For the first time, registrations of Hero Electric's scooters have entered the five-digit mark, with a total of 13,022 Hero e-scooters registered across India in March.
As per vehicle registration data on the 'VAHAN' portal, a total of 46,569 high-speed electric 2-wheelers from the top-10 manufacturers (by volume) were registered last month, with Hero Electric on the top. Over 40,000 electric scooter sales in a month is a new record in the month.
For the record, Hero Electric, apart from having its manufacturing unit at Ludhiana, is also in a joint venture with Mahindra Electric for manufacturing electric two-wheelers. Hero’s Optima and Nyx electric scooters are being rolled out of Mahindra’s Pithampur factory.
Ola pushes Okinawa to third spot
The beleaguered Ola Electric, which had clocked just over 3,900 registrations in February, had 9,123 registrations in March. With this, it has become India's second largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer, with the hitherto second-placed Okinawa Autotech, which had 8,284 registrations, slipping to third place. It may be recalled, that both Ola and Okinawa electric scooters were involved in unfortunate fire mishaps recently.
Ampere Vehicles, which recently linked up with Bounce Infinity to offer battery-swapping to customers, sold a total of 6,338 electric scooters. Ather Energy's registrations for the month of March stood at 2,223 electric scooters. TVS' iQube electric scooter witnessed a sharp rise in sales, with 2,265 units being registered. The Pune-based Pure EV had 2,065 units to show for its March efforts, Revolt Motors had 1,408 units, Benling India was at 1,013 units and Bajaj Auto in 3-digits at 825 units for its Chetak electric scooter.
The numbers for the coming months can get interesting as the sale of Bounce Infinity E1 electric scooter is set to commence this month, and Simple Energy's One e-scooter deliveries are expected to kickoff in June.
Hero Electric announces battery care month
Hero Electric is organizing #BatterySafetyMonth, wherein we will share tips on how to expertly maintain your e-bike batteries. Watch this space for more!Do visit your nearest Hero Electric dealership to learn important maintenance tips. Make #TheSmartMove and ride safely! pic.twitter.com/31OMixUEQAApril 1, 2022
Meanwhile, amidst fires during charging and battery related blazes in electric scooters, market leader Hero Electric has announced April to be 'battery care month'. The company said its 4.5 lakh vehicle users can get their electric two-wheelers checked across the company's 750 plus dealership network
This is a free service in addition to other free services and service camps that the company organises regularly across dealerships
"There is an urgent need to take concrete actions to assuage any concerns related to EV safety. Any corrective actions for the EVs already on the road should be the priority. Customer education and awareness about the upkeep of the battery and the charging system is a crucial link in this," Hero Electric CEO Sohinder Gill was quoted as saying.
The battery care month will be observed at all the company's dealerships across 500+ cities and servicing can be done at no cost to the customer.
