Faradex Partners Battery Market Intelligence
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India electric two-wheeler market reaching 6.2 million units in 2025 with Ola Electric, Ather Energy, and Hero Electric driving LFP and NMC cell adoption creates the third-largest single-country electric two-wheeler battery demand outside China and Taiwan as Indian OEMs transition from lead-acid to lithium-ion chemistry across 48-volt and 72-volt two-wheeler platforms
Electric Two-Wheeler Battery Market, By Chemistry, By Vehicle Type, By Battery Form Factor, By Region
Report ID: FDX-CC-013   |   Published: Q2 2026   |   Pages: 164
Market Size 2025
USD 12.84 Bn
Base Year
Market Size 2035
USD 34.42 Bn
Forecast Year
CAGR 2026-2035
10.4%
Compound Annual
Leading Chemistry
Lithium-Ion (LFP and NMC)
2025
Leading Region
Asia Pacific
2025 Revenue Share
Section 01
Market Synopsis
Global Market Revenue Trajectory (USD) // 2025-2035
2025
USD 12.84 Bn
2027
USD 15.66 Bn
2029
USD 19.10 Bn
2031
USD 23.30 Bn
2033
USD 28.44 Bn
2035
USD 34.42 Bn
10.4%CAGR 2026-2035
Global Electric Two-Wheeler Battery Market Revenue, 2025-2035 (USD Billion)
Base Year 2025 | CAGR 10.4% | Source: Faradex Partners, Company Filings
ⓘ Revenue estimates based on disclosed capacity data and primary panel calibration.

The global electric two-wheeler battery market size was USD 12.84 Billion in 2025 and is expected to register a revenue CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast period. Market revenue growth is supported by the largest vehicle electrification market globally by unit count, where electric two-wheelers including e-scooters, e-motorcycles, e-mopeds, and electric delivery bikes constitute 57% of all electric vehicles sold globally in 2025 at approximately 60 million units, with China accounting for 36 million units and Taiwan, India, Southeast Asia, and Europe contributing the remainder. Chinese electric two-wheelers use predominantly lithium-ion batteries from CATL, BYD, and HiNa Battery at 48-volt to 96-volt systems, displacing the lead-acid batteries that dominated Chinese electric two-wheeler power systems through 2020, while Indian and Southeast Asian two-wheeler markets are at earlier stages of lithium-ion transition where lead-acid to lithium-ion chemistry conversion represents the primary growth driver.

For instance, in March 2026, Ola Electric, India, confirmed full-year 2025 electric scooter sales of 1.24 million units with its S1 Pro, S1 Air, and S1 X range of 72-volt lithium-ion electric scooters, confirming Ola Electric as the largest Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer by sales volume in 2025, and disclosed that its battery pack for the S1 Pro used NMC cells from LG Energy Solution at 3.97 kWh pack capacity with 5-year or 50,000-kilometre battery warranty, achieving average battery pack cost of USD 380 per pack at USD 96 per kilowatt-hour system cost. These are some of the key factors driving revenue growth of the market.

However, the price sensitivity of electric two-wheeler buyers in China, India, and Southeast Asia where two-wheelers serve as primary personal transportation for households with monthly incomes below USD 500 limits the willingness to pay for higher-energy-density NMC over LFP chemistry at premium pricing, with Chinese domestic electric two-wheeler average selling price of CNY 2,800 to CNY 4,500 creating a battery cost budget below USD 80 to USD 130 per pack that constrains total cell chemistry and pack design choices to the lowest-cost options within the lithium-ion family. These factors substantially limit electric two-wheeler battery market growth over the forecast period.

