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20 May 2026 · 21:00 IST·Edition 02 / 02

Ather sweeps all three engines for the first time as Ola Electric climbs to third on a +6.0-point swing.

Ather sweeps all three engines for the first time as Ola Electric climbs to third on a +6.0-point swing. After yesterday's split — Gemini still backing TVS iQube — Ather now wins every engine outright: 100% on ChatGPT, 96% on Gemini, 92% on AI Mode. Headline share holds flat at 96.0%, but the story is underneath: Ola Electric jumps +6.0 pts to 84.7% and overtakes Bajaj Chetak (down 0.7 pts to 80.0%) for third, lifted by a fresh escooterwale.in cluster on ChatGPT (7 new cites) and bikedekho.com growing from 22 to 26 cites on AI Mode. TVS iQube slips 1.3 pts to 92.0% but gains depth on ChatGPT via readthisfirst.in (15 → 19) and a new Reuters citation (8 → 11) tied to the Ola Electric ₹2,000-crore cell-tech investment story. Hero Vida is the day's clearest loser, down 4.7 pts to 35.3% as AI Mode pares back its visibility.

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3 engines · live

ChatGPTChatGPT#1 today

100.0%

0.0 pts

GeminiGemini#1 today

96.0%

+6.0 pts

AI Mode#1 today

92.0%

-6.0 pts

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Edition #1 across all three engines combined

Ather

144 mentions · rank 1 overall

96.0%

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20 May 2026 · 21:00 IST

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Ather sweeps all three engines for the first time as Ola Electric climbs to third on a +6.0-point swing.

The move

After yesterday's split — Gemini still backing TVS iQube — Ather now wins every engine outright: 100% on ChatGPT, 96% on Gemini, 92% on AI Mode.

Headline share holds flat at 96.0%, but the story is underneath: Ola Electric jumps +6.0 pts to 84.7% and overtakes Bajaj Chetak (down 0.7 pts to 80.0%) for third, lifted by a fresh escooterwale.in cluster on ChatGPT (7 new cites) and bikedekho.com growing from 22 to 26 cites on AI Mode.

TVS iQube slips 1.3 pts to 92.0% but gains depth on ChatGPT via readthisfirst.in (15 → 19) and a new Reuters citation (8 → 11) tied to the Ola Electric ₹2,000-crore cell-tech investment story.

Hero Vida is the day's clearest loser, down 4.7 pts to 35.3% as AI Mode pares back its visibility.

What it means

The Gemini flip is what turns the Electric 2-Wheelers leaderboard from a contest into a consensus: Ather now owns the AI-search category outright, and the question for everyone else is no longer 'how do we catch Ather' but 'where do we rank behind it'.

Ola Electric's jump is the most instructive move — it came from aggregator and listicle pages (bikedekho, escooterwale, ownpetz, autotrend) rather than brand-owned domains, confirming that the engines reward placement in third-party 'best electric scooter' inventories far more than press releases on olaelectric.com.

Bajaj Chetak's slide despite a +5 cite gain on its own chetak.com blog is the mirror lesson: brand-owned content does not move the needle when independent reviewers don't pick up the thread.

The category is now a citation-pool game, and the pool is owned by aggregators.

What moved this — the receipts

7 cited

The figures

9

Brands tracked

677

Total mentions

All 3

Engines in agreement on #1

107

Sources cited

Full lineup

9 brands · 3 engines

#BrandSoV1-day Δ3-dayChatGPTGeminiMentions
01Ather96.0%flat
100%#1
96%#1
92%#1
144
02TVS iQube92.0%1.3%
94%#2
92%#2
90%#2
138
03Ola Electric84.7%6.0%
86%#3
92%#3
76%#4
127
04Bajaj Chetak80.0%0.7%
78%#4
78%#4
84%#3
120
05Hero Vida35.3%4.7%
28%#6
36%#6
42%#5
53
06River28.0%0.7%
6%#9
44%#5
34%#6
42
07Ampere16.7%2.0%
30%#5
4%#8
16%#7
25
08Simple One14.7%4.0%
16%#7
16%#7
12%#8
22
09Revolt4.0%3.3%
8%#8
0%#9
4%#9
6

