E-scooter Sales

E-scooter companies likely to offer cheap chargers to meet FAME norms

The cost of the slow charger will be included within the mandatory price cap for availing the FAME 2 subsidy

Delhi govt to start e-scooter service soon, Dwarka to be first stop: CM

Delhi government will soon start an e-scooter service to address the last mile connectivity issues, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Saturday. These scooters will be self-driven, and will last for 60 kilometres in one charge, he said while addressing a press conference. The project will initially be started in Dwarka which has no metro stations or bus stops. Subsequently, other locations with high footfall will be identified, he said. "We have improved the public transport system, inducted more buses and now with this e-scooter facility, we will address the problem of last mile connectivity," he said.

Hero MotoCorp starts deliveries of e-scooter VIDA in Delhi; aims expansion

The country's largest two wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Wednesday said it has commenced deliveries of its electric scooter VIDA V1 in Delhi after having started the process in Bengaluru and Jaipur. The company said it is planning rapid expansion of its sales and charging network across multiple cities coinciding with the start of the sales process. "We have completed the first phase of our plan with commencement of deliveries in all three cities...Our next target is to expand our sales and charging network in India and global markets," Hero MotoCorp Head Emerging Mobility Business Unit (EMBU) Swadesh Srivastava said in a regulatory filing. Hero MotoCorp had launched VIDA V1 in October last year in two variants Pro and Plus. VIDA V1 competes with the likes of OLA S1 Pro, Ather 450X and TVS iQube.

Hero MotoCorp commences delivery of electric scooter VIDA V1 in Jaipur

Hero MotoCorp on Sunday said it has commenced deliveries of its electric scooter VIDA V1 in Jaipur with plans to introduce the brand in many other locations this year. The country's largest two-wheeler maker had earlier commenced deliveries of the model in Bengaluru. "We are now gearing up to expand our presence and further penetrate the market. Deliveries will next begin in Delhi," Hero MotoCorp Head Emerging Mobility Business Unit (EMBU) Swadesh Srivastava said in a statement. The company aims to propagate clean mobility through a seamless and hassle-free customer experience through an omni-channel approach, he added. VIDA currenty has experience centres in Bengaluru and Jaipur, and pop-up stores in Delhi-NCR, where customers can test ride VIDA V1. Deliveries in Delhi are expected to begin soon. Hero MotoCorp had launched VIDA V1 in October last year in two variants Pro and Plus. VIDA V1 competes with the likes of OLA S1 Pro, Ather 450X and TVS iQube.

Electric two-wheeler sales surge 300%, breach 600,000-mark in 2022

In the first 9-months of the FY23, 506,000 2-wheelers sold

E-two-wheeler sales ride past 500,000-mark in 2022, penetrate 4% of mkt

See big action next year amid a few rough patches on the road

Ola Electric launches third software update for its e-scooter customers

Upgrade will give vehicles more than 50 features and improvements, says company

Not worried about being late in launching e-scooter: Yamaha India Chairman

Eishin Chihana tells Business Standard that his company wants to ensure quality and safety first

Ather Energy, Greaves Cotton exit EV association SMEV, choose Siam

SMEV was set up primarily for electric two-wheeler players and start-ups in this space. Its membership restricts the entry of companies that have ICE operations and use petrol

FAME II: E2W makers want govt to delay localisation norms by 12-18 months

The supply chain for electric two-wheelers (E2Ws) is coming into shape but still not ready, argues the industry association SMEV

Ather Energy takes on Ola, Okinawa, opens second manufacturing facility

Firm is in also in talks with various state govts to set up a third plant, which when completed, is likely to have a capacity of a million units a year

Ather Energy may venture into making electric motorcycles: Co-founder

'It took us a long time because we started at a time when nobody even believed that electric vehicles would become possible. It was an uphill battle for us'

Three-wheelers take charge in auto industry's electrification race

Over half all three-wheeler registrations are of electric vehicles; Surge in e-rickshaws puts category miles ahead of two-wheelers

Bajaj Auto eyes south east Asia to take e-scooter space by storm

Bajaj's presence in this market in ICE vehicles has been limited till now because the region is essentially a step-through two-wheeler and scooter market

Start-ups look to shake up e-car space, refresh form and functions

As of now, Tata Motors Tiago EV priced between Rs 8.49 lakh and Rs 11.79 lakh is the most affordable e-car in India

Top electric vehicle makers rev up projections, see higher sales

Manufacturers say 1.5 million two-wheelers could be sold in FY24

TMS Ep300: India's job market, EV scooter, Markets, MAC

Why're we getting mixed signals from India's job market? How the EV scooter market saw consolidation? Can US midterm election trigger a market rally? What's Mangrove Alliance for Climate? Answers here

Qualcomm's venture capital arm planning to pick up stakes in EV startups

The company is also open to mergers and acquisitions in the auto tech space

Tesla's former India policy chief to join e-scooter start-up Ather

Manuj Khurana, who quit his post as Tesla's local head of policy and business development in June, will start next week at Ather Energy

TVS Motor Q2 net up 59% to Rs 373 cr amid slowdown, inflation roadblocks

Revenue from operations up 32% to Rs 8,561 cr; chip shortage hinders an even better show