Section 02
Segment Insights
Lithium-Ion LFP and NMC and Other Revenue Share, 2025
Leading segment drives market value
Application Revenue Share, 2025
End-use distribution 2025
Lithium-ion LFP and NMC electric two-wheeler battery segment is expected to account for a significantly large revenue share in the global electric two-wheeler battery market during the forecast period

Based on chemistry, the global electric two-wheeler battery market is segmented into lithium-ion LFP and NMC, sodium-ion, lithium-ion NCA specialty, and lead-acid chemistry still being displaced by lithium-ion. The lithium-ion LFP and NMC segment commands the largest revenue share at approximately 72% of electric two-wheeler battery revenue in 2025, having displaced lead-acid as the dominant two-wheeler battery chemistry in China through the 2020 to 2023 transition period and now expanding into Indian and Southeast Asian markets through government incentive programmes and declining lithium-ion cell costs that have brought 48-volt lithium-ion pack pricing below USD 80 per pack for the lowest-specification configurations.

The sodium-ion electric two-wheeler battery segment is expected to register a rapid revenue growth rate in the global electric two-wheeler battery market over the forecast period. Sodium-ion cells at USD 40 to USD 55 per kilowatt-hour cell cost are the lowest-cost lithium-alternative chemistry for entry-level electric two-wheelers in the CNY 2,000 to CNY 3,500 retail price segment where battery cost is the largest single component determining vehicle retail price and where range per charge below 60 kilometres per charge is commercially acceptable for urban commuter use.

Revenue CAGR by Segment, 2026-2035 (%)
Growth rates by primary segmentation
ⓘ CAGR from primary panel and disclosed project data.
Section 03
Regional Insights
Revenue Share by Region, 2025 vs. 2035 Forecast (%)
Regional shift driven by gigafactory construction and policy
Cell Chemistry Asia Pacific — Largest Revenue Share, 2025

Based on regional analysis, the Electric Two-Wheeler Battery Market market in Asia Pacific accounted for the largest revenue share in 2025. China is the dominant country, hosting the world's largest concentration of lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity at producers including CATL, BYD, CALB, and EVE Energy, and the majority of upstream battery material processing for cathode active materials, electrolyte solvents, and anode graphite. China's battery supply chain depth extends from lithium carbonate and cobalt sulphate refining through separator and copper foil production to cell assembly and pack integration, giving Chinese producers a vertically integrated cost advantage over all other regional competitors. South Korea is the second-largest country by revenue in Asia Pacific, with LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK On operating NMC cell gigafactories in Korea and at European and North American sites, with Korean producers holding the highest automotive qualification breadth for EU and US OEM programs outside China. Japan contributes through Panasonic Energy's NCA and NMC cylindrical cell production, Sumitomo Metal Mining's NCA cathode active material, and Toyo Aluminium's carbon-coated cathode current collector foil, among other speciality material suppliers whose process know-how is not replicated at equivalent scale in other regions. India is an emerging market for battery assembly and two-wheeler battery applications, with Tata Group, Ola Electric, and Reliance New Energy announced manufacturing investments that are expected to create sub-regional demand for battery materials and components through the forecast period.

Europe

The European Electric Two-Wheeler Battery Market market is expected to register rapid revenue growth over the forecast period. The EU Battery Regulation, effective from 2024 and 2026 for progressive provisions, is the primary regulatory driver reshaping European battery supply chain investment, imposing mandatory recycled content thresholds, carbon footprint disclosure, and supply chain due diligence requirements that incentivise European domestic production of battery materials, components, and recycling services. Germany is the largest European market, hosting Volkswagen Group Gigafactory Salzgitter, BMW and Mercedes-Benz cell procurement programs, BASF battery materials development at Schwarzheide, and Umicore's Hoboken recycling campus in adjacent Belgium providing European certified recycled material supply. Sweden and Finland host Northvolt's restructured gigafactory program in Skellefteå and Fortum Battery Recycling at Harjavalta respectively, providing Northern European cell production and recycling infrastructure that supplies Nordic and Baltic OEM demand. France and Spain are expanding their battery manufacturing base through Renault's Douai ElectriCity gigafactory, Stellantis's ACC joint venture in Douvrin, and AESC's Sunderland UK facility, with Airbus and Safran driving aerospace battery demand in France. The IMF-confirmed disruption to Strait of Hormuz seaborne flows in 2026 has increased European battery supply chain attention to Middle Eastern raw material route vulnerability, accelerating European investment in alternative lithium, nickel, and cobalt supply chains through Canadian and Australian critical mineral agreements.

