Chetak EV sold over 10k units through e-commerce: Bajaj Auto

With gaining popularity, two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto has sold over 10,000 Chetak electric vehicles through e-commerce platforms. The company has sold 10,863 Chetak on Amazon and Flipkart since 2023. According to data provided by Bajaj Auto, the two-wheeler maker sold 9274 Chetak units on Amazon since 2023 and 1589 units on Flipkart since September 2024. The company stated that Chetak is a popular model sold through e-commerce channels.

“We are seeing a positive response from all parts of India for the electric Chetak. We have just started the sales of two-wheelers on e-commerce platforms and have received a positive response. Chetak has become popular on e-commerce channels,” said Rakesh Sharma, Executive Director of Bajaj Auto, at a media roundtable.

Bajaj Auto, has a market share of 26.7 per cent in the electric two-wheeler segment and has invested ₹300 crore for developing its electric vehicle infrastructure and Chetak in the last three years. The company will begin exporting its electric Chetak in FY26. Last week, it launched the advanced Chetak 35 series, which has a battery capacity of 3.5kWh and starts at ₹1,20,000 (ex-showroom price).

Bajaj 35 series includes Chetak 3501, 3502, and 3503, which have a range of 153 km and charge from 0 to 80 per cent in three hours. The Chetak is integrated with remote immobilisation, anti-theft, accident detection, and geo-fencing.

“Amazon India started offering 2-wheelers to its customers during Prime Day in Jul’23. Since then, Amazon has consistently scaled this category across brands to now offer more than 700+ 2-wheeler models across top brands like Bajaj, Hero, Chetak, Ola etc. with availability for customers across 250+ cities / 8000+ pin codes. Customers have loved the wide selection, with the popular models being Chetak 2903 Electric Scooter, Hero Extreme 125R Bike, Bajaj Pulsar and Ola S1 Pro Electric Scooter and growing demand for premium models like Chetak Electric Scooter 3201 SE, Hero Karizma and Bajaj Dominar. We also help customers through the vehicle-owning journey with our more than 70 Lack+ products across engine oils, riding jackets, waxes and polishes, tyres, car vacuum cleaners, pressure washers, dash-cams etc; with attractive discounts of up to 60 per cent off, easy payment options, fast delivery and installation assistance on 1000+ products.” said KN Srikanth, Director, Home, Kitchen and Outdoors, Amazon India.