Bajaj Auto Launches Chetak C25 at Rs 91,399

Bajaj Auto Ltd on Wednesday launched the Chetak C25 electric scooter at a starting price of ₹91,399, inclusive of the central government subsidy under the PM E-DRIVE scheme. Bookings for the model have been opened.

The Chetak C25 is powered by a 2.5 kWh NMC battery pack, delivering a claimed range of 113 km per charge. It comes with a 750W off-board charger, enabling a 0-80 percent charge in 2 hours and 25 minutes.

The new variant offers 25 litres of under-seat storage and is built on a tubular frame. Bajaj management said the Chetak C25 is 22 kg lighter than the previous-generation model, contributing to improved efficiency and handling.

The scooter will be offered with a warranty of three years or 50,000 km. The C25 will sit alongside the existing Chetak variants—3501, 3502, 3503 and 3001–further expanding Bajaj Auto’s electric two-wheeler portfolio.

Bajaj Auto wore the No. 1 e-2W OEM crown for the first time in February 2025 and followed it up with its best-ever monthly sales in March 2025 (35,214 units). The company’s 12-month total would have been higher if not for the slowdown in Chetak production in July and August due to a hampered supply chain for critical rare earth magnets, which in turn impacted retail sales.

Bajaj Auto continues to expand its Chetak network, which now stands at 390 exclusive stores and 4,280 points of sale across more than 500 cities. It also has more than 4,100 service workshops.

In 2025, of the total 2,270,425 EVs sold across four zero-emission vehicle sub-segments in India (up 16% year-on-year), electric scooters, motorcycles and mopeds accounted for 1.28 million units (up 11% year-on-year), or a 56% share. This is down from the 59% share the e-2W segment had in 2024, when it accounted for 1.14 million of the total 1.95 million EVs sold across all segments.

Importantly, the 11% year-on-year growth has come on a high year-ago base and in the face of a reduced price differential between internal combustion engine two-wheelers and EVs following a sharp reduction in GST. With a record 20.29 million two-wheelers sold across India in 2025, e-2W penetration last year was 6.30%, compared to 6.07% in 2024 (18.92 million two-wheelers).

India’s e-2W industry’s performance in 2025 would have been better if it were not dragged down by the lacklustre performance of last year’s market leader, Ola Electric (407,700 units), whose sales fell sharply by 51% to less than 200,000 units.

(To be updated)