Ride-hailing firm Ola aims to double the current headcount of around 2,000 people at its electric vehicle business in the next six months, said two people aware of the developments, which will potentially make it the largest vertical in the company. As part its EV ambitions, SoftBank Group backed Ola is scouting for a location to build a 2 million unit a year electric scooter manufacturing plant in India. It aims to sell at least a million scooters in the first year of operation.Ola plans to tap the expertise of Dutch electric two wheeler maker Etergo BV that it had acquired in May for its entry into EV manufacturing. Ola Electric will hire around 2,000 people in India and globally in senior positions in manufacturing, product development, design and marketing for their EV business, said one of the two people cited above, requesting anonymity.
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