Company says it leads market with 35%, expects to continue its position
Aggarwal's Ola Electric, which he likens to Tesla in the West, is zipping towards a stock-market listing after going from zero to 338,000 e-scooter sales in about two years
The company has business in more than 80 countries which include geographies of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Last week, the company announced its entry into the European market as well
Investment giant hopes to rake in handsome returns
SoftBank's Vision Fund is also increasing its focus on companies which can benefit from the artificial intelligence revolution
Reasons include customer awareness and government incentives
In June, e2W registrations declined to 44,000 as companies increased the prices of their models
While Ola and tech-enabled logistics company Porter scored zero on a scale of 1-10, Uber and Dunzo received only one point, according to the 'Fairwork India 2023' report,
The funds raised are expected to create an interim event and pave the way for an initial public offering (IPO), which may be in the range of $800 million to $1 billion
Confirming the milestone, Ola's chief marketing officer, Anshul Khandelwal, said it was a remarkable achievement and in record time
Ola Electric on Thursday said it has raised Rs 3,200 crore from Temasek-led investors and State Bank of India. The company announced the successful closure of the funding round from Temasek-led investors and State Bank of India. The funds raised would be utilised towards expansion of Ola's EV business and setting up India's first lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility at Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, the company said in a statement. The Bengaluru-based firm aims to accelerate its growth by ramping up its two-wheeler manufacturing capacity, launching electric motorcycles followed by electric cars and fast-tracking the construction of gigafactory, it added. "At Ola, our vision is to end ICE (internal combustion engine) age in automobiles and our upcoming gigafactory will be a big leap in India's journey towards becoming a global EV hub. We are committed towards developing core technologies in EVs and cell and are rapidly scaling up manufacturing to further accelerate the transition to ..
Though the defaulter companies have repaid the Rs 312.42 crore in full, only Rs 183.15 crore has actually reached the customers, the Ministry of Heavy Industries data show
Apart from this, Ather Energy is also looking at the possibility of expanding to the global markets
The Ola Parcel service will be available across Bengaluru at prices which will be as low as Rs 25 for 5 km, Rs 50 for 10 km, Rs 75 for 15 km, and Rs 100 for 20 km
Bajaj Auto has virtually closed the gap with Ather Energy in September, notching up 6423 EV registrations compared to 6466 registrations by Ather as on Thursday
The quarter saw five funding rounds cross the $100 million mark, including the likes of Perfios, Zepto, Ola Electric, Ather Energy and Zyber 365
State expects investments worth Rs 50,000 cr in EV manufacturing by 2025
Not surprisingly, Aggarwal's rivals are less than charitable towards him and, though they won't come on record while saying this, dismiss Aggarwal's e-motorcycles as "another of his teaser campaigns"
Ola Electric, founded by Bhavish Aggarwal and backed by Japan's SoftBank Group, has become India's e-scooter market leader with a 32% share
Under this alliance, both companies will aim to transform the total ownership of OLA customers