Energizing India Podcast
57 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -Energizing India Podcast focuses on electric vehicle mobility in India, the E-Mobility industry, and how rapid change can be brought about to grow this industry. In a series of conversations, Ravin MIRCHANDANI, Chairman of Ador Digatron speaks to major influencers of E-mobility in India including policymakers, regulators, CEOs of electric vehicle manufacturers & electricity distributors, industry leaders managing charge point operators & charging infrastructure companies to uncover the roadblocks that hamper rapid growth in this sector. These conversations are candid, often insightful, and unfiltered.
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EP 48 | What is the future of lead acid batteries? | Amara Raja Energy & Mobility
March 29, 2024 11:33 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBHarshavardhana Gourineni is an accomplished business leader who has made significant contributions to the growth and expansion of Amara Raja Energy and Mobility Limited. Harshavardhana has worked in various roles and industries, gaining a wide range of experience and expertise. After living in the US for 25 years, Harsha moved to India and was appointed as Executive Director of Amara Raja. In this role, he is responsible for leading the automotive and industrial business, which has a turnove...
EP 47 | Can electric cycles become a part of our everyday lives? | EMotorad
March 13, 2024 12:40 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBBicycles have been pivotal in revolutionizing transportation, offering efficient and accessible mobility for centuries. From enabling faster commutes to fostering leisurely exploration, bicycles have shaped modern society's connectivity and sustainability. But, in this age of electrification, can bicycles still be a part of our everyday lives? Today we have Aditya Oza and Sumedh Battewar, the co-founders of Emotorad, a very interesting startup based out of Pune, who are working on making thi...
EP 46 | Breaking down batteries with Log9 | Akshay Singhal
February 28, 2024 11:59 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBCharge times, battery safety, and affordability are crucial - big obstacles that hinder the faster adoption of electric vehicles globally. In this episode, we engage with a remarkable company in India that is endeavoring to address these challenges in a unique way. Today, we speak with Dr. Akshay Singhal, Founder, and CEO of Log 9 Materials, who holds an honors degree in materials engineering from IIT Roorkee and is also a Forbes under 30 Asia honoree. Log 9 was founded in 2015, and in ...
EP 45 | Rediscovering the basics of batteries with Emo Energy | Sheetanshu Tyagi
February 09, 2024 08:19 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBToday, we speak with Sheetanshu Tyagi, co-founder of Emo Energy. Emo has developed Zen, a battery tech platform for net-zero solutions, boasting 100% fire safety, a swift 20-minute charge, and 120% extended battery life. Sheetanshu has a decade of expertise in the mobility sector, including roles with major OEMs like Rivian, Ather, and Ola, and is dedicated to creating a sustainable transport system for cleaner cities.
EP 44 | Decentralizing Power: Taking EV Chargers off the grid | E-GAP | Luca FONTANELLI
January 18, 2024 13:10 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBAs countries around the world rapidly accelerate their transition to clean energy and clean mobility, amidst all the celebrations of zero emissions, we persistently ask a set of uncomfortable questions. What would happen if all vehicles transitioned to electric? Can the grids in different countries handle such a massive shift? And will wait times for access to charges, and then to charge, become the norm? Today, we speak to a company addressing both of these challenges. In this episode, we...
EP 43 | A Deep Dive into Electric Trucks | Tresa Motors | Rohan Sharvan
January 04, 2024 11:43 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBApart from causing a lot of traffic, commercial trucks play a very key role in running everyday life in India. However, over the years, these internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks have been major contributors to environmental pollution. Addressing this particular issue today, we have Rohan Shravan, the CEO at Tresa Motors—one of the few companies that is actively building intellectual property (IP) in India, and that too in a space largely dominated by legacy players. This is going to be a...
EP 42 | The ABC's of Green Hydrogen | H2e Power | Siddharth Mayur
November 17, 2023 10:08 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBHydrogen is considered an energy source for mobility worldwide. However, it's essential to note that green hydrogen derives from solar, wind, or hydro power energy sources. It goes beyond just mobility and plays a crucial role in the energy transition by decarbonizing large manufacturing processes, particularly in industries like steel, cement, and paper that rely on gas for their furnaces. Additionally, hydrogen can contribute to achieving energy independence, especially for countries like ...