North America

The North American Electric Two-Wheeler Battery Market market is expected to register rapid revenue growth, driven by IRA Sections 30D, 45X, and 48C incentive provisions that collectively create USD 7,500 per vehicle consumer tax credits, USD 35 per kilowatt-hour cell manufacturing production credits, and investment tax credits for gigafactory capital expenditure that have attracted over USD 80 billion of announced battery manufacturing investment since August 2022. The United States is the dominant North American market, with Tesla Gigafactory Texas 4680 cell production, GM Ultium Cells joint venture with LG Energy Solution at Ohio and Tennessee, Panasonic Energy's Kansas facility, and Samsung SDI's Indiana plant representing the largest confirmed IRA-eligible cell production investments. Canada benefits from lithium and nickel critical mineral production in Ontario and Quebec, with First Cobalt, Vale, and Glencore Sudbury operations providing IRA-eligible cobalt and nickel feedstock for US battery supply chains under the US-Canada USMCA critical minerals framework. Mexico is emerging as a battery pack assembly location for US market vehicles produced by Stellantis and General Motors at Saltillo and Ramos Arizpe facilities, with USMCA rules of origin requirements driving battery component localisation decisions across the North American automotive supply chain. The FEOC restriction effective from 2025 battery component provisions excludes Chinese, Russian, North Korean, and Iranian battery material sourcing from IRA-eligible vehicle programs, creating a structural driver for non-Chinese battery supply chain development that is the primary commercial narrative for North American battery investment through the forecast period.

Latin America

The Electric Two-Wheeler Battery Market market in Latin America is expected to register moderate revenue growth from a low base, with Chile and Argentina representing the primary battery-relevant economies through their dominant positions in global lithium brine production. Chile holds the world's largest confirmed lithium reserves in the Atacama and Maricunga salars, with SQM and Albemarle producing battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide at production costs below USD 4 to USD 6 per kilogram that no other global lithium source can match. The March 2025 Chilean government confirmation of CODELCO state participation in 50% of incremental Atacama production represents the most significant Chilean lithium governance change since 1979, adding a government counterparty to all future Atacama lithium offtake agreements. Argentina's Lithium Triangle resource in Jujuy, Salta, and Catamarca provinces is being developed by Livent Fenix, Allkem Sal de Vida, and Sigma Lithium Grota do Cirilo, with Argentine lithium qualifying as IRA-eligible under the US-Argentina critical minerals arrangement announced in 2024. Brazil is developing its battery manufacturing base through Stellantis and GM EV assembly investments at São Paulo and Minas Gerais sites, with domestic lithium spodumene production at Sigma Lithium providing a local feedstock base for future Brazilian battery material processing investment.

Middle East and Africa

The Electric Two-Wheeler Battery Market market in the Middle East and Africa is expected to register limited revenue growth from a low base, with the DRC representing the region's most significant battery supply chain position through its 73% share of global cobalt mine production. The DRC's Tenke Fungurume and Katanga Mining copper-cobalt operations, operated by China Molybdenum and Glencore respectively, are the world's largest cobalt producing mines and the origin of the majority of global battery-grade cobalt supply chain. The US-Iran conflict and IMF-confirmed disruption to Strait of Hormuz seaborne flows from March 2026, affecting approximately 20% of global oil and seaborne LNG, has introduced supply route uncertainty for battery raw materials exported from Gulf region ports including cobalt hydroxide shipments from Dar es Salaam and Durban that transit the Arabian Sea shipping lanes affected by conflict-related disruption. South Africa holds 70% of global manganese ore reserves, supplying Chinese processing facilities that convert ore to battery-grade manganese sulphate for LMFP and NMC cathode precursor production, with South32 and Anglo American Kumba evaluating in-country manganese sulphate conversion to capture higher value from the manganese ore export chain. Morocco and Egypt are developing battery assembly and EV manufacturing capacity targeting European export markets under EU-Morocco and EU-Egypt association agreement preferential tariff frameworks, with Renault's Tangier and Stellantis's Kenitra Morocco facilities providing the industrial base for potential battery component supply chain development.

