A Summer Maintenance Guide for your Electric Scooter

Introduction

Summers in India are brutal. And for a machine like an electric scooter, which is built with thousands of sensitive components, But with a few easy tips from this electric scooter maintenance guide, you will be able to protect your electric scooter from damage.

Tips for Protecting your Electric Scooter 

Here are few things you can do to prevent damage to your scooter:

1. Park in the shade: In the hot summer months, keep your electric scooter parked in shade. If you don’t have the luxury of a covered parking spot, ensure you keep it covered with the state-of-the-art Ather Scooter Cover that you can get at the Ather Store. It protects your scooter from harsh weather with a thick and light fabric, and a made-to-measure, snug fitting for Ather electric scooters.
    
2. Don’t charge immediately: Avoid electric scooter battery charging immediately after a ride. Allowing your electric scooter 30 minutes to cool down before connecting it to a charger can help avoid overheating of the battery. It is advisable to charge the battery of the scooter in an ample shade with no exposure to direct sunlight.
    
3. Keep it clean: Along with heat, the summer season brings a lot of dust, especially in the cities. Ensure to clean off any excess dust on your electric scooter as often as you can to stop dust particles entering sensitive parts of the electric scooter.
    
4. Don’t use a different charger: Ensure you only use those chargers provided to you by the electric scooter manufacturer. Ather electric scooter battery charging must only be done by an Ather electric scooter charger. 
    
5. Do not overcharge: Avoid keeping your electric scooter to charge overnight or beyond its recommended charge point of 100%.This will help extend the battery life. If you’re not planning to use your electric scooter for some time, charge it to about 50% and park it in a covered dry place.
    
6. Do not repair it yourself: If you notice any anomaly, or if you have met with an accident, get the scooter inspected at the nearest Ather Service Center.

Tips for Riding Electric Scooters in the Summer

Riding in the summer heat? No problem. Here are a few tips for riding electric scooters in the heat, for those who must, no matter what the weather conditions outside.

1. Monitor tyre pressure: Any electric scooter maintenance guide will tell you that keeping an eye on your tyres and tyre pressure are especially vital when it comes to an electric scooter. On your Ather dashboard, you can easily monitor your tyre pressure (If TPMS is installed as an accessory), as the system alerts you if the tyre pressure goes down to a non-sustainable level. Get the tyres inflated immediately to the recommended tyre pressure.
    
2. Wear a well-ventilated helmet: Electric scooter maintenance is one thing - but it’s equally important for the rider to keep cool while riding in the heat. It’s advisable, therefore, to invest in helmets that are light and well-ventilated enough to allow continuous airflow. Most modern helmets come with plush padding that keeps away sweat as well.
    
3. Keep an eye out for anomalies: Do visit your electric scooter repair service centre (Ather service centres, if you own an Ather) if you see an anomaly in charging behaviour, physical damage or dents to the battery, frequent stalling or wetness or odour emanating from the battery.

Conclusion

Ather electric scooters are built to last, even in the harshest weather conditions, summer, winter or rainy seasons. However, as with any electronic device, it’s better to use it safely so as to prolong the life of the vehicle and the battery. And, by just following a few electric scooter maintenance tips, you can avoid having to bring your ride to the electric scooter repair centre and instead, take it to where you want to go.