EP 42 | The ABCs of Green Hydrogen | H2e Power | Siddharth Mayur
November 17, 2023 10:08 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBHydrogen is considered an energy source for mobility worldwide. However, it's essential to note that green hydrogen derives from solar, wind, or hydro power energy sources. It goes beyond just mobility and plays a crucial role in the energy transition by decarbonizing large manufacturing processes, particularly in industries like steel, cement, and paper that rely on gas for their furnaces. Additionally, hydrogen can contribute to achieving energy independence, especially for countries like ...
From EP 41 | Shaadi.com to EVs - Chat with a EV Super User | Manish Jain
October 21, 2023 11:04 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBOn this show, we typically speak to protagonists who are making policy decisions, regulatory decisions, manufacturing cars, or running a power grid. Sometimes, they are involved in battery production or various aspects of the clean mobility value chain. Every now and then, we have the privilege to speak with super users of electric vehicles to discuss problems, challenges, opportunities, comparisons, and the joys of driving electric vehicles. Today, this is one of those special shows. We are...
EP 40 | Finding investors through the funding winter | Vasudha Madhavan
September 30, 2023 14:38 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBOn the show, we rarely have the same guest visit twice. Today, we talk to a very special person who's coming on the show for the third time: none other than Vasudha Madhavan, CEO & Founder at Ostara Advisors. She is an investment banker who helps facilitate investments as well as M&A transactions in the Electric Vehicle Space. In this special episode, we talk about the Funding Winter, major deals this year from January to August, the categories that are doing well, and much more.
EP 39 | Can electric be more than fun? | Orxa Energies | Ranjita Ravi
September 12, 2023 10:25 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBThe motorcycling spirit is a passion that runs deep. It's a love for the open road and the freedom it brings. It's the feeling of the wind against your skin and the rush of adrenaline in your heart. So, what would happen when a hardcore biker desires to challenge the age-old industry and aspires to build one of the most impressive motorcycles to come out of India? Today, we speak with Ranjita Ravi, the co-founder and CEO at Orxa Energies, who is building Mantis, an all-electric performance b...
EP 38 | Taking the bull by the horns, legacy takes the future head on | Amara Raja Batteries
July 14, 2023 10:46 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBThe EV revolution that we are witnessing globally right now has demonstrated that legacy players have been repeatedly caught off guard as new technologies were adopted earlier than they had anticipated. Whilst General Motors and Ford were sleeping, Tesla changed how people drive in America. Legacy car makers globally, even the super green European ones, had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the clean mobility era, more than 10 years after Tesla launched their first commercial car. In...
EP 37 | Rediscovering Sustainable Last Mile Logistics | Fyn
June 15, 2023 06:19 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this episode, we hit the road and have a conversation with Visakh Sasikumar, an entrepreneur who co-founded Fyn, a startup focused on end-to-end micro-electric mobility. Their approach involves leveraging data to enhance productivity during the last mile of delivery. Visakh, an alumnus of IIT Madras, envisions making last-mile zero-emission mobility more efficient through complete digitization. By blending technology with execution, he aims to facilitate rapid scale-up. Currently, he is ...
Decoding Solar-Powered Urban Mobility | Vayve Mobility
May 15, 2023 11:40 - 34 minutes - 32 MBHow often in your life do you get to meet someone who wants to design and launch a new car, an actual car? For many kids, particularly boys, the first ever drawing they make is often a car. But very few grow up with that dream to challenge an established industry that is over 100 years old and is dominated by giants. Today, we speak to someone who is actually doing that—designing and launching an electric car specifically for urban mobility in India. We speak with Nilesh Bajaj, co-founder &...
EP 35 | Financing your EV start up | Vasudha Madhavan
April 20, 2023 12:33 - 21 minutes - 20 MBToday we are speaking with Vasudha Madhavan, the founder and CEO of Ostara Advisors, the first electric mobility and sustainability investment bank. Ostara Advisors has facilitated some of the pioneering investment deals in the sector, such as Greaves' acquisition of Ampere and Altigreen's raising of the largest private equity round in this space in India. Join us for a relaxed and fun conversation as we delve deep into the finance sector of EVs, discuss the various capital raised by EV star...
EP 34 | Revolutionizing the Electric Experience: An Inside Look at Tork's Vision | Kapil Shelke
April 11, 2023 10:36 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBMore often than not, we speak with people who bring to India a brilliant idea or technology from overseas. Today, our show features a subtle difference as we speak with the founder and CEO of a company that is swimming furiously against the trend. While the market is flooded with electric scooters being assembled by a myriad of companies in India, this company is making a fast, furious, and sexy electric motorcycle. They are producing a world-class product for consumers, designed and made he...
