The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, had decided to reduce tax rates on electric vehicles and Electric Vehicle chargers from 1 August. The Reduction in taxes has gone from 12% to 5% on vehicles and from 18% to 5% on electric vehicle chargers. Ather Energy has passed on the benefits to its buyers by reducing the prices of Electric Scooters – Ather 340 and Ather 450. Prices drop by INR 9000 for the Ather 450
The new on road price for Ather scooters are as below
Bangalore | Chennai | |
Ather 450 | 1,13,715 | 1,22,224 |
Ather 340 | 1,02,460 | 1,10,443 |
At present, Ather scooters are available in Bengaluru and Chennai. Ather plans to begin operations in other major cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR, Pune and 30 other cities by 2023.