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Ola Electric to raise $300 mn for expansion plans to meet corporate needs

E-vehicle manufacturer Ola Electric is close to raising funds of around USD 300 million for its expansion plans and to meet other corporate needs, sources close to the company said. The fresh round of fundraising comes amid expectations that Ola Electric would break even soon and achieve profitability. The fundraising would be managed by investment bank Goldman Sachs, and the funds would be raised from existing and marquee global investors and sovereign funds, the sources added. With close to a billion dollar annual revenue run rate, Ola Electric led the pack of Indian EV manufacturers by volume and revenue within a year of beginning deliveries of its electric scooters -- Ola S1 and Ola S1 Pro. The company has been building on its plan to develop core technologies like cell manufacturing, and is looking to expand its product portfolio across segments of two-wheelers and four-wheelers. Ola Electric had recently signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to acquire land to set up

Uncertain future for EV dealers as manufacturers face subsidy halt

Many are considering shutting shop as supplies are down to a trickle and operational costs exceed revenues

Ola Electric plans to build world's largest EV hub in India for Rs 7,610 cr

The hub, spanning 2,000 acres (809 hectares) in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, will be used for manufacturing electric two-wheelers, cars and battery cells

Ola Electric to have 500 experience centres for customers by March

Outlets manage post-sales care and maintenance of company's electric scooters

Ola rides down the value chain, accelerates into the mass market

Ola is also pushing the pedal in the premium electric scooter market ( Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh) where it has a 50 per cent share

Ola Electric unveils 5 electric motorcycles, launch planned next year

Ola said the success of the S1 Pro and S1 have cemented its market leadership

Ola launches its new e-scooter S1 Air, prices starting at Rs 84,999

EV manufacturer Ola Electric on Thursday launched its much-anticipated Ola S1 Air e-scooter, which comes available in three variants at a starting price of Rs 84,999

TVS Motors increases market share in electric two-wheeler space

Automaker raises share to over 16% with 9,153 registrations in January

Ola Cabs starts laying-off employees; issues pink slips to 200 people

The company has handed pink slips to 200 people across tech, engineering and product teams as a part of its "restructuring exercise"

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

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

Ola gears up to take on M&M and Tata Motors with electric CV plan

Likely to launch three-& four-wheeler commercial vehicles next year

Move to block Rs 1,100 crore subsidy for EV players arbitrary, says SMEV

Manufacturers had already been passed on subsidy amounts to customers, can't sustain any further and are planning go stop operations

Ola Electric scales up as it plans to gain a lead over competitors

Company will be adding in-house manufacture of motors as well as cells, which account for the bulk of the cost of a scooter

Mulling an IPO for Ola ride-share business next year, says Bhavish Aggarwal

'Looking at synergies with EV business, will announce details soon'

Nearly 100% of 2-wheeler market will shift to EVs in 3 yrs: Bhavish Agarwal

Plans to roll out electric two-wheelers in every segment in the next 12 months

Ola Electric on track to open 200 experience centres by end of 2022

The experience centres will enable customers to touch and feel Ola scooters, clarify their queries, and avail support both before and after purchase

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Ola Electric to charge up capacity to 4 mn; may roll out e-cars from 2024

Ola Electric plans to eventually have the capacity to produce 10 mn two-wheelers, 1 mn cars

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

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