Energizing India Podcast: Recent Episodes
Energizing India Podcast
The 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, […]
The post EP 38 | Taking the bull by the horns, legacy takes the future head on | Amara Raja Batteries first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
In 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 […]
The post EP 37 | Rediscovering Sustainable Last Mile Logistics | Fyn first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
How 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 […]
The post EP 36 | Decoding Solar-Powered Urban Mobility | Vayve Mobility first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
Today 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. […]
The post EP 35 | Financing your EV start up | Vasudha Madhavan first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
More 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 […]
The post EP 34 | Revolutionizing the Electric Experience: An Inside Look at Tork’s Vision | Kapil Shelke first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
In this 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 […]
The post EP | 33 Decarbonizing the Future: Exploring Small-Scale Off-Grid Generation of Green Hydrogen first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
On 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 […]
The post EP 32 | Navigating the new urban jungle: MG may have a plan first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
Over 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 […]
The post EP 31| Driving into the Future: A Conversation with an EV Super User first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
In 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, […]
The post EP 30 | The ChargePoint Operators of India | GOEC | Charge Zone | Zeon | ChargeMod first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
On 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 […]
The post EP 29 | Sustainable zero emission public transport for India | Ravi Panga | Causis Group Ltd first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
So far, our program has focused relentlessly on the clean mobility sector in India. So, for this episode, we decide to take a break and concentrate on the clean energy sector in India instead. Today, we feature a conversation with the CEO one of Schneider Electric’s companies in India which proved incredibly refreshing, not only […]
The post EP 28 | Uncovering India’s Clean Energy Transition | Preeti Bajaj | Luminous Power Technologies first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
This 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 […]
The post EP 27 | Concluding the Chicken & Egg story? | Awadesh JHA | Fortum Charge & Drive India first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
Today we speak with one of the most interesting startups started in South India. A fast-growing charge point operations company, in fact, given to 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 […]
The post EP 26 | Electrifying South India | Karthikeyan Palanisamy | Zeon Charging first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
Vijay 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 […]
The post EP 25 | Decoding China’s Dominance on EVs Globally | The Economist | Vijay VAITHEESWARAN first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
In this episdoe 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 which will only be available to luxury hotels and tourism fleets.
The post EP 24 | Building India’s First Homegrown Premium Electric Car | Pravaig Dynamics | Dhawal KHULLAR first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
The 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 […]
The post Is Battery Swapping A Viable Solution for India? first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
In 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 to 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!
The post EP 23 | The Power Behind Real Sustainable Last Mile Deliveries | Omega Seiki Mobility | Uday NARANG first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
In 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 experience from the consulting, advertising, manufacturing and even the film industry. The one thing that this team has in common is a passion […]
The post EP 22 | Making EVs Mainstream | Sunfuel Electric | Gul PANAG & Sudhir NAYAK first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
During 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 a very evident lesson is that the various elements of the EV ecosystem dance to their own tune and are not […]
The post EP 21 |Achieving the impossible – Rapid Charge in 15 minutes | Arun Vinayak |Exponent Energy first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
For 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 […]
The post What is the deal with EVs catching fire? And why should you care? first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
Unlike 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, […]
The post EP 20 | Electrifying Indian Highways| Kartikey Hariyani | Chargezone first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
During 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 […]
The post EP 19 | What are EV Manufacturers doing wrong? | Cyrus Dhabar | Powerdrift first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
Around 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 […]
The post The Finance Side of EVs first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
Post 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 […]
The post E18 | Is this the right time to move from ICE vehicles to EVs? | Rajeev CHABA | MG Motor India first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.
Today 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 post E17 | What does it take to build India’s most electrified state for zero-emission mobility | K.R. JYOTHILAL IAS first appeared on Future of electric vehicles | Electric vehicle benefits.