Ampere Magnus G Max Now Priced at ₹1.10 Lakh, Gets Cruise Control and 30+ Connected Features

The Ampere Magnus G Max has just been updated, and it now costs ₹1,09,999 ex-showroom across India, up from the ₹94,999 it launched at back in January. Greaves Electric Mobility, the company behind Ampere, rolled out the change on August 12 alongside a new software platform called NxG.io that adds cruise control, hill hold, turn-by-turn navigation and two features borrowed straight from the four-wheeler world: Find My Scooter and Ping My Scooter. For a scooter that was already Ampere's best-seller, this is less a facelift and more a repositioning against connected EVs like the Ather Rizta and Bajaj Chetak.

What Changed on the Ampere Magnus G Max

Nothing about the hardware has moved. The scooter still runs the same 2.4kW BLDC hub motor and 3kWh LFP battery pack that Ampere fitted at launch, good for a claimed 142km on a full charge and closer to 100km in real Indian traffic with the AC running and two people on board. What's new sits entirely in software and the instrument console. The 30-plus IoT features now piggyback on the Ampere Connect app, letting owners set geo-fencing alerts, check the last-parked location, and lock the scooter remotely if it's left outside a housing society gate overnight. Cruise control on a sub-₹1.2 lakh scooter is genuinely unusual; most rivals in this bracket still treat it as a premium-tier feature reserved for bikes like the Ather 450X.

A new Cinnamon Copper dual-tone shade joins the existing Monsoon Blue and Matcha Green options, and Vikas Singh, Managing Director at Greaves Electric Mobility, framed the update around everyday practicality for what the company calls "Bharat riders" rather than showroom spectacle. That framing matters because the hardware limitations are still there. Braking is handled by drums front and rear, not discs, and the front brake in particular has always felt underwhelming on this scooter — something the new tech layer doesn't fix.

Battery, Range and Charging: The Numbers That Actually Matter

Charging from 0 to 80% takes 5 hours 45 minutes on the standard charger, which rules this out as a scooter you top up during a lunch break. Plan on an overnight charge instead. The 3kWh LFP battery carries a 5-year or 75,000km warranty, and LFP chemistry tends to degrade slower than the NMC packs used in some rivals, so buyers keeping the scooter past year three should see less range loss than on, say, an early Ola S1. Kerb weight is 116kg with a 799mm seat height and 165mm ground clearance — low enough for shorter riders to manage, though the 33-litre underseat boot won't swallow a full-face helmet along with anything else.

Ampere Magnus G Max On-Road Price in Delhi and EMI

Factor in insurance and registration, and the Ampere Magnus G Max lands around ₹1,15,000 on-road in Delhi, where the state's EV policy waives road tax and registration fees entirely — a saving petrol-scooter buyers don't get. On a standard 20% down payment with the balance spread over 60 months at 11% interest, that works out to roughly ₹23,000 upfront and an EMI close to ₹2,000 a month, which lines up with what Ampere itself quotes for entry-level financing.

Running costs are where the math gets genuinely persuasive. At Delhi's domestic electricity rate of around ₹8 per unit, a full 3kWh charge costs about ₹24 and covers roughly 100km in real-world eco mode — that's under ₹0.25 per kilometre. A comparable 110cc petrol scooter returning 45kmpl at today's ₹103/litre works out to about ₹2.29 per kilometre, nine times higher. Ride 1,000km a month — a realistic number for someone commuting daily in NCR traffic — and you're looking at roughly ₹240 in electricity versus ₹2,290 in petrol. Service costs follow the same pattern: EV scooters like this one typically cost under ₹1,500 to service at 10,000km, since there's no engine oil, spark plug or clutch to replace, against ₹3,000-4,000 for a petrol scooter's equivalent visit.

How It Stacks Up Against the Competition

The Bajaj Chetak C35 undercuts the Magnus G Max slightly and answers the brake concern with a front disc, but it doesn't match the new connected feature set or the boot space. The TVS iQube costs more at higher trims but brings a wider service network, which matters more than most buyers admit once the scooter is a year old and needs a warranty claim honoured quickly.

Should You Buy It Now

For a family that wants an electric scooter mainly for school runs, market trips and a daily office commute under 40km, the Ampere Magnus G Max at ₹1,09,999 is one of the more sensible picks under ₹1.2 lakh, and the new software features close a real gap against pricier connected EVs without Ampere touching the hardware cost. Riders who lean on strong braking feel or want a bigger dealer footprint for peace of mind might still lean toward the Chetak or iQube instead. Either way, check the on-road price and EMI for the Ampere Magnus G Max in your city on Drivio.