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Ola S1 Pro Electric Scooter: Test Ride & Observations

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I remember riding my old petrol Bajaj Chetak, with its tunnel, and how I would have to put a brick on one side to load the LPG cylinder. The plastic skin is good for reducing high speed wind drag, but it also means that airflow to cool the motor and batteries gets blocked. As Google Maps is what everyone knows and understands.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

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Followed Google Maps to hit Hosur road - and from then on the Maps was switched off. Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers. We switched on Google Maps and left for Ooty. Jayram works with Google and has been staying at Seattle for two decades before that. 5,000 upwards.

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

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The big plus is drastically reduced wind resistance. My favourite ploy is to stop at a petrol pump and ask for dhaba gyan. Google maps instructed us to take the Pilani road and avoid Sikar town to reach the Park Avenue resort. Google Maps took me through the bazaars of the city and got me out to the bypass.

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