Bhavish Aggarwal

Ola Shakti can power appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and pumps, offering up to 1.5 hours of backup at full load

Lithium ion Cells, rare earth free motors: Bhavish Aggarwal's make in India plans for Ola Electric

Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal is convinced that success in the electric vehicle (EV) sector hinges on a technology-driven, vertically integrated approach, much like Elon Musk’s Tesla and China’s BYD. In response to the increasing complexities of global supply chains exacerbated by geopolitics, Ola Electric is manufacturing everything in-house—from battery cells and rare earth-free motors to scooters themselves. The Ola Gigafactory in Krishnagiri boasts a production capacity of 5GWh, capable of producing between 1 lakh and 2 lakh cells daily, with around 40 cells required for each scooter. During the visit, Aggarwal guided Moneycontrol’s Chandra R Srikanth through the intricate cell manufacturing process, while candidly addressing questions on market share, user feedback, competitive dynamics and lessons drawn from the public markets.

Bhavish Aggarwal sets 25–30% market share target for Ola Electric, bets on vertical integration for better margins

Aggarwal tells Moneycontrol that the past six months have been 'transitional', as Ola Electric phased out its Gen 2 scooters, ramped up supplies of its Gen 3 models and introduced its electric bike

De-risking from rare earths with ferrite magnet motors, says Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal

Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal said that starting next quarter, the company will integrate its in-house ferrite motor technology into products to de-risk from the rare earth supply chain.

MC Interview: Grateful for learnings from public markets: Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal amid battery gigafactory launch, China supply risks

Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal guided Moneycontrol’s Chandra R Srikanth through the intricate cell manufacturing process, while candidly addressing questions on market share, user feedback, competitive dynamics and lessons drawn from the public markets.

'We’ve moved from aggressive growth to a balanced, profitable strategy, now is the time for consolidation,' says Ola Electric's Bhavish Aggarwal

Bhavish Aggarwal said Ola’s Gen3 platform, in-house tech, and D2C strategy give it an edge as industry consolidates

Krutrim’s agentic AI app 'Kruti' aims to go beyond Ola, may integrate with Uber, Swiggy, others

Currently, Kruti AI is integrated only with the Ola group for services like cab booking and food ordering. However, Krutrim plans to make it a cross-platform personal assistant that cuts across app silos.

Ola Electric delays cell integration plan amid push for cost optimisation

Ola Electric's founder, Bhavish Aggarwal, said the company needs to take a more thoughtful approach to managing operational risks and capital allocation.

Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal praises rival Ather Energy on listing day: 'Milestone for the Indian EV industry'

Ather Energy became the second electric two-wheeler company to go public after Ola Electric Mobility floated its Rs 6,145-crore IPO last August.

Bhavish Aggarwal plans Ola brand IP shift, raising investor concerns

The move comes as ANI Technologies, the parent company of Ola Cabs, has initiated preliminary discussions with investment banks to evaluate the potential launch of an IPO of the ride-hailing business

Bhavish Aggarwal pledges more Ola Electric shares for Krutrim, personal pledge now 8%

The total pledged value of Aggarwal's Ola Electric shares is approximately Rs 603 crore at the current share price of Rs 56.37 on the NSE. ​​

Ola partners with Lenovo to build India’s largest supercomputer; working on Krutrim 3

This comes barely a month after Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal announced an investment of Rs 2,000 crore into his AI venture, with a commitment of Rs 10,000 crore by next year.

Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal asks employees to send him weekly updates: 'No exceptions'

The 'Kya Chai Raha Hai?' initiative was put into immediate effect with the first deadline set for the end of the day following the announcement and future reports due every Sunday.

Ola Electric launches e-motorcycle Roadster X, introductory pricing starts at Rs 74,999

The Roadster X is available in 2.5 kWh, 3.5 kWh, and 4.5 kWh variants, while the Roadster X+ comes with 4.5 kWh and 9.1 kWh battery packs.

Bhavish Aggarwal's Krutrim deploys DeepSeek AI models on its cloud servers

Aggarwal hinted at major announcements regarding its AI research and innovations.

SN Subrahmanyan to Narayana Murthy, business leaders who advocate for longer work hours

While these leaders promote hustle culture, a growing number of workers, particularly younger generations like Gen Z, prioritise flexibility and personal well-being.

We grew our sales very fast but not our service network, says Bhavish Aggarwal

The company has cleared the service backlog, Aggarwal said, adding the rapid expansion of sales outpaced the growth of the service network

2025 will be the year of product at Ola Electric, says CEO Bhavish Aggarwal

Ola will launch motorcycles in March, Aggarwal has said, adding the company may rollout a product a month in the new year

Full transcript: Bhavish Aggarwal's exclusive interview at Green Bharat Summit

In conversation with Chandra R Srikanth, Deputy Executive Editor at Moneycontrol, Aggarwal highlighted the critical role of India in the global green energy transition. Here's the full transcript.

Bhavish Aggarwal pledges 1.1% stake in Ola Electric to support AI firm Krutrim's expansion

In January, Krutrim was valued at $1 billion after it raised $50 million in funding led by Matrix Partners India, an early backer of Aggarwal's other ventures Ola Cabs and the IPO-bound Ola Electric.

Ola Electric shares rise 6% as CEO says company's store count will rise from 800 to 4,000 on Dec 20

'Goal (is) to be as close to our customers as possible. All stores opening together on 20th Dec across India,' Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal

Ola Electric launches Gig and S1 Z range of electric scooters with prices starting at Rs 39,999

Deliveries of the Ola Gig and Ola S1 Z series will begin starting April 2025, and May 2025, respectively

Ola Electric undertakes restructuring exercise, 500 employees to be impacted

According to sources within the organization, the company is undertaking the layoffs to improve its margins in its efforts to attain profitability.

Ola Electric Q2 results: Net loss narrows on higher sales, lower input costs

The Bengaluru-based company said its consolidated loss narrowed to Rs 495 crore in the July-September quarter

Social media engagement is a double-edged sword for CEOs

X (Twitter), though combative in its vibe, is easier for company chiefs to use and bridge information gaps with customers