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The Perfect Motorcycle?

We are in good times. After years of promises and numerous vaporware, this is now an era where multiple startups are ready with competent electric street-sports motorcycles. Soon, every dominant two-wheeler geography would have multiple options to choose from.

Should You Vertically Integrate?

When electric vehicle start-ups write their business plans, they inadvertently run into two questions. First, what should I make in-house (and what should I outsource)? Second, what level of vertical integration would make one profitable faster and provide an unassailable edge?

Ola Electric Bleeds Profusely

The India-based Ola Electric, the world's most funded electric two-wheeler manufacturer, announced its Q4 and Full Year FY 2025 financial results yesterday. Every meaningful metric has dipped, the most important being a 61% drop in revenues and a -101% consolidated EBITDA margin.

Bajaj Will Ride KTM

India-based Bajaj Auto, the world's most profitable two-wheeler manufacturer and KTM's long-term partner, has pitched in with EUR 800m to save KTM. We look at the what, why, and what now of the deal.

InsightEV Weekender: Week 21

Bajaj is now controlling KTM; MV Agusta's aftermath; Ducati updates the V21L; GM has an electric motorcycle patent; Fiat has a cute three-wheeler; Niu results continue to improve; and we spoke to polar-opposite startups in Brazil

LATAM is a Motorcycle Form Factor First Market

Vammo is one the leading names in electric mobility in Brazil. While they started with Vmoto scooters and batteries in a vehicle-lease and battery-swap business model, Vammo sees a more vibrant future and would explore multi-dimensional business models when the time is right

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

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