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Ola Electric gets ₹95.81 Cr PLI incentive for FY27

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Date
Company
Ola Electric
What it does
Electric scooter and EV bike maker
Kind
Policy
Amount
₹95.81 Cr
Sector
Mobility & Logistics

What they do

Ola Electric makes electric scooters and bikes in India

What happened

It received ₹95.81 Cr PLI-Auto incentive from the Ministry of Heavy Industries for FY27

Why it matters

This is the third consecutive year it got the incentive, with ₹73.74 Cr for FY24 and ₹366.78 Cr for FY25

The details

  • Ola Electric received ₹95.81 Cr PLI-Auto incentive from the Ministry of Heavy Industries for FY27.
  • The PLI scheme offers up to 18% financial incentive on sales for advanced automotive technology products.
  • This is the third consecutive year Ola Electric got PLI incentive: ₹73.74 Cr for FY24, ₹366.78 Cr for FY25, and ₹95.81 Cr for FY27.
  • Ola Electric is targeting up to ₹7,240 Cr in battery cell PLI incentives.
  • MHI revised ACC PLI scheme timelines, giving Ola Cell Technologies (OCT) a five-year incentive window.
  • OCT can potentially claim cumulative incentives up to ₹7,240 Cr under the new ACC PLI window.
  • Ola Electric launched new S1Z e-scooter range powered by locally developed 46-series LFP Bharat Cell technology.
  • The company started selling energy storage products and is moving to a dealer-led sales and service model.

The bigger picture

  • Ola Electric's registrations in July were 13,085 units, down 20% from 16,249 in June.
  • Its market share slipped to about 7%.
  • The company's net loss fell 22% compared to the same quarter last year, to ₹336 Cr from ₹428 Cr.
  • Operating revenue dropped 45% to ₹828 Cr from the same quarter a year earlier.
  • Scooter deliveries reached 39,192 units, nearly twice the 20,256 units shipped in the previous quarter.

About the business

  • Ola Electric makes electric scooters and EV bikes in India.
  • Products include Ola S1 Pro Sport (₹1,49,999), S1 Pro+ (₹1,58,371), S1 X+ (₹1,20,999), S1 Z (₹79,999), S1 Air (₹1,07,499), S1 Z from ₹59,999, Ola Gig from ₹39,999, Roadster X (₹1,04,999), Roadster X+ (₹1,08,560), Roadster (₹1,04,999), Roadster Pro from ₹1,99,999.
  • Energy storage products: Ola Shakti (₹99,999), Shakti Rack (₹1,74,999), Mahashakti (₹99,999), Ola Shakti from ₹39,999.
  • S1 X+ 5.2 kWh uses 4680 Bharat Cell and has a 320 km range.
  • It has a community of over 1 million EV owners and offers same-day service guarantee.
  • It has 590 service centres and plans to make 1 lakh third-party mechanics EV-ready.
  • It offers AI-powered proactive maintenance alerts and remote diagnostics.

What happens next

  • Ola Electric is targeting up to ₹7,240 Cr in battery cell PLI incentives.
  • It launched three BESS products: residential Ola Shakti (2nd gen), industry Shakti Rack, and utility-scale Mahashakti.
  • It launched Shakti Solar Charge Controller in 3 kW and 6 kW variants, available from March 2027.
  • The company is moving to a dealer-led sales and service model.

The deal

Type
grant

Founders

  • Bhavish Aggarwal, Founder

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