Decarbonizing the Future: Exploring Small-Scale Off-Grid Generation of Green Hydrogen
March 21, 2023 11:46 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBIn today's episode, we are changing the pace and diving into the world of hydrogen. If you have been curious about the global hydrogen industry, how it works, and what it involves, this episode is especially for you. Today we go to Sweden to meet Nilsson Energy, a company that has developed a small-scale off-grid solution for generating hydrogen using solar or wind energy. This solution can help schools, communities, or even small towns to go off-grid and generate power 24/7 using 100% renew...
Navigating the new urban jungle: MG may have a plan
March 16, 2023 12:29 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBOn our program, we have the opportunity, or perhaps the word is providence, to speak with some of the major protagonists and decision-makers in the electric mobility sector in India. More than ever we have enjoyed speaking with the senior team at MG Motor India, who so often bring an unfiltered and refreshing viewpoint on clean mobility. Today we welcome back to our program Gaurav GUPTA, Chief Commercial Officer of MG Motor India. His team recently commissioned a very interesting study thro...
Driving into the Future: A Conversation with an EV Super User
March 08, 2023 11:14 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBOver the last two years of this program, we have had discussions with industry leaders and key protagonists from the electric and clean mobility sector in India. We have gained insightful knowledge about what makes this industry tick and why some companies are successful while others struggle to find a breakthrough. Often, there have been golden nuggets on how they continued to find success in a market full of uncertainty and adventure in these early years of energy transition. During ou...
The ChargePoint Operators of India | GO EC | Charge Zone | Zeon Charging | ChargeMOD
January 19, 2023 11:42 - 23 minutes - 22 MBIn this episode, we’ve got to do something that is very unique and not normally possible. We were fortunate to have four opinionators- all CEOs of charge point operations companies in India, who visited our Artemis studio on the very same day. They were in Pune to be a part of the energizing India summit, an annual event held every November bringing together key CEOs and decision-makers from the entire clean mobility sector in India. It was one of the most special episode so far!
EP 29 | Sustainable zero emission public transport for India | Ravi Panga | Causis Group Ltd
December 14, 2022 12:05 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBOn 2nd January 2021, as the world was still grappling with the strict Corona lockdowns, limited flights, and hotels being open, we at Energizing India had the opportunity to travel to Delhi to meet with Reji Pillai, President of India Smart Grid Forum. When we asked Reji what is the route to the quickest adoption of clean mobility in India, he responded with amazing clarity. A strong government policy focused on converting intra-city buses from ICE to fully electric. Reji suggested a governm...
EP 28 | Uncovering India’s Clean Energy Transition | Preeti Bajaj | Luminous Power Technologies
October 31, 2022 12:04 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBOver the last 2 years, our program has focused relentlessly on the clean MOBILITY sector in India. So, for this episode, we decide to take a break and examine the clean ENERGY sector instead. Today, we feature a conversation with the CEO of one of Schneider Electric's companies in India. The conversation proved incredibly refreshing not only because we spoke about the energy transition that we are all witnessing across our daily lives and how Lithium would play a predominant role in the fut...
EP 27 | Concluding the Chicken & Egg story? | Awadesh JHA | Fortum Charge & Drive India
October 19, 2022 11:33 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBThis episode proved very interesting as we returned to the charge Point operations sector to speak to one of Europe's largest CPOs, Fortum. Following its successful domination of the European market, the company is focusing on expanding its network in India, the world's fourth-largest automobile market. Fortum is among those who believe that infrastructure is required to conclude the Chicken and Egg narrative and facilitate the transition from ICE to electric vehicles. We speak to none o...
A Conversation With The Nexon EV User Group
October 03, 2022 13:46 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBThe Indian electric vehicle ecosystem is perhaps the most interesting case study demonstrating how the evolution of the clean mobility sector in developing economies differs from mature economies. While the Electric 2-wheeler industry is experiencing breathtaking growth, particularly due to the impact of electric last-mile delivery services, sales of electric cars were lagging. This is starting to change. 17,802 cars were sold last year. of which 15,198 were Tata EVs. A local Indian OEM le...
