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Man in Jaipur buys Ather e-scooter with ₹10 coins, CEO Tarun Mehta tweets

“OMG! How many coins are there,” wrote an X user while reacting to Ather CEO Tarun Mehta's post about a man buying an e-scooter with ₹10 coins.

Published on: Feb 19, 2024, 17:10:09 IST
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Tarun Mehta, CEO of Indian e-scooter brand Ather, took to X to share an interesting post about a man who used coins to purchase a vehicle of the brand. Mehta also shared an image that shows the proud owner of the e-scooter and the money he gave while purchasing it.

Ather CEO Tarun Mehta shared this image of a man in Jaipur who purchased an e-scooter with coins. (X/@tarunsmehta)
Ather CEO Tarun Mehta shared this image of a man in Jaipur who purchased an e-scooter with coins. (X/@tarunsmehta)

“A new Ather owner just bought himself a 450 in Jaipur... all with 10Re coins!” Mehta wrote as he shared a picture. The image shows the man holding a huge replica key of the scooter with a few others standing beside him. A table, kept in front of him, is covered with numerous small bags filled with coins.

Also Read: Assam man buys scooter worth 90,000 with sack full of coins

According to the official website of Ather, the 450 model is priced at a little over ₹1 lakh. The vehicle comes with features like “Park assistance”, “Auto-hold”, “Side-step”, and “Storage space” among others.

Take a look at this tweet about the man who purchased an e-scooter with coins:

“Do they count coins manually or if the weight of each coin remains the same, they'll just weigh it all to arrive at the total?” wrote an X user. “So did the dealer weigh the coins instead of counting?!” asked another. “OMG! How many coins are there,” wondered a third.

What are your thoughts on the CEO’s response to a man buying his company’s e-scooter with coins?

 
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Trisha Sengupta

Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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