Electric Vehicles

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.

Engineer Sushil Reddy traversed the Golden Quadrilateral route across 13 Indian states in 70 days in his electric SUV, as part of his global outreach programme to generate greater public confidence about electric vehicles (EVs) in India. He shares how he did it.

Bengaluru-resident Ashish Dokania started Green Tiger Mobility, which specialises in converting petrol two-wheelers into hybrid electric vehicles. How does it work? Let's find out!

These innovations by Indian EV startups are tackling the major problems that stand in the way of electric vehicle adoption -- from range anxiety to costs and batteries.

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.

With an aim to redefine urban mobility, Pune startup Vayve Mobility is all set to launch Eva, India’s first solar powered electric car. It is expected to cut fuel expenses by one-third.

Watching congested roads filled with SUVs and sedans, engineer Kalpit Patel found a greener solution. He built EaS-E, India’s first electric microcar that can easily navigate busy roads, cuts carbon emission and energy use, and more.

Inspired by his son's school project, Hyderabad's Prashanth Mamidala launched a startup that makes affordable kits to turn normal cycles into electric cycles.

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.

Bengaluru deep-tech startup Chara has built scalable, cloud-controlled electric vehicle motors free of toxic rare-earth metals, thus cutting a massive dependency on imports to accelerate electric mobility in India.