For anyone tracking the commercial EV landscape, the numbers from Pune-based EKA Mobility are hard to ignore. The company delivered 1,786 vehicles in the first half of FY2026-27, a massive leap from just 133 units in the same period last year. That’s a 1,243 percent jump, or 13x growth. It is not a rounding error. It is a structural shift in their output.
The growth is driven by two distinct pockets. Small commercial vehicles (SCVs) made up the bulk, with 1,286 units shipped against 79 a year earlier. Electric buses followed, hitting 500 units compared to 54 previously. This mix suggests EKA is finding product-market fit in the last-mile logistics and city transit segments, areas where fuel savings are the primary pull for fleet operators.
Founder and Chairman Dr. Sudhir Mehta attributes this to expanded manufacturing and engineering capacity. The company currently runs two plants in Pune—Koregaon Bhima and Chakan—and is building a third hub in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh. With a workforce exceeding 3,000, including over 500 engineers and designers, the R&D infrastructure is no longer a side project; it is the engine of their expansion.
EKA is also pushing into new territory. The portfolio now includes medium- and heavy-commercial vehicles (M&HCV) trucks, moving beyond just buses and SCVs. Internationally, their buses are running in Zanzibar, and SCVs are active in Nepal. Assembly plants are being set up in Ethiopia and Australia, aiming to leverage India-built tech for global markets. This geographic spread helps diversify risk and tap into markets with aggressive electrification mandates.
Holding Champion OEM status under the PLI scheme gives EKA a financial cushion as it scales. For buyers, this means more availability and potentially tighter pricing as economies of scale kick in. The Pithampur plant will be the next key milestone to watch, as it comes online in the coming months.