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Toh bhai, Ultraviolette ne Karnataka Sarkar ke saath ek deal pakki kar li hai, jismein yeh log apni manufacturing capabilities ko double karne wale hain. Pehle phase mein lagbhag ₹200 Crore ka paisa laga rahe hain current production ko boost karne ke liye. Aur aage chal kar, ek bilkul naya greenfield plant lagane ka plan hai jahan saal mein 1.5 lakh bikes banane ka target rakha hai. Poora 5 saal ka plan hai, jisse localisation badhegi aur Karnataka ko EV hub banane mein bhi help milegi.
Lekin yeh sab karne mein ek bada challenge hai, bhai! Indian EV market mein aajkal itni tej competition hai ki poochho mat. Ather Energy toh saal mein 1.42 million tak banane ki soch raha hai, aur Ola Electric ka target toh 1 million vehicles by March 2026 hai. Uske saamne, Ultraviolette ne FY25 mein sirf 1,168 bikes bechi hain. Yaani scale mein kaafi bada difference hai, jo ek badi chunauti hai.
Aur sabse badi baat, paisa toh yeh log $149 million se zyada raise kar chuke hain, aur valuation bhi $450 million ke aas-paas hai. Lekin numbers dekho toh, FY25 mein revenue sirf ₹32.3 Crore tha aur losses badh kar ₹116 Crore ho gaye! Yaani jitna paisa investors de rahe hain, woh profit mein convert nahi ho pa raha hai abhi tak. Export markets mein bhi ja rahe hain, Europe mein 12 countries mein entry hai, jahan se 2028 tak 30-35% revenue aane ka ummeed hai. Lekin India mein TVS aur Bajaj jaise players hain, Ather premium segment pe focus kar raha hai, aur Ola Electric bhi sales badha raha hai, haan kuch quality issues chal rahe hain unke. Ultraviolette ke liye itna kam sales volume ke saath production scale up karna aur profits kamana ekdum mushkil lag raha hai.
Toh bhai, Karnataka mein yeh naya plant lagana toh commitment dikhata hai, par asli test toh tab hoga jab woh sales ko ekdum se badha payenge, government incentives ka fayda utha payenge, aur finally profit kama payenge. Europe mein export strategy bhi critical hai. Dekhna padega ki yeh EV race mein apna place kaise banate hain aur profitably grow karte hain.