EP 26 | Electrifying South India | Karthikeyan Palanisamy | Zeon Charging
September 21, 2022 10:43 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBIn this episode, we speak with one of the most interesting startups started in South India. A fast-growing charge point operations company, in fact, given its pace of growth, the company can perhaps no longer be called a startup. Zeon Charging is rapidly building the infrastructure needed to enable the EV Revolution in India. We speak with Karthikeyan Palanisamy, CEO and Co-founder of Zeon Charging.
EP 25 | Decoding China’s Dominance on EVs Globally | The Economist | Vijay VAITHEESWARAN
August 26, 2022 12:24 - 18 minutes - 17 MBVijay VAITHEESWARAN, Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor, of The Economist, London magazine was traveling through India to work on an article featuring the green hydrogen sector in India. We took the opportunity to have him on our podcast on a whistle-stop visit to learn about the electric mobility sector in the US and why China dominates this sector globally.
EP 24 | Building India’s First Homegrown Premium Electric Car | Pravaig Dynamics | Dhawal KHULLAR
August 02, 2022 11:19 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this episode, we go back to the OEM sector, but we examine electric cars from a very different and unique perspective as we are featuring a bold and adventurous company that is designing an Indian-made premium EV that will only be available to luxury hotels and tourism fleets. The company is also designing and will manufacture its own battery packs. Already funded by Groupe Eren of France, their first batch of 2,500 limited edition cars will only be available in Bangalore and Delhi as a s...
Is Battery Swapping A Viable Solution for India?
July 25, 2022 11:38 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBThe automotive industry is going through a revolution. India has already established aggressive emission reduction objectives, and the vehicle sector is one critical area where emissions can be dramatically reduced. As EV adoption increases, the attention is shifting to building the infrastructure, such as charging as well as battery swapping stations. It’s clear after the recent budget that the government aims to establish battery-swap service standards, focusing on electric two and three-w...
EP 23 | The Power Behind Real Sustainable Last Mile Deliveries | Omega Seiki Mobility | Uday NARANG
July 08, 2022 10:19 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode, we go back to the OEM sector and speak to none other than Uday NARANG , Founder & CEO of Omega Seiki Mobility. Uday is nurturing this company to become the Tesla of the east for cargo EVs. Driven by data and analytics and a relentless focus on quality, Omega Seiki Mobility has become synonymous with India’s sustainability solutions for last-mile delivery. Uday is having a wonderful time making the rest of the industry uncomfortable. Listen here to find out why! Produced b...
EP 22 | Making EVs Mainstream | Sunfuel Electric | Gul Panag & Sudhir Nayak
June 01, 2022 11:44 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this episode, we go back to the charging infrastructure sector and speak to a unique new startup charge point operator co-founded by a team of people who bring a myriad of experiences from the consulting, advertising, manufacturing, and even the film industry. The one thing that this team has in common is a passion for clean mobility and cleaner air in our cities. Their operating model for charging infrastructure is different as well, as they use their chargers as outdoor digital advert...
EP 21 | Achieving The Impossible – Rapid Charge In 15 Minutes | Arun VINAYAK | Exponent Energy
May 18, 2022 10:59 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MBDuring the last 18 months on this program, we have covered conversations with the entire EV ecosystem in India including regulators, grid operators, vehicle manufacturers, battery manufacturers and charge point operators. What has become very evident is that the various elements of the EV ecosystem dance to their own tune and are not yet at the point of working in cohesion. For example, the reason it takes so long to charge an EV today is because we need the battery manufacturers, BMS softwa...
What Is The Deal With EVs Catching Fire? And Why Should You Care?
April 27, 2022 09:40 - 11 minutes - 20.7 MBFor years, the idea of electric vehicles ruling our highways seemed like a far-fetched dream. However, electric vehicles are now in high demand worldwide, and their popularity is only expected to grow in the coming years. Electric vehicles have seen rapid adoption as a result of Li-ion battery price reductions and improved performance. Despite the fact that electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular due to their lower emissions and lower long-term costs, many people are unaware of t...
EP 20 | Electrifying Indian Highways| Kartikey Hariyani | Chargezone
March 25, 2022 11:55 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBUnlike ICE vehicles, where the ecosystem was built over the last 100 years, the Electric Vehicle sector is still waiting for all parts of the ecosystem to talk to each other. Until that happens EV drivers and fleet owners will not have a seamless mobility experience. We often hear of the concept of range anxiety, in order to address this we don't just need more chargers or charging stations on the road, instead, the entire ecosystem will need to dance in harmony for the end-user, the power g...
