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E-scooter makers at 'inflexion point'; August registrations up by over 10%

Spurt was led by Ather Energy that saw fourfold increase in registrations

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E-scooter makers, however, say the market has grown sharply if viewed from a yearly perspective, albeit incidents of some scooters going up in flames and shortage of semiconductor chips and cells of batteries being a dampener

Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Sep 01 2022 | 6:10 AM IST

Electric scooters (e-scooters) saw sharp increase in registrations in August — going up by over 10 per cent over July — after seeing falling/nominal growth numbers month-on-month since May this financial year (2022-23, or FY23).

The number of e-scooters registered went up from 33,099 in July to 36,463 on August 31, based on the data of eight companies, according to figures from the VAHAN website. The statistics do not include incumbent two-wheelers like Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor Company.

The spurt in growth was led by Bengaluru-based Ather Energy that saw fourfold increase in registrations in August, after the launch

Topics : Electric Vehicle Electric Vehicles Scooters E-scooter sales Automobile

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