Scooters are inherently very practical and a large part of that comes down to the underseat storage space. Electric scooters are even more so, due to the tighter packaging allowed by their tree-hugging powertrain. To give you an idea of just how big the storage area on some of today’s electric scooters are, we have compiled a list of the five largest boots on an electric scooter in the Indian market today. Just for reference, India’s bestselling scooter – the ubiquitous Honda Activa – has an 18-litre underseat storage area.
5. TVS Orbiter
34 litres
TVS recently launched the Orbiter that sits slightly above the iQube in terms of price. The Oribter gets a 3.1kWh battery and a IDC range of 158km. The company claims this scooter can be charged from 0-80 percent within 4 hours and 10 minutes. Unlike the iQube, the Orbiter rides on a 14-inch front wheel and 12-inch rear wheel. On top of that this all new electric scooter also features more slightly more underseat storage and a some new tech than the iQube.
4. Ather Rizta
34 litres
You might argue that since the Rizta and the Gen 2 Ola models have the same capacity, the Ather should be tied with Ola for third place. However, the Ola scooters have a shallower boot, which means you can't close the seat with a full-face helmet; something that isn't an issue in the Ather Rizta due to its deeper storage area. The Ather also has a small cubby just aft of the boot where you can comfortably store knick-knacks like your smartphone, wallet, and so on. In our opinion, it is this attention to detail that tilts the scales in the Ather’s favour.
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3. Bajaj Chetak lineup
35 litres
Bajaj recently launched a new-entry level variant of the Chetak – the 3001. This new variant is slated to replace the earlier 2903 varaint. With this, the entry-level variant of the Chetak also gets the generous 35-litre boot capacity as the higher-spec 35 series. Currently, the Chetak line-up consists of the 3001, 3501, 3502 and 3503. If these variants sound like a random mix of numbers to you, then you're definitely not alone. You can head to our story where we explain the battery packs, range, features and prices for all these variants.
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2. Kinetic DX
37 litres
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1. River Indie
43 litres
The saying “there’s no replacement for displacement” comes to mind when speaking of the Indie’s cavernous 43-litre storage area. This is the largest storage space on any Indian electric scooter. The practicality first Indie also has a pair of panniers and a top box available as an accessory, which will further increase storage capacity.
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Honourable mentions
Gen 3 Ola S1 lineup
34 litres
With the move to the Gen 2 platform, all of Ola’s line-up has the same 34-litre boot; this has continued with the Gen 3 models as well. However, this number is marginally down on the Gen 1 Ola models that had a marginally bigger 36-litre boot.
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TVS iQube
32 litres
When the iQube first launched, the two variants on sale had only 17 litres of underseat storage. TVS has now reprofiled the boots of all the variants of the popular e-scooter (except the base iQube 2.2kWh) to increase capacity to a healthy 32 litres. The base iQube 2.2 has a marginally smaller boot volume at 30 litres. It is worth mentioning that TVS recently slashed prices of the iQube by up to Rs 26,000.
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Simple One
30 litres
The Simple One’s 30-litre boot is not small by any yardstick. While the Simple One is not as popular or well-known as the other entrants on this list, it does have a 30-litre boot, which earns it an honourable mention.
