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Ola Electric on Tuesday announced a festive campaign with prices of its S1 scooters and Roadster X motorcycles starting at Rs 49,999 for nine days starting September 23. Under Ola Muhurat Mahotsav, the customers now stand a chance to own Ola's scooters and motorcycles daily at never-before-seen prices, the Bengaluru-based electric two-wheeler maker said in a statement. Under the Muhurat Mahotsav, S1 X 2kWh and Roadster X 2.5kW will be priced at Rs 49,999, and S1 Pro+ 5.2kWh, and Roadster X+ 9.1kWh will be priced at Rs 99,999, it added. Both S1 Pro+ 5.2kWh and Roadster X+ 9.1kWh come with 4680 Bharat Cell battery packs. The company said it will offer limited units of the S1 and Roadster at these prices on a first-come, first-served basis, with Muhurat time-slots being announced on the brand's social media handles each day. "The Muhurat Mahotsav is not just about never-before prices, it's about making world-class EVs accessible to every Indian household, while celebrating our shared
Bajaj Auto on Friday said it has resumed supplies of its electric scooter, Chetak, across all dealerships after overcoming constraints caused by global rare earth magnet availability. In recent weeks, temporary supply constraints linked to international component availability had moderated deliveries. The sustained and growing demand for Chetak added further pressure on supply, Bajaj Auto said in a statement. Production and shipments recommenced on August 20, marking a faster-than-anticipated return to full capacity, it added. Further, Bajaj Auto said it has "secured sufficient supply of rare earth magnets and other key materials to ensure availability during the upcoming festive season". "Demand for Chetak remains robust, supplies have normalised, and deliveries against bookings have commenced. We are scaling up production to meet rising demand while staying true to our standards of quality and customer delight," Bajaj Auto President - Urbanite Business Unit, Eric Vas said. China
Electric vehicle maker Kinetic Green on Friday said it plans to expand its business with the launch of three e-scooters over the next 18 months. The first of the three new products is expected to be launched around the festive season this year, the Pune-based firm said in a statement. Kinetic Green has partnered with Italy's Torino Design to co-create a new range of ultra-futuristic scooters, it added. "Having sold over 80,000 E2Ws in this initial phase, created a strong manufacturing infrastructure and a network of 400 exclusive dealers for E2W in the country, we are ready to aggressively expand our E2W business," Kinetic Green Founder and CEO Sulajja Firodia Motwani said. Having joined hands with Torino Design, the company aims to redefine electric scooters in the coming months, she added. Kinetic Green began its EV journey in 2016 with a range of electric three-wheelers. In 2022, it entered the two-wheeler space and launched E-Luna in 2024. The model has seen success across b
Ola Electric on Thursday announced limited-time Holi flash sale offers for its S1 range of electric scooters. Under this sale, customers can avail discounts of up to Rs 26,750 on S1 Air and Rs 22,000 on S1 X+ (Gen 2), with the models now starting at Rs 89,999, and Rs 82,999, respectively, the company said in a statement. The flash sale began on March 13 and ends on March 17. The company is also offering discounts of up to Rs 25,000 on the rest of its S1 range, including all the scooters from its latest S1 Gen 3 range, it added. With both S1 Gen 2 and Gen 3, the company has a portfolio of scooters across all price points ranging from Rs 69,999 to Rs 1,79,999 (after festive discount). Ola Electric said it is also offering benefits worth up to Rs 10,500. New buyers of S1 Gen 2 scooters can avail 1 year of free Move OS+ worth Rs 2,999, and extended warranty worth Rs 14,999 at Rs 7,499, it added. The Gen 3 portfolio comprises the flagship S1 Pro+ 5.3kWh and 4kWh priced at Rs 1,85,00
Electric scooter manufacturer River has announced plans to expand its retail footprint by opening 25 stores across the country by March this year. The Bengaluru-headquartered company inaugurated its first store in Coimbatore, the second such facility in Tamil Nadu after the first outlet in Chennai, which was established in 2024. River is backed by marquee investors including Japan-headquartered Yamaha Motor, Mitsui and Company Ltd., Dubai-headquartered Al Futtaim Group among others. As part of its expansion, the company plans to open stores in Vellore, Erode, Tiruppur across the State. It would also set up facilities in Mysuru, Belgaum, Tirupati, Ahmedabad, Pune, Nagpur, and Delhi in the coming months. "After the success of our flagship store in Chennai, we are excited to open (stores) across Tamil Nadu. Many of our employees who have been with us from the start are from this region. And it is a special market for us," company Co-Founder and CEO Aravind Mani said. River currently
Electric two-wheeler startup Warivo Motor India is looking to nearly double its topline to around Rs 120 crore this fiscal on the back of its entry into high-speed electric-scooter segment, according to top company officials. The company, which has been present in low-speed (top speed of up to 25 kmph) so far, on Friday launched its high-speed scooter CRX with price starting at Rs 79,999 (ex-showroom). "Earlier, we were in the low-speed electric scooters segment. Now with the CRX, we are getting into the high-speed segment which will help us get more volumes." Warivo Motor India CEO Shammi Sharma told PTI. While the CRX has been positioned in the mid-segment of high-speed scooters, the company is planning a bridge product between the low-speed and high-speed along with a top-end high-speed scooter, he added. "As of today we have four low-speed scooters. Now what is happening is our clear focus and shift is going towards the high-speed although we will continue with low-speed scoote
Electric vehicle maker Kinetic Green on Wednesday said it is working on a family e-scooter, which is expected to hit the market in the next one-and-a-half years even as it ruled out entering the fast-expanding electric motorcycle segment. At a media roundtable here Kinetic Green Founder and CEO Sulajja Firodia Motwani also said that the company is targeting a topline of Rs 10,000 crore by 2030 and 60 per cent of this revenue will come from the two-wheeler business. She also outlined the company's vision 3.0 for the next phase of growth, which, according to her, is aimed at capturing scale. "We are working on a family e-scooter, which will be launched in about 18 months from now. The e-scooter would be in the urban format," she said. Stating that the company's two-wheeler portfolio will comprise both scooters and e-luna, apart from the three-wheelers, she said, "We are not looking at motorcycles as somehow people don't like motorcycles Kinetic. They think Kinetic is more about scoot