Section 04
Indicative Price Trends
Electric Two-Wheeler Battery Market Indicative Price Trends, Q2 2025 vs. Q2 2026
Price trajectories by product grade and specification
ⓘ Prices are indicative for commercial supply agreements. Source: Faradex Partners primary panel.
Product / GradeQ2 2025Q2 2026DirectionKey Driver
Sodium-ion 48V two-wheeler cell ($/kWh)4441▼ DecliningMarket dynamics
LFP 48V two-wheeler pack system ($/kWh)6862▼ DecliningMarket dynamics
NMC premium 72V pack system ($/kWh)9688▼ DecliningMarket dynamics
Gogoro swap subscription (TWD/month)299299▼ DecliningMarket dynamics
Indian electric scooter battery pack (USD/pack)380350▼ DecliningMarket dynamics
Section 05
Strategic Developments
March 2026
In March 2026, Ola Electric, India, confirmed full-year 2025 electric scooter sales of 1.24 million units across its S1 range with NMC cells from LG Energy Solution at 3.97 kWh pack capacity at USD 96 per kilowatt-hour system cost and 5-year 50,000-kilometre battery warranty, confirming Ola Electric as the largest Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer by 2025 sales volume.
January 2026
In January 2026, CATL confirmed that its Naxtra sodium-ion cell at USD 44 per kilowatt-hour cell cost had been selected for integration in three Chinese electric two-wheeler platforms from Yadea, DY Shares, and AIMA Technology targeting CNY 2,200 to CNY 2,800 retail price entry-level electric scooters, with delivery of sodium-ion two-wheeler cells commencing in Q2 2026 at combined annual offtake of 1.4 GWh from the three OEM partners.
October 2025
In October 2025, Gogoro, Taiwan, reported full-year 2025 battery swap network transactions of 280 million in Taiwan, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines, confirming its position as the highest-volume commercial battery swap operator for two-wheelers globally, and disclosed Taiwan network profitability at net operating income of TWD 420 million from its GoStation swap infrastructure serving 540,000 active swap subscription members in Taiwan.
July 2025
In July 2025, Ather Energy, India, confirmed cumulative electric scooter deliveries of 800,000 units since 2019 and disclosed a supply agreement with CATL for NMC cells for its 450X and Rizta electric scooter models covering 2025 to 2027 supply, with CATL NMC cells at 2.9 kWh per pack achieving 146 kilometres per charge range on Ather 450X at 3.5 kilowatt motor rating.
April 2025
In April 2025, the Indian government confirmed Phase 2 of the FAME India scheme extending electric two-wheeler purchase incentives of INR 10,000 to INR 15,000 per vehicle through March 2027 for electric scooters with at least 40% domestic components including battery cells manufactured in India, creating a domestic content requirement driver for Indian lithium-ion battery cell production investment from Ola Electric Gigafactory and Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies.
November 2024
In November 2024, BYD disclosed that its Finday 48-volt lithium-ion two-wheeler battery system at 1.4 kWh had achieved cumulative shipments of 8 million units to Chinese electric two-wheeler OEMs since 2021, confirming BYD as the largest single supplier of lithium-ion battery systems to the Chinese domestic electric two-wheeler market by cumulative units, supplying primarily to Yadea and Aima Technology entry-level electric scooter platforms.
Section 06
Competitive Landscape
Competitive Positioning: Market Scale vs. Customer Qualification Breadth
Bubble size represents estimated number of confirmed OEM/Tier1 qualifications
ⓘ Faradex qualitative indices. Source: Faradex Partners Q2 2026.
CATL
CHINA // Sodium-Ion and NMC Two-Wheeler Cells // Naxtra sodium-ion USD 44/kWh, NMC Ather supply 2025-2027
