Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motors: Top stocks to benefit from electric vehicle boom

SUMMARY

At the recently concluded COP26, India vowed to decrease its carbon emissions to zero by the year 2070. According to recent research by Accelerated e-Mobility Revolution for India’s Transportation (e-amrit) portal in India, only 7,96,000 Electric vehicles have been registered till December 2021, and the installation of 1,800 charging stations on public places. The government made it ample clear in the recently-presented Union Budget 2022-23 that electric vehicles or EVs are going to be the future of mobility in India in the next decade. The annual sales of electric two-wheelers have witnessed an over 5x growth in this financial year, however, EV penetration is still low at 0.8 percent. While we have covered miles, we still have miles to go. With the recent push at EVs, here’s a list of top stocks that could benefit from the electric vehicle boom.

By CNBCTV18.COMFeb 17, 2022 2:13:04 PM IST (Published)

TATA MOTORS |The company enjoys a 90 percent market share in the electric passenger vehicle sector with Tata Nexon being the highest-selling EV in India. Tata Motors EV sales have risen 6X in the last 12 months from 372 sales in December 2020 to 2,361 in December 2021. The company is now eyeing 50,000 annual sales by FY23.

BAJAJ AUTO | The company invested Rs 300 crore in an electric vehicle plant in Pune which will have a production capacity of 500,000 electric vehicles a year by June 2022. The first EV from the new plant will be rolled out in June 2022.

TVS MOTORS | The company currently sells the iQube Electric scooter which has a 4 percent market share in EV scooters. It sold more than 5,000 units of iQube this fiscal. TVS motor is investing Rs 1,000 crore in the EV business Creating a capacity of 10,000 units/month for electric two-wheelers.

MINDA INDUSTRIES | The company supplies lamps, switches, seats, alloy wheels and acoustics for large EV manufacturers. It has orders of over Rs 400 crore from new-age electric vehicle manufacturers. It signed a joint venture with FRIWO - a Germany-based charging technology company. The peak sales value from EV contribution is expected in FY25.

JBM AUTO | The company manufactures electric buses. The electric vehicles segment is currently 24 percent of the overall business and is expected to grow to 40 percent. JBM is currently delivering 200 EV buses to the Delhi government.

TATA ELXSI | The company offers engineering services and solutions for connected, autonomous and electric vehicles. 44 percent of the overall business comes from the automotive market. Tata Motors is one of the key clients of Tata Elxsi.

KPIT TECH | The company is working with 10 of the top 15 auto OEMs globally. It initiated a pilot program with EV disruptors like Lucid, Rivian and Nio. 30 percent of revenues for the company come from the electric power train business including battery charging and management systems.

OLECTRA GREENTECH | The electric bus manufacturer’s revenue in Q3 surged due to a big jump in orders. The company supplied 103 electric buses in Q3FY22 vs 13 e-buses in Q3FY21.