Over in India, Ola Electric is in the process of getting listed on the Indian bourses. The company is the largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer in the country. The IPO, expected to be at more than USD 5.5bn, would make Ola Electric the world’s most valued electric two-wheeler manufacturer, valuing the...
With the biggest-ever E2W IPO around the corner, we started looking at the fortunes of the few publicly traded electric two-wheeler manufacturers last week. It seems none of them is doing too well. Livewire is still a shining beacon for the industry, with a market cap of around USD 1.5bn, but...
Last week, the Indian government approved Ola Electric's listing on the Indian bourses. The company will likely do an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the coming months. Ola is the market leader in the Indian electric two-wheeler market, with a 35-40% market share, depending on the month you measure. That’s...
A few decades back, the electric starter didn’t exist. ICE engines had to be kickstarted. A badly timed kick separated the men from the boys pretty fast. Motorcycling was for serious men, and the Kickstarter was the line drawn with fire. They took that away with the electric starter. For motorcyclists, riding...
USD 7.5bn! It’s always good to start with a chunky number. They work when we are trying to drum up interest in a market racists call the ‘Dark Continent.’ We always thought that when it came to a market for E2Ws, there was a sliver of light within the darkness of...
Quick question: Which geography has the highest battery swaps daily after Taiwan and China? It is Africa, and that’s a big story, considering the image most people in the rest of the world have of the continent. An electric revolution is happening, most of it under the radar, and many of...
This is part 2 of last week’s post, where we started a discussion on Heritage Brands and the challenges of electrifying Lifestyle motorcycles Last week, we discussed how the motorcycle industry faces an uphill task in electrifying lifestyle motorcycles. We concluded that while the technology challenges of power and torque may...
In our previous post, we mentioned that electrifying large motorcycle equivalents is a challenge. One of the Core Fundamentals of E2Ws is that they store their energy, and large motors demand large storage, making the vehicle obese. But first… …Let’s start with some definitions Commuters are small-capacity machines (<250cc) that are primarily used...
For a research hub specializing in E2Ws, this is a rather difficult statement to start the discourse with. What does this edition explore? This edition of InsightEV explores the ‘Core Fundamentals’ of urban electric mobility. We investigated the space for E2Ws worldwide and wondered if there was any. We also discuss three recent...
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