Ather Energy celebrated its third Community Day to introduce the new EL platform as well as peel the covers off an impressive concept that was named Redux. The Redux is not like the production-oriented and family-friendly EL01 concept because it is what Ather prefers to call a moto-scooter.
- Ather Redux can be flexibly ergonomic.
- The Redux is not in production.
Ather Redux concept
It is a performance concept that applies AmplyTex to the bodywork.
The company defines Redux as a moto-scooter, which is a combination of a scooter and motorcycle. The concept is produced on a lightweight aluminum frame, with a lattice mesh seat and bodywork produced by 3D-printing AmplyTex, a material Ather states is comfortable to work with, durable, and sustainable. The exposed components of the experimental design represent what Ather refers to as an inside-out design that is meant to have the vehicle feel like a more immediate continuation of the rider.
The only competitive edge Redux has over the current-day electric scooters is its versatility. According to the company, it has been designed with adaptive ride dynamics, which changes behavior according to riding conditions, and with posture-based transformation, which enables it to change ergonomics and switch between an upright scooter attitude and a sportier motorcycle-like attitude. Technologically, it receives a new interface known as Morph-UI, which switches its display based on the riding mode, placing various sets of information in the foreground.
Performance-wise, Ather has introduced a mode named Take Off to demonstrate the type of acceleration that can be reached with an electric drivetrain in the future, but no exact numbers were announced. At this point, Redux is only a concept and not intended to be produced. The prototype is a set of experiments, mechanical and digital, designed to test new concepts in responsiveness, adaptability, and rider engagement, Ather says. This is in contrast to the EL platform and EL01, which are oriented towards scalable mass-market products.