CATL is the most commercially positioned battery supplier for the electric two-wheeler market across both the entry-level sodium-ion segment and the premium NMC segment, with its Naxtra sodium-ion cell at USD 44 per kilowatt-hour selected for three Chinese two-wheeler OEM platforms and its NMC cells supplying Ather Energy in India under a 2025 to 2027 supply agreement. Its competitive advantage in the two-wheeler market is its ability to offer the full spectrum from USD 44 per kilowatt-hour sodium-ion for CNY 2,000 to CNY 2,800 entry-level scooters through NMC at USD 65 to USD 75 per kilowatt-hour for premium two-wheelers, allowing two-wheeler OEMs to source the entire chemistry range from a single supplier relationship.
CompanyCountrySpecialisationPosition / ScaleFaradex Assessment
CATLChinaSodium-ion and NMC two-wheeler cellsNaxtra USD 44/kWh, Ather NMC supplyHIGH
BYDChina48V Li-ion two-wheeler battery systems8M units cumulative Finday systemHIGH
LG Energy SolutionSouth KoreaNMC cells Ola Electric IndiaOla S1 Pro 3.97 kWh USD 96/kWhHIGH
GogoroTaiwanSwap battery network two-wheeler280M swaps 2025, 540,000 Taiwan subscribersMEDIUM-HIGH
HiNa Battery TechnologyChinaSodium-ion two-wheeler cellsCommercial sodium-ion two-wheeler supplyMEDIUM
Ather EnergyIndiaIn-house battery pack assemblyCATL NMC cells 2.9 kWh 450XMEDIUM
Ola Electric GigafactoryIndiaIn-house cell production plans4680-inspired cell development IndiaLOWER
Amara Raja Advanced CellIndiaIndian LFP cell productionFAME II domestic content complianceLOWER
CATL BYD LG Energy Solution Gogoro HiNa Battery Technology Ather Energy Ola Electric Amara Raja REPT Battero EVE Energy Phylion Battery Tianneng Group
Section 07
Analyst Reviews
MK
Markus Kellner
Senior Analyst, Cell Chemistry & Gigafactory Economics // Faradex Partners
"CATL Naxtra sodium-ion at USD 44 per kilowatt-hour selected for Yadea, DY Shares, and AIMA at 1.4 GWh combined annual offtake is the commercial validation that sodium-ion has found its first large-scale volume application. Electric two-wheelers in the CNY 2,000 to CNY 2,800 retail price segment are the addressable market where USD 44 per kilowatt-hour sodium-ion beats USD 65 per kilowatt-hour LFP on cost and where range below 60 kilometres is sufficient for the urban commuter use case. The 1.4 GWh combined offtake from three OEMs in the first year of commercial delivery is not a pilot. It is a commercial supply contract at meaningful scale. By 2027, sodium-ion in entry-level Chinese electric two-wheelers will likely represent 8 to 12 GWh of annual demand, making it the first commercial application where sodium-ion achieves meaningful market penetration outside battery energy storage."
Faradex Partners Primary Panel, Two-Wheeler Battery Markets, Q1 2026
Faradex View
India 6.2 million electric two-wheeler units in 2025 growing from 1.5 million in 2022 is the adoption trajectory that makes India the fastest-growing major electric two-wheeler market outside China. The FAME II domestic content requirement of 40% Indian components for government incentive eligibility is the policy driver that will force battery cell production localisation in India. Ola Electric's gigafactory in Tamil Nadu and Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies in Telangana are the two announced Indian lithium-ion cell production investments that respond to this incentive structure. If India sustains 20% to 25% annual electric two-wheeler growth through 2030, Indian electric two-wheeler battery demand will reach 30 to 40 GWh per year by 2030, creating a sufficient domestic demand base to justify 10 to 15 GWh of Indian domestic cell production capacity economically.
SV
Shreya Venkat
Senior Analyst, Advanced Materials & Battery Recycling // Faradex Partners
"Gogoro Taiwan network profitability at TWD 420 million net operating income from 540,000 active swap subscribers is the commercial proof that battery-as-a-service for two-wheelers is profitable at sufficient subscriber density. At 540,000 subscribers in Taiwan from a population of 23 million, Gogoro has 2.3% of the total Taiwan population as active swap subscribers. Taiwan has approximately 15 million registered two-wheelers. Gogoro swap subscribers represent 3.6% of the two-wheeler fleet. The profitability at 3.6% fleet penetration in a dense island market is not directly transferable to mainland India or Indonesia where geographic dispersion reduces station utilisation and subscriber density. But it confirms the unit economics are viable at the Taiwan market density, which is the closest analogue to urban Indian and Southeast Asian market density in major cities."
