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Sales and Financials

Ather Reverses the Trend

We are always sceptical about financials immediately after an IPO. Companies are at their best behaviour, are prudent, and the numbers are unbelievably good. In some cases, they start deteriorating right after. With that skepticism, mixed with some cynicism, we analyse Ather's latest numbers

Ather Reverses the Trend

We are always sceptical about financials immediately after an IPO. Companies are at their best behaviour, are prudent, and the numbers are unbelievably good. In some cases, they start deteriorating right after. With that skepticism, mixed with some cynicism, we analyse Ather's latest numbers

Gogoro is Running Against Time

As the Taiwanese energy company and scooter manufacturer delivered its Q1 2025 results, key metrics continue deteriorating without any recovery in sight. The biggest worry is that Gogoro is also depleting its cash reserves and eroding its market cap.

Yadea has a disappointing 2024

The world's largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer saw a double digit decline in both sales and profits., However, it continues to be the world's largest producer of electric two-wheelers bu a comfortable margin.

LiveWire Sinks Further

Your interpretation of LiveWire's Q1 2025 results depends on whether you consider the glass half-full or half-empty. Increasingly, it is evident that the company does not have a cost problem; it has a sales problem.

Ather IPO: The Hits and the Misses

Ather Energy, the oldest bona fide E2W start-up in India, is hitting the Indian bourses soon with a USD 350 million IPO at a valuation of USD 1.4 billion. This IPO comes in turbulent times, as global economies are embroiled in tariff wars, though the Indian E2W market hit a new high last month.

Alt-Mobility Raises

India-based EV as a service company Alt-Mobility has raised an undisclosed amount from Beyond Capital Ventures.

Yadea Commits Heavy to Vietnam

The world's largest electric scooter manufacturer is expanding its presence in Vietnam as the South-East Asian economy electrifies rapidly. On the anvil are new products, a brand new plant, and as much as USD 100m in investment.

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600,000 e-Motorcycles/year by 2035...

That is an audacious target for a market that, if all goes well, may reach 11,000 electric motorcycles in 2025. In the year 2035, the 600k motorcycles would be about 20% of the market. However, YvY Capital believes this is an achievable target and is willing to fund startups on the journey.

Ather Reverses the Trend

We are always sceptical about financials immediately after an IPO. Companies are at their best behaviour, are prudent, and the numbers are unbelievably good. In some cases, they start deteriorating right after. With that skepticism, mixed with some cynicism, we analyse Ather's latest numbers

Gogoro is Running Against Time

As the Taiwanese energy company and scooter manufacturer delivered its Q1 2025 results, key metrics continue deteriorating without any recovery in sight. The biggest worry is that Gogoro is also depleting its cash reserves and eroding its market cap.

Brazil: The Big Market is About to Turn

Even with 1.9m two-wheeler sales in 2024 and a grid that is 90% green, Brazil has shied away from electric. Till now, that is. Things may be changing as major funds chase decarbonisation and startups sprout. We catch the green shoots and explore the country in a two-part series.

Yadea has a disappointing 2024

The world's largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer saw a double digit decline in both sales and profits., However, it continues to be the world's largest producer of electric two-wheelers bu a comfortable margin.

Kofa Raises Pre-Series-A Funding

Of all the electric motorcycle and battery swapping players, Kofa is one of the youngest. Yet, we have found them very distinctive, forward-looking, and somewhat of a trailblazer. Now, the Ugandan firm has raised its pre-Series-A round.

InsightEV Weekender: Week 18

This Weekender: LiveWire reported a disastrous Q1 2025 as sales plummeted to 33 units; TVS wins the Indian sales war for April, but things may change next month; Damon may get thrown out of Nasdaq as the stock races to zero; Gogoro buys time...

LiveWire Sinks Further

Your interpretation of LiveWire's Q1 2025 results depends on whether you consider the glass half-full or half-empty. Increasingly, it is evident that the company does not have a cost problem; it has a sales problem.

Reversion to the Mean?

It was a bad April for Indian E2Ws, with sales only touching 91,800 units in the month. This is in sharp contrast to March 2025, which saw sales cross 131,000 units. TVS took the lead in April as the musical chairs for numerical supremacy continued...

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