EP 19 | What are EV Manufacturers doing wrong? | Cyrus Dhabar | Powerdrift
February 21, 2022 12:43 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBDuring the recent annual budget presented by the finance minister in February 2022, she made firm policy announcements on battery swapping infrastructure and it's evident that policy objectives are clearly towards massive swift to clean mobility by 2030. We already have determined that the present buying cycle for ICE vehicles is likely the last one where EVs marks the logical procurement choice and that when the vehicles bought this year come up for a replacement in 3 or 5 years; the natura...
The Finance Side of EVs
February 15, 2022 11:31 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBAround the world, the sustainable energy revolution is rapidly gaining traction and zero-emission mobility is now a stated target for many economies as well as vehicle manufacturers. In India, the Electric Vehicle sector is still in a nascent stage but going at an astonishing pace. This is facilitated by the union and state governments implementing forward-looking EV policies addressing regulations, rules, standards as well as providing financial incentives. India's electric vehicle financi...
E18 | Is this the right time to move from ICE vehicles to EVs? | Rajeev CHABA | MG Motor India
January 31, 2022 12:04 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBPost COP26 most major economies have set themselves aggressive targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with many releasing objectives to achieve zero-emission mobility through battery-electric and hydrogen mobility within this decade. Even the big oil companies are jumping on to surf this new energy wave. Notice how French oil company Total subtly changed its name to Total Energies and how Reliance + British Petroleum (now referred to as Beyond Petroleum) have come together in India to c...
E17 | What does it take to build India's most electrified state for zero emission mobility | K.R. JYOTHILAL IAS
December 29, 2021 13:26 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBToday our show meets someone very interesting as we feature a senior policymaker and regulator for the transport sector in one of India's most progressive states, Kerala. In this very engaging conversation, we cover how the great CORONA lockdowns impacted mobility and the economy of the state. We also discuss why Kerala has some of the most progressive EV implementation policies in India and how the state expects to achieve its target of 1 million vehicles converted to Zero-Emission Mobility...
EP 16 | Does China control the Indian E Mobility Sector? | Alisha Sachdev | CNBC TV 18
December 10, 2021 10:03 - 41 minutes - 38 MBOur program has now been running for twelve months now, and we have covered a host of subjects including battery chemistries, the potential for Giga-factories in India, charging standards, government policies, mobility technologies and the challenges for the ChargePoint operators. In this episode, we have a great conversation for you examining the electric mobility industry in India from a completely different perspective. This is going to be a fun episode as today we talk to Alisha Sachdev...
EP15 | Exploring the R&D roadmap of EVs in India | Sajid Mubasir | Ministry of Science & Technology
October 19, 2021 11:40 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBToday we attack the subject of conversion towards electric mobility in India from a different perspective. We have so far talked to original equipment manufacturers both Cars and 2-wheelers, ChargePoint operators, Electricity distribution companies. But today we focus on Research & Development and Government Policies. We speak with Mr. Sajid Mubashir, who is a Scientist G with the Department of Science and Technology the Government of India, with the Ministry of Science and Technology since...
E 14 | Buses of the future - changing how India gets to work | JBM
October 07, 2021 12:40 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBToday we focus on mass public transport, the electric bus sector and speak with Nishant Arya Vice Chairman & MD, JBM Auto Ltd., the flagship company of the $2.2B Indian conglomerate JBM Group that recently under his stewardship enter the electric vehicle sector and is finding significant success. Nishant studied at Bradford University and then the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom and worked with multinational corporations in both Europe and Japan before returning to lead the ...
E13 | A World Beyond Lithium | Faradion
September 16, 2021 13:37 - 34 minutes - 32 MBIn this episode, we discuss our world beyond the need to rely on Lithium. After the invention of the wheel, innovations in transportation barely evolved over 4,000 years. The arrival of the Internal Combustion Engine (or ICE technology) changed all of that during the late 1800s and it was the lead-acid battery that enabled the growth of the ICE mobility era, powering the electric starter and the other onboard systems for over 90 years. A competitor to the lead-acid emerged when commercially ...
E12 | Which comes first… the infrastructure or the EVs | Chargezone
July 21, 2021 11:05 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBRange anxiety is one of the primary causes of dissonance in the minds of potential buyers of Electric Vehicles and it always ends up with the same chicken and egg story. Which comes first? Electric Vehicles or long distances charging infrastructures. Fast chargers are expensive and yet without the network, only the early adoptive adventure seekers will lean towards driving an Electric Vehicle. Charge-point operators or put more simply companies that invest in the infrastructure to provide E...