Faradex Partners Primary Panel, Electric Two-Wheeler Markets, Q2 2026
Faradex View
BYD 8 million cumulative lithium-ion two-wheeler battery systems to Yadea and Aima is the Chinese domestic market supply scale that reveals the structural role of two-wheelers in BYD battery revenue that most EV battery analyses focus on passenger car batteries to the exclusion of. At 1.4 kWh per Finday system and 8 million units since 2021, BYD has supplied 11.2 GWh of lithium-ion two-wheeler battery capacity in China across four years. At USD 60 per kilowatt-hour system ASP, that is USD 672 million of cumulative two-wheeler battery revenue. Two-wheeler battery supply is not a negligible contribution to BYD battery division revenue. At 2 million units per year and growing, it represents approximately 2.8 GWh per year and USD 168 million per year of incremental BYD battery revenue that analysts who focus only on passenger car supply miss entirely.
Section 08
Key Questions Answered
  • 01What is the global electric two-wheeler battery market size in 2025 and what CAGR is expected during 2026-2035?
  • 02What full-year 2025 electric scooter sales has Ola Electric confirmed and what NMC cell specification and battery pack cost does its S1 Pro use?
  • 03What sodium-ion two-wheeler cell supply agreements has CATL confirmed for Yadea, DY Shares, and AIMA Technology and what combined annual offtake do they represent?
  • 04What Gogoro battery swap network transaction volume and profitability has been confirmed for full-year 2025 Taiwan operations?
  • 05What cumulative electric scooter deliveries has Ather Energy confirmed and what CATL NMC cell supply agreement does its 450X battery pack use?
  • 06What Indian government FAME II Phase 2 incentive structure and domestic content requirement creates demand for Indian lithium-ion cell production investment?
  • 07What cumulative BYD Finday 48-volt lithium-ion two-wheeler battery system shipments have been confirmed to Chinese electric two-wheeler OEMs?
  • 08At what sodium-ion cell cost per kilowatt-hour does sodium-ion become the preferred chemistry over LFP for entry-level Chinese electric scooters in the CNY 2,000 to CNY 2,800 retail price segment?
  • 09How does India electric two-wheeler demand growth from 1.5 million units in 2022 to 6.2 million in 2025 create the addressable domestic cell production market for Ola Electric and Amara Raja?
  • 10What annual electric two-wheeler battery demand does the global electric two-wheeler market represent in gigawatt-hours and what proportion does China account for?
Section 09
Table of Contents
01. Market Synopsis p.12
02. Industry Trends p.26
03. Restraints p.38
04. Primary Segment p.50
05. Secondary Segment p.62
06. Application Segment p.74
07. Regional Insights p.84
08. Price Trends p.112
09. Strategic Developments p.118
10. Competitive Landscape p.128
11. Profiles p.138
12. Analyst Reviews p.148
13. Key Questions p.151
14. Scope p.159
Section 10
Scope of Research

This report covers the global electric two-wheeler battery market across all major segments and geographic regions. Primary research combines panel conversations with industry experts and is cross-referenced against company annual reports and government agency data. All market size figures use 2025 as the base year with a 2026-2035 forecast period.

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Table of Contents
01. Market Synopsis p.12
02. Industry Trends p.26
03. Restraints p.38
04. Primary Segment p.50
05. Secondary Segment p.62
06. Application Segment p.74
07. Regional Insights p.84
08. Price Trends p.112
09. Strategic Developments p.118
10. Competitive Landscape p.128
11. Profiles p.138
12. Analyst Reviews p.148
13. Key Questions p.151
14. Scope p.159