3000km up on my Hero Vida V1 Pro: Updates on range, features & quality

The batteries are functioning well with re-charges every other week.

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3000 km update:

Overall does the job as expected, no deal-breaker issues for a first product release ( Read below on the bloopers I had raised in the initial reviews which I have learnt to live with)

The 100km real world range in Eco mode is pretty much steady still after 9 months. That's a relief.

The batteries are functioning well with re-charges every other week.

Cruise and reverse mode is sweet, works as expected.

The ride quality and handling is good.

Annoying beeps and flashing lights many times when I lock or unlock. It takes 2 or 3 attempts to finally settle it down.

I have not figured out how the Regen works in this - a reverse turn of the accelerator used to do the job in the Ather. Here it shows the blue indicator( I assume battery charging?) as you let go of the throttle but if you do the reverse throttle then the blue bar goes back.

My scooter does not go >65kmph even in sport mode. It used to go till 80 but at some point something has kicked in - looks like a software block.I do not have custom mode enabled. But then, I am in Namma Bengaluru - so not complaining.

Learnt to live with:

• The non-existent rear brakes.No excuses there.
• The weird seat design(I can never close it manually but it eventually locks itself with a pillion + pothole combination.
• The terrible switches on the left handlebar. Hardly use them because your thumb can go numb if you try.
• The flimsy battery compartment locks ( they don't work any more as expected )

Never/Rarely used:

• The USB port
• The center stand
• The Vida App.
• Navigation (Feels like an attempt which made sense in 2005. Useless in this day. I end up carrying the phone for Google maps. That's sorely missed - Hero?!)
• Fast charging. Does it work now with Ather grid ? It did not the last time I checked.

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