Electric Vehicles

In 2011, Vijay Kapoor, a 1972 IIT-Kanpur graduate, founded Saera Electric Auto Private Limited (SEAPL), an e-mobility venture. In the following year, he manufactured the company’s first batch of Mayuri e-rickshaws.

Delhi engineer Abhishek Dwivedi took a 400 km trip to Leh on his e-scooter to show that electric vehicles can be as efficient as regular ones, and that you need not compromise due to range anxiety.

Ahmedabad-based Raj Patel founded his electric vehicle startup Svitch Bikes in 2017. Today, his lightweight and foldable electric bikes earn him a revenue of Rs 2 crore.

Unveiling the fastest charging electric 3-wheeler, EV startups Exponent Energy and Altigreen Propulsion Labs have announced a partnership that can transform last-mile electric mobility.

Architect Sanjay Deshpande from Hubli, Karnataka, has been harvesting solar energy at his home and office for the past two years. He explains what it is like to live life off the grid.

Founders of Hyderabad based EV startup Kachbo, Nishith Parikh and Rajkumar Kewat are both IIT graduates who have innovated a foldable electric cycle that can be carried around without lifting.

Given the abundance of zinc in India, researchers at IIT-Madras are developing mechanically-rechargeable zinc-air batteries as an alternative to Lithium-ion batteries which are used in electric vehicles.

Prashanta, CEO of Voltrider Private Limited, explains the features of the Volton Booty series of electric cycles, which come in three models, offering a battery range of 35 km to 150 km, and a top speed of 25 kmph.

inGO Electric, a startup founded by Nikhil Gonsalves, is looking at a battery range of 80 km for their latest version of the Tron e-scooter, following the installation of the indigenous tropicalised-ion battery (TiB).

In the first step towards making India self-reliant in meeting its future electric mobility goals, Bengaluru-based deep-technology startup Log9 Materials unveiled India’s first indigenously-developed cell manufacturing facility.