Ola Electric Q1 FY 2026 Financials
The company paints a positive picture, and there is a big improvement from last quarter, but the financials have deteriorated on a year-on-year basis. Also, the results open up some questions.
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India: Pecking Order Stabilises
In June, TVS stays the market leader in sales, followed by Bajaj Auto, with Ola Electric, Ather Energy, Hero-Vida, and Greaves-Ampere bringing up the next four slots. The pecking order has stabilised in a market that is beginning to strengthen amidst a quest for profitability.
The Indian Market Quicksand
The Indian electric two-wheeler market is not growing. Data reveals that it has been stagnant over the last 29 months despite numerous launches and nearly every brand now having a presence. Even as more E2Ws are now visible on Indian roads, the penetration levels remain dismally low.
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?
InsightEV Weekender: Week 22
We love the Lime Glider; TVS Consolidates Lead in Indian E2W Market; Bajaj now controls KTM; Ola Electric just reported its worst financials yet; Cooltra is on a roll
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.
InsightEV Weekender: Week 20
We continued our Brazil coverage with a fund that is offering serious money and support to any OEM
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...
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...
A Few Baskets Get Most of the Eggs
Why do some E2W/L-category vehicle startups get massive funding, while many die without support? What do investors look for? Does everything make sense? What makes startups attractive? We dug through 15+ years of funding data to identify trends. Then, the question: What is the RoI for investors?
InsightEV Weekender: Week 15
This Weekender, we look at Zeway stopping operations, Honda EV scooters in Vietnam, Ola Electric starting production of the Roadster X motorcycle, the rocking Ryvid interview, and more...
Introducing the InsightEV Weekender
Since we now do regular publishing nearly every week day, we decided to move the Weekly Newsletter to Saturdays. It is now the Weekender and we would focus on things that we could not talk about all week but important developments, nonetheless.