Ola Electric Sales At 60,000 Units In Q1, Expects Demand Recovery In Q2

Ola Electric is expecting a sustained demand recovery in the second quarter, according to sources, with its first quarter fiscal 2026 vehicle registrations reaching nearly 60,000 units, as indicated by VAHAN data. The company, which saw registrations grow 9% month-on-month in June, is projected to post quarter-on-quarter revenue growth of nearly 25%, underlining the gains from its recalibrated sustainable growth efforts, said people tracking the company's performance.

"Factoring in deliveries in Telangana and the clearance of pending backlogs from fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, Ola Electric is now expected to deliver over 65,000 vehicles in first quarter of fiscal 2026. This strong delivery performance puts the company well on course to comfortably meet its revenue guidance of Rs 800-850 crore for the quarter," a source said.

The person said the growth in June registrations marks a 'clear shift in trajectory, signalling that Ola Electric is regaining pace after a tempered fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. The recent uptick also suggests sustained demand recovery heading into the second quarter'.

Mired in aftersales and service issues in the past, Ola Electric's performance in Q1 FY26 may well serve as a turning point in its growth narrative, said the source, adding that pick up in volumes, revenue trending upward, and improvement in gross margins augur well for the company.

Ola Electric's sales growth comes on the back of a four-fold increase in its network, reaching 4,000 stores in December last year. The expansion spanned beyond metros and Tier I and II cities into smaller towns and tehsils.

The company had faced multiple challenges in fiscal 2025. It had cut around 1,000 jobs across different functions as part of a restructuring exercise to reduce losses.

In March, the company's arm, Ola Electric Technologies Pvt Ltd, settled all dues with its erstwhile vehicle registration service provider Rosmerta Group, which had sought to initiate insolvency proceedings against the company.

Last year, the Central Consumer Protection Authority had ordered a detailed probe into complaints related to alleged 'deficiencies' in services and electric two-wheelers manufactured by Ola Electric. The company said that out of 10,644 complaints received from the CCPA, it has resolved 99.1 per cent of the complaints.

However, in January this year, CCPA sought additional documents and information from the company regarding the complaints.

The company had reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 870 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025, while its revenue from operations declined to Rs 611 crore from Rs 1,598 crore in the year-ago period.

For fiscal 2025, the company reported a net loss of Rs 2,276 crore compared with Rs 1,584 crore in the 2023-24 fiscal. Revenue from operations declined to Rs 4,514 crore against Rs 5,010 crore in fiscal 2024.