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In early 2013, two IIT-Madras batchmates, Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain, quit their jobs and went back to their alma mater.
Their intention was not further studies. They wanted to make a battery -- one that could be used in electric two wheelers, and which would be far superior in performance than the available ones.
The IIT-Madras startup incubator welcomed them and even provided Rs 5 lakh in funds. That was the start of Ather Energy, which expects to commercialize a high-performance electric scooter in the coming months at a little less than Rs 1 lakh, a price which they say is no more than for an equivalent petrol scooter.
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Hemlata Annamalai's Coimbatore based Ampere Vehicles, which has received funding from Ratan Tata, sells electric vehicles including cycles, scooters, trolleys and special purpose vehicles for the differently-abled. Most of these are targeted at customers in rural areas.
Annamalai's focus on electric technology goes back to a conference in Tokyo where an auto executive observed that the era of the internal combustion engine would end before long. That convinced her that it was possible to make cost-effective electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India. "China was already the leader in e-vehicles, so for us, R&D became a conscious effort in the development of our vision," she says.
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IIT-Kharagpur incubated Auro Robotics is an equally adventurous venture. It's the brainchild of three twenty-something friends working on robotics - Nalin Gupta, Jit Ray Chowdhury and Srinivas Reddy. "At the time of graduation we were clear we wanted to continue in this field," Gupta says.
The venture, which was part of the Summer 2015 batch of Y Combinator, one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in the US, is building driverless vehicles, mostly to provide shuttle services for in-campus travel.
The team has developed a three-dimensional mapping system that helps the shuttle navigate roads safely and smoothly. The lithium-ion battery powered vehicle is also equipped with a GPS system, multi-layered scanners, radar, and a long-range camera.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...as-automobile-dreams/articleshow/49499663.cms
Their intention was not further studies. They wanted to make a battery -- one that could be used in electric two wheelers, and which would be far superior in performance than the available ones.
The IIT-Madras startup incubator welcomed them and even provided Rs 5 lakh in funds. That was the start of Ather Energy, which expects to commercialize a high-performance electric scooter in the coming months at a little less than Rs 1 lakh, a price which they say is no more than for an equivalent petrol scooter.
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Hemlata Annamalai's Coimbatore based Ampere Vehicles, which has received funding from Ratan Tata, sells electric vehicles including cycles, scooters, trolleys and special purpose vehicles for the differently-abled. Most of these are targeted at customers in rural areas.
Annamalai's focus on electric technology goes back to a conference in Tokyo where an auto executive observed that the era of the internal combustion engine would end before long. That convinced her that it was possible to make cost-effective electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India. "China was already the leader in e-vehicles, so for us, R&D became a conscious effort in the development of our vision," she says.
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IIT-Kharagpur incubated Auro Robotics is an equally adventurous venture. It's the brainchild of three twenty-something friends working on robotics - Nalin Gupta, Jit Ray Chowdhury and Srinivas Reddy. "At the time of graduation we were clear we wanted to continue in this field," Gupta says.
The venture, which was part of the Summer 2015 batch of Y Combinator, one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in the US, is building driverless vehicles, mostly to provide shuttle services for in-campus travel.
The team has developed a three-dimensional mapping system that helps the shuttle navigate roads safely and smoothly. The lithium-ion battery powered vehicle is also equipped with a GPS system, multi-layered scanners, radar, and a long-range camera.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...as-automobile-dreams/articleshow/49499663.cms
