to wait for the end of the pre-reservations in India for the first units to be imported.
Affordable Electric Motorcycle from Ola Electric Can Be Charged in Just 4.5 Hours
To recharge the electric motorcycles, the company provides a portable charger of 750W, which can fully recharge the models in just 4.5 hours. However, the company stated that, in the near future, it will start to offer fast charging devices that will be able to deliver 80% charge in just 18 minutes. In the Indian market, where the electric motorcycles are currently being sold, the company offers over 5,000 charging stations spread throughout the country.
In terms of design, the affordable electric motorcycle from Ola Electric is equipped with various cutting-edge technologies and features. However, these are present only in the more expensive models. The electric motorcycle comes with LED lights, a 7-inch multimedia center, cruise control, GPS navigation, and controls that can be operated through smartphones or other devices.
To support this, the affordable electric motorcycle features a Move OS operating system, consisting of an eight-core processor at 1.8 GHz and 3 GB of RAM. Although they have been on the Indian market for a few months now, there is still no forecast for the arrival of these electric motorcycle models in the national territory or other countries beyond import.
Affordable Electric Motorcycle Is the Most Pre-Reserved in the World
Ola Electric released data on the pre-reservations of its electric motorcycles, showing more than 100,000 sales of the models in just one day. The company stated in a press release that, with these numbers, the model is becoming the most pre-reserved in the world.
The CEO of the Group, Bhavish Aggarwal, expressed his excitement about these numbers, which, for the most part, come from customers in India, for the first electric motorcycles of the brand.
Meet Ola Electric
Ola Electric was developed in 2017 as a company controlled by ANI Technologies, which is also responsible for controlling Ola Cabs. The company began the reduction of pollutant gas emissions and also the reduction of dependence on polluting fuel from Ola’s cabs, transitioning to mass electric mobility.
One year after its founding, in 2018, it announced its intention to have 1 million electric models in its taxi service by the end of this year. Between late 2018 and early 2019, Bhavish Aggarwal acquired a 92.5% stake in Ola Electric from its parent company. Still in 2019, the company raised about US$ 56 million from Matrix India and Tiger Global.


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