Source pool

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107 domains
evfy.in31
bikedekho.com26
rridenrepair.com26Gemini
bikewale.com25
aapi.dataforseo.com24
yyoutube.com23
eevindia.online20Gemini
bbajajfinserv.in20
rreadthisfirst.in19ChatGPT
ddrivespark.com16Gemini
rreddit.com/r/ElectricScooters15ChatGPT
rreddit.com/r/indianbikes13ChatGPT
zigwheels.com13
cchetak.com12Gemini
rreuters.com11ChatGPT
aapnavahan.com11Gemini
eevselect.in8ChatGPT
mmover.delivery8
aatherenergy.com7
eescooterwale.inNew7ChatGPT
ttamiltech.in6ChatGPT
91wheels.com5
ddrivio.in5Gemini
eelectricscooterguides.com5ChatGPT
ttimesofindia.indiatimes.com5
kkomaki.in5
olaelectric.com4
hhindustantimes.com4Gemini
aackodrive.com4Gemini
llilypad.co.in4Gemini
iinstagram.com3
oopgmobility.com3Gemini
aauto.hindustantimes.comNew3Gemini
ccarandbike.com3Gemini
ffacebook.com3
rreddit.com/r/olaelectric3ChatGPT
ttvsmotor.com3
bbikeadvice.in3ChatGPT
rrideriver.com3Gemini
aautopunditz.comNew3Gemini
eev-wala.com2ChatGPT
mmotormitra.in2ChatGPT
evmotorworld.in2ChatGPT
thebikejunction.com2ChatGPT
oownpetz.comNew2Gemini
ddeltic.coNew2Gemini
aampere.greaveselectricmobility.com2ChatGPT
rreddit.com/r/ATHERENERGYNew2ChatGPT
vvidaworld.com2ChatGPT
aautocarindia.com2ChatGPT
bbajajauto.comNew2ChatGPT
ttamilnow.com2ChatGPT
nndtv.com2Gemini
oorangebookvalue.comNew2Gemini
zzelioebikes.com2
zzurichkotak.com2Gemini
ccleantechnica.com2Gemini
ccarfurious.com1ChatGPT
bbikencar.com1Gemini
ccardosti.comNew1ChatGPT
hhefitec.com1ChatGPT
manbafinance.com1Gemini
ggoogle.com1
yyakuzaev.comNew1
mmechanicalbooster.comNew1Gemini
kkissht.comNew1Gemini
rreddit.com/r/u_Dry-Building76331ChatGPT
bbikecostcalculator.comNew1ChatGPT
zzeenews.india.comNew1Gemini
bbikeindia.in1Gemini
aautos.maxabout.comNew1Gemini
aautotrend.inNew1ChatGPT
aadify.store1ChatGPT
mm.dailyhunt.inNew1Gemini
eenergetica-india.net1ChatGPT
ssmartprix.com1ChatGPT
yyourstory.com1ChatGPT
rreddit.com/r/ElectricVehiclesIndiaNew1ChatGPT
kkidsbright.in1ChatGPT
ccarbike360.comNew1Gemini
ggyroorboard.com1Gemini
eeconomictimes.indiatimes.comNew1ChatGPT
mmatter.inNew1
aapnamechanic.comNew1Gemini
aanalyticsinsight.netNew1Gemini
rreddit.com/r/suratNew1ChatGPT
ccureusjournals.comNew1Gemini
aauto.economictimes.indiatimes.comNew1
eevindiaexpo.in1
llinkedin.comNew1
sscootydekho.in1ChatGPT
oolx.in1
jjdpower.com1ChatGPT
rreddit.com/r/EVIndia1ChatGPT
jjmsr-online.comNew1
eevishwa.inNew1
uurjadaily.comNew1
ccartoq.com1Gemini
aamazon.in1
llawbhoomi.com1ChatGPT
rreddit.com/r/carIndiaNew1ChatGPT
mmotorcyclesdata.com1Gemini
bbajajgeneralinsurance.comNew1
aautocarpro.in1
aautosy.in1ChatGPT
rrushlane.com1Gemini
rreddit.com/r/EVsOfIndia1Gemini

Sentiment composition

PositiveNeutralCautiousNegative
Ather42/40/14/4
TVS iQube49/41/9/2
Ola Electric44/35/12/9
Bajaj Chetak43/48/3/5
Hero Vida36/55/8/2
River36/50/7/7
Ampere44/36/12/8
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