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Missing the spark: Will Ola Electric's bike accelerate EV adoption?

Electric two-wheelers haven't quite taken off the way the industry predicted. Can Ola Electric's motorbike charge up the scene?

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Ola Electric hopes to change this. Though it has started delivering its long-awaited range of electric motorbikes, their success is yet to be determined.

Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi

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On October 22, 2022, Ola Electric founder Bhavish Aggarwal posed a challenge to legacy two-wheeler players. In a bold Twitter post, the maverick entrep­reneur declared his mission: To end the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) two-wheelers by 2025. He also put out a poll asking people whether they thought he would succeed in his mission.  
The response was overwhelming — 69.8 per cent believed he would either achieve the target earlier or “get very clo­se to it”, while about 30 per cent felt he would fall short of the goal. Aggarwal pro­­­m­ised to revisit this vote in a few