- Ather Energy's share price rose 5.45% following CEO Tarun Mehta's market share comments
- The company launched the EL electric scooter platform at Ather Community Day in Bengaluru
- The EL platform reduces e-scooter parts to 15, speeding assembly by 15% and cutting costs by 15%
Ather Energy Ltd.'s share price spiked 5.45% on Monday, a day after co-founder Tarun Mehta said that achieving 20% market share is possible for the business in the near term.
Ather also launched a new electric scooter platform EL at the Ather Community Day in Bengaluru on Saturday, which will produce e-scooters for multiple segments.
The first product from the latest two-wheeler architecture is expected to be rolled out next year.
On the EL platform, Mehta said the new platform brings down the number of parts in the e-scooter to 15 at the vehicle level, making it 15% faster to assemble the product and also overall 15% cheaper to produce at the assembly level, PTI reported.
He said that the company currently holds a 17% share in the domestic electric two-wheeler space, which has doubled compared to the April-June quarter of last year.
The scrip rose as much as 5.45% to Rs 474.70 apiece. It pared gains to trade 3.17% higher at Rs 464.40 apiece, as of 10:14 a.m. This compares to a 0.40% advance in the NSE Nifty 50 Index.
It has risen 53.62% in the last 12 months. Total traded volume so far in the day stood at 6.5 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 75.
Four analysts tracking the company maintain a 'buy' rating, according to Bloomberg data. The average 12-month consensus price target implies a downside of 0.4%.
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