The upcoming Ather mass-market electric scooter based on the EL platform has been christened as Konarc as it launches on Aug 29, 2026
Ather Energy has released the first video teaser of the EL platform-based family electric scooter ahead of its debut on Aug 29, 2026 at the Annual Community Day in the Indian market. The teaser video shows several prominent elements of the upcoming mass-market e-scooter such as the front fascia, tail section and wheels. It has been named Ather Konarc. Recently, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Tarun Mehta, CEO & Co-founder, Ather Energy had stated that Ather EL platform based electric scooter will be priced between Rs 1-1.25 lakh (ex-showroom) in India.
“And on 29th August, at our annual Ather Community Day, we’ll unveil the first production scooter built on our new EL platform. This product will among other things give us the ability to enter the largest E2W segment – products priced between 1L-1.25L. Together, these will give us the ability to build and scale for the next phase of growth. Thank you to our customers for continuing to place their trust in us, and to everyone at Ather and our partners for their efforts,” wrote Mehta on X.
The all-new EL platform was showcased at the 2025 Ather Community Day along with the prototype of the EL01 low-cost electric scooter based on this platform. Ather EL01 mass-market electric scooter is likely to ride on 14-inch front and 12-inch rear alloy wheels. It will come with a swingarm-mounted electric motor. The e-scooter will boast of a big LED DRL and LED tail-lamp cluster.
Ather EL01 will be the first company model to get the Advanced Electronic Braking System (AEBS) and an onboard charger, termed as Ather Charge Drive Controller. Running on the latest AtherStack 7.0, Ather EL01 will come with voice commands as standard. The design patent hinted at the inclusion of a 7-inch instrument console with TFT display. The battery pack and range details are not in public domain yet.
Mehta also stated that Ather’s new manufacturing facility at AURIC, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Maharashtra), will be commissioned in Q3 FY27. In the Phase 1, it will add production capacity of 5 lakh electric scooters while taking the overall manufacturing to 9.2 lakh units annually. In the phase 2, the company will be able to increase the capacity to further 5 lakh units, and thus taking the total production capacity to 14.2 lakh units on a yearly basis.
Tarun Mehta also shared that Q1 FY27 was a strong quarter for Ather Energy as demand continued to outperform production. During this period (Apr-Jun 2026), customer enquiries grew by around 95 percent YoY to over 7 lakh, while quarterly pre-orders reached a record of 1.5 lakh, up by 158% on a YoY basis. The company posted retail volumes of 90,808 units with a YoY growth of 102 percent while the wholesale volumes stood at 83,173 units, up by 80 percent YoY.
