Bajaj Auto’s Chetak, India’s second-bestselling electric two-wheeler, has surpassed the cumulative 8 lakh unit sales mark six and a half years after it first went on sale. As per the latest data on the government’s Vahan portal, Bajaj has delivered a total of 8,00,085 e-scooters from January 2020 to June 27, 2026. This makes it only the third electric two-wheeler (e2W) manufacturer to surpass the 8 lakh-unit retail sales mark after Ola Electric and TVS Motor Co, both of which have sold over 10 lakh electric two-wheelers.
Bajaj Auto also manufactures EVs for Yulu, India’s largest last-mile electric mobility player, and it is estimated to have supplied around 30,000 low-speed electric two-wheelers to the startup. All Chetak and Yulu models roll out of Bajaj Auto’s Chakan and Akurdi plants, which have a combined manufacturing capacity of 4.80 lakh units per annum.
While Chetak sales in the initial years were tepid, mainly due to a nascent market and a limited EV-specific dealership network, demand rose sharply in 2024. Over 2 lakh units of the scooter were delivered to customers that year, up 168 percent YoY from 75,112 units. This performance placed Bajaj Auto at No. 3, behind Ola Electric (2,77,610 units) and TVS Motor Co (1,77,024 units). Volumes rose 39 percent YoY to 2,79,685 units in 2025, making Bajaj the No. 2 e2W OEM for the first time, trailing market leader TVS (3,15,087 units) and ahead of Ather Energy (2,14,985 units).
The rapid rise in the Bajaj Chetak’s sales is reflected in its increasing market share. In 2022, it was 4 percent, with the model accounting for 26,758 units of the 6,61,636 e2Ws sold. Between January 1 and June 27, 2026, Bajaj clocked 2,11,356 units, capturing 22 percent of the market and achieving 76 percent of its record 2025 sales.
Halfway into 2026, Bajaj Auto is 32,877 units behind TVS Motor Co (2,44,233 units) but ahead of Ather Energy (1,64,629 units), Hero’s Vida (1,01,996 units), Ola Electric (63,247 units) and Greaves Electric Mobility (41,803 units). Combined sales of these top six OEMs account for 8,27,264 units or 88 percent of the total 9,34,141 e2Ws sold in 2026 to date.
Having averaged monthly sales of over 35,000 units in the first six months of this year with a robust 51 percent YoY growth, Bajaj should cross the 3 lakh-unit sales mark by mid-August and then go on to surpass the 4 lakh-unit sales mark by the end of 2026. It is set to achieve both these milestones for the first time in a calendar year.
In fact, June 2026 has turned out to be a red-letter month for the electric two-wheeler manufacturers. While TVS Motor Co became only the second e2W OEM to achieve the 1 million-unit sales milestone, Ather Energy and Greaves Electric Mobility surpassed total volumes of 7 lakh units and 3 lakh units, respectively.
Ved Janve
Rishaad Mody
Vishal Venugopal