E11 | Electrifying An Automotive Icon | MG Motors India
June 17, 2021 12:21 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode, we cover one of the automotive world's romantic icons which in its new avatar is also working to rapidly contribute to a greener future for India. Founded in 1924, MG had a rich history in racing and set numerous land speed records, pioneering its way through a bleeding-edge performance. After a roller coaster journey, today MG is cutting a path-breaking journey in India with the MG ZS- EV, arguably one of the best-looking EVs in India. We grabbed the opportunity to talk ...
The Big Issue With E-Rickshaws! | Energizing India Stories
June 03, 2021 12:07 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBA few months ago we featured a conversation about the impact that Electric Rickshaws have had in Delhi & Gurgaon, that conversation was about what used to happened a few years ago with street-level handling of lead-acid batteries, the lack of safety of these 3 wheeled transit vehicles which were mostly imported from China and the impact on the grid from the power that was stolen to charge them. It created a sort of response & comments online that normally are reserved for incendiary state...
E10 | The “HERO” Of EVs | Hero Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.
May 31, 2021 08:50 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBToday we speak to one of the crucial lynchpins of the entire EV movement in India. As an entrepreneur, he is widely recognized for his role in shaping the Indian Electric scooter industry and also for his contributions to various forums in the Electric Vehicles sector both in India and globally. He completed his Master’s in Business Administration from Huron University in London, and apprenticed with Land Rover in West Midlands, UK, before returning to India and becoming the first entrepre...
E09 | Electric Vehicles Powered By Farm Waste | Nexus Power
April 16, 2021 11:30 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBIn today's episode, we talk to two interesting entrepreneurs, twin sisters Nikita & Nishita from Bhubaneshwar, who are working to create disruptions for the lithium-ion battery sector. Listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for India, they have invented a battery with the same energy density as lithium-ion but is made from farm waste. Their peptide crystal batteries have been charged 8 times faster than Li-Ion in lab conditions. If this technology takes off, it could address the sustainabi...
E08 | Candid conversation with a "Significant" EV Consumer on his 1500km adventure
March 24, 2021 11:22 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn today's episode, we decided to change track and feature a conversation with interesting insights from the perspective of an EV end user. Aakash drove his Tata Nexon 1500 km from Jaipur to Longewala and back and we go over the challenges and joys of an EV on long drives, including tow charging, issues with earthing for AC charging, and how ordinary drivers may be able to do long drives Atma Nirbhar with their own AC chargers today Connect with us:- Website: https://adordigatron.com Li...
E07 | Candid Conversation with Reji Kumar PILLAI, President of India Smart Grid Forum on charging standards in India, & the power grid's ability to accommodate a massive move to E-Mobility
March 01, 2021 08:42 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBIn today's episode, we change focus completely and move to the grid, the charging standards and the ability of the power network to be able to accommodate the growth that the government hopes to achieve in E-mobility within this decade, We really enjoyed recording this conversation for you which was with an imminently likeable and iconic personality driving change within the regulatory and policy spheres for E-mobility in India Our conversation today is with Reji Kumar PILLAI, President ...
E06 | Candid conversation with Mahesh BABU, MD & CEO at Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd on their plans to sell 500,000 EVs in India
January 21, 2021 13:20 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBToday's episode features one of the companies that has taken the largest risks in the EV space, and now through its acquisition of Reva has in fact also taken on the mantle of being the oldest player in the EV space in India is Mahindra. Mahindra Electic has sold over 32,000 electric vehicles in India. Yes, you heard right, there are already over 32,000 electric vehicles on the road in India today - and these are just from Mahindra, who plan to sell over 500,000 electric vehicles in Indi...
E05 | Fireside Chat With Industry Leaders On What Will Happen When The Gigafactories Arrive In India
December 28, 2020 06:56 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBToday's episode features four experienced thought leaders from the E Mobility sector in India discussing what the industry will likely experience once the first lithium-ion Gigafactories arrive in the country. Mahesh Godi, CEO Godi Energy, Vikram HANDA, MD Epsilon Carbon Pvt Ltd, Stefan LOUIS, CEO Nexcharge (the Exide/ Leclanche JV), and Dr. LN Satapahty, Additional General Manager, BHEL. In this fireside chat, we discuss Niti Ayog's initiatives to facilitate investment establishing ove...