Electric Vehicles

Delhi-NCR is choking again: PM2.5 levels top 400, residents scramble for relief—six steps you can take today.

Sushil Reddy and his electric vehicles are unmistakable as they breeze across Indian cities. But how conducive is an EV? What about range anxiety and charging points, and mileage? He shares.

Once a winter wonderland, Kashmir is now plagued by air pollution and infrequent snowfalls. Sheikh Yameen reminisces about his snow-filled childhood, now a fading memory. To reclaim Kashmir’s lost charm, he and his friend Zubair Ahmed Bhat launched ‘Curve Electric’, a sustainable e-bike rental service to fight pollution.

Cancrie, co-founded by Akshay Jain and Mahi Singh, is making nanocarbon for batteries from coconut shells. The couple shares how their patented technology is building better energy storage solutions.

Last year, Orxa Energies, an electric vehicle and energy systems startup based out of Bengaluru, went on a ride called the Electric Bharatmala along with six other startups.

IIT-Roorkee incubated venture Indi Energy won the ‘best startup’ in the ‘Energy Storage’ category at the National Startup Awards 2022. Their sodium-ion batteries use farm waste as a viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

With a solar-panelled sunroof, Vayve Mobility’s upcoming single-door car Eva can run up to 10-12 km per day on solar energy and clock 20 km per unit of electricity, claim the makers.

PURE EV, a Hyderabad-based electric vehicle two-wheeler (EV2W) company, is all set to launch its first commute electric motorcycle called the ecoDryft which is powered by a 3.0 KWH patented and AIS-certified battery.

Bengaluru-based GPS Renewables was started by IIM graduates — Mainak Chakraborty and Sreekrishna Sankar. It uses wet waste from nearby establishments to convert biogas into electricity at its charging stations.

Plugzmart, a Chennai-based startup, has built its own IoT-enabled smart EV charging management system to integrate and communicate efficiently with chargers. Their portfolio of products includes chargers for 2-, 3-, and 4-wheelers.