In August, Hero Electric had a clear edge over the next bestselling EV maker, Okinawa. However, the month of September sees a role reversal with Ola and Okinawa racking up more registrations than Hero Electric. This is the first time in a very long time that another EV manufacturer has managed to dethrone Hero Electric as number one.
Ola Electric has bounced back from its relatively paltry sales figure of 3,421 units last month to 9,634 units this month. The launch of the more affordable S1 e-scooter coupled with the discount it has been offering no doubt helped the company achieve these numbers.
Okinawa, despite registering 8,278 units, which is less than last month’s figure of 8,554 units, managed to edge out Hero Electric to become the second-best selling EV manufacturer this month. Meanwhile, Hero Electric saw a sharp 23.46% decline in month-on-month sales, down from its 10,476-strong figure in August to 8,018 units this month.
Ather has been growing its sales numbers steadily but, despite racking up its best-ever monthly sales of 6,164 units, it is still the fifth in terms of two-wheeler EV sales. Ather’s growth can be attributed to the introduction of its Gen 3 450X e-scooter, which now has a range of more than 100kms on a single charge as well as them scaling up their production capacity. The TVS iQube, which saw a growth spurt in August (4,418 units), has seen a marginal decline last month, and was able to only manage 3,931 registrations.
The leading electric motorcycle manufacturer, Revolt, again saw a decline and dipped below the thousand-unit mark last month at only 837 units. Pure EV also saw a monthly decline and was only able to rack up 751 registrations as compared to 875 in August. The other electric motorcycle maker, Tork, too saw a dip in sales from 60 units in August to 48 in September. Bounce, however, was able to register a marginal growth, up from 580 to 629 units last month.
Bajaj hasn’t revealed the sales figures for their Chetak e-scooter yet and once we have them, we shall update this story.
| September 2022 electric two-wheeler sales | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Registrations |
| Ola Electric | 9,634 |
| Okinawa | 8,278 |
| Hero Electric | 8,018 |
| Ampere | 6,189 |
| Ather Energy | 6,164 |
| TVS iQube | 3,931 |
| Revolt | 837 |
| Pure EV | 751 |
| Bounce | 629 |
| Tork Motors | 48 |
All numbers are from the government’s VAHAN portal which does not include the data for Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.
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