How electric scooters caught fancy of Tier 2, Tier 3 cities, shows data

54% of Ather Energy's sales come from Tier-II and Tier-III cities

If you thought electric scooters have caught the fancy of only people in the metros, think again. According to data from electric two-wheeler maker, Ather Energy, 54 per cent of its sales of scooters, starting from Rs 1.2 lakh, come from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.

Based on sales per lakh population, the top five cities for the company are Calicut, followed by Kochi, Kolaphur, Trivandrum and Pune. The big metros are conspicuous by their absence in this list. Tier 2 cities account for 30 per cent of Ather Energy’s sales and 24 per cent comes from Tier 3