Sharp rise in e-scooter registrations, penetration close to inflexion point

Ather Energy leads with a 4x increase in registrations in August; Hero Electric crosses the 10,000 mark once again, after a gap of over four months

Electric scooter registrations in August rose by a staggering 10 per cent over July, after falling or posting nominal growth numbers month-on-month since May this financial year.

The number of e-scooters registered went up from 33,099 in July to 36,463 till the evening of August 31, based on data released by VAHAN of eight companies. This does not include incumbent two-wheelers such as Bajaj and TVS.

The spurt in growth was led by Bengaluru-based Ather Energy, which saw a four-fold increase in registrations in August after the launch of its new models late in July. Hero Electric was able