About PluginIndia
We @PluginIndia are passionate about Electric Vehicles and Clean energy. Our aim is to accelerate the shift to plug-in vehicles powered by clean, affordable, domestic electricity to reduce our country's dependence on imported oil and thus improve the global environment.
We have started doing this by creating content (blogs, videos, reviews) that helps in spreading awareness of electric vehicles and clean energy. We have conceived Let Us Breathe events to promote EV’s and have promoted community charging by pioneering the idea of community charging stations, where communities open up their homes, offices and businesses for EV owners.
We also work with the Electric Vehicle Industry and local businesses to bring about change.
We have started doing this by creating content (blogs, videos, reviews) that helps in spreading awareness of electric vehicles and clean energy. We have conceived Let Us Breathe events to promote EV’s and have promoted community charging by pioneering the idea of community charging stations, where communities open up their homes, offices and businesses for EV owners.
We also work with the Electric Vehicle Industry and local businesses to bring about change.
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PluginIndia in the News
Al Gore's Climate Reality features PlugInIndia! PluginIndia @ Delhi-Dehradun EV Rally - NDTV PluginIndia organises an EV rally - The Hindu PluginIndia organises an EV rally - Times of India PluginIndia YouTube
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PluginIndia Team
Kamlesh Mallick
Noting the lack of discourse on electric vehicles in petrol/diesel/CNG-and-mileage-obsessed India, Kamlesh started PluginIndia back in 2013 to help spread awareness of electric vehicles and clean energy. Kamlesh engages with the Indian EV industry and connects them the community. His other roles at PluginIndia include industry interactions, creating EV educational content and more. His blog, Why i got the Mahindra e2o has influenced many to own & use electric vehicles in their lives. Kamlesh is based out of Pune, India. He is also an Apple platform programmer, cyclist, runner, computer gamer and a spiritual seeker. Kamlesh drives the all-electric Mahindra e2o and rides an electric cycle (Schnell cycle converted with e-Adicct e-Bike conversion kit) You can reach Kamlesh via email or on Linked-In |
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Amit Gupta
Amit Gupta is an Ecopreneuer, passionate about green living. Loves camping, and all creatures-great and small! He recently worked on a YouTube video for PluginIndia, talking to people on the street about Electric vehicles and building awareness! Amit is a host for many PluginIndia video series and also assists in script writing. Amit drives the Mahindra e2o electric car which he calls 'Zero' and rides a bamboochi electric cycle named 'Shunya'! You can reach Amit via email |
Atul Gopal
Atul Gopal is an Teachapreneuer, passionate about education and green living. Inspired by the teaching of Masanobu Fukuoka, he has personally applied the do-nothing philosophy to his work at Bulls Eye - a training institute in Pune. Bulls Eye has classrooms in 12 cities across the country. More than 1.5 lakh students enroll every year in the online training programs at hitbullseye.com. He also started Peepal Tree Schools, where his school students spend all their time at school in ‘Learning by Doing’. Atul writes on the EV scene at PluginIndia. Atul drives the Mahindra e2o electric car and a Hero Photon electric scooter. He also has couple of electric cycles and has around 5 normal cycles. Atul can be in and around hilly Pune. You can reach Atul via email |
Past Contributors
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Ashish Gupta
Ashish Gupta worked with at PluginIndia as a video editor from 2018 to mid 2019. He greatly enhanced PlugInIndia's videos and gave creative inputs to the channel and the team. He had worked on a YouTube video showing a Mahindra e2o making a 100+ km trip around Mumbai. Ashish works with Hotel Accord, Mumbai, and is a graduate of hospitality from Manipal University. He is passionate about gardening, waste management, and the environment in general. He loves electric vehicles and solar power generation. Ashish drives the Mahindra e2o Plus P8 electric car. You can reach Ashish via email |
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Kedar Soman
Kedar Soman joined PluginIndia back in 2017. Kedar hopes that PluginIndia and the EV community can influence EV policies, and he attended many EV summits and workshops all over India. Kedar currently works for eBikeGo a startup revolutionising EV rentals. He is an engineer by profession and enjoys tinkering with stuff indoors, whereas, when outdoors, he can often be found hiking in the woods. Kedar rides an Okinawa Ridge electric scooter in Mumbai. You can reach Kedar on Linked-In |
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Jason Mueller
Jason Mueller is an entrepreneur who loves to write about electric vehicles and advancements in green sustainable living. He enjoys contributing to PluginIndia as much as he possibly can. He believes that the world can be a greener place with the help of establishments like PluginIndia among others. He looks forward to a clean future for our children and he does everything he can to make the world a better place. Currently, He lives in an eco-farm in Costa Rica and is proud that Costa Rica is one of the greenest countries in the world running on nearly 100% renewable energy. He also commends India on their advancements in electric vehicles and sustainable living. Jason will write about the American EV industry at PluginIndia. |
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Sonendra Singh
SONENDRA SINGH has interest in EV, solar power systems and IOT. Presently, he is working in Electric Automotive industry. He has hands-on experience in electric vehicle development. He modified his Electric scooty, which was a VRLA battery based, replaced everything (Battery, controller, motor) to enhance the performance. His modified scooty with Li Ion battery has max speed 80Kmph, 0-60Kmph in 7-8 seconds. You can get in touch with him via email |
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Shikha Krishna
Shikha Krishna is based in India and believes in working for collaborative and happier communities. At present she is working in developing the Electric Vehicle and related segments in India. Her other areas of interests are mass customisation, specially with 3D printing and businesses around collaborative consumption. You can get in touch with her via email or follow her on Linkedin |
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Elizabeth Mathew
Elizabeth Mathew is a digital journalist and a photographer. A life-long generalist, she writes for various blogs covering digital entertainment, social media and tech. Elizabeth will write about the Indian Electric Vehicle Industry at PlugInIndia. She can be followed @raisamathew |
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Soumya Prasad
Soumya Prasad teaches ecology and bio-statistics at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Her research has focused on seed dispersal in changing landscapes. She is passionate about raising awareness about electric vehicles and solid waste management. She spends her spare time fermenting various grains and fruits, and travelling to find quiet spots to unwind. Soumya will write about electric car events, community charge points, EV travelogues and anything else that is worth writing about in the Indian EV industry. |
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Nikhil Parchure
Nikhil is an Electrical Engineer by training and is interested in entrepreneurship. He completed his Masters in Business Administration from Drucker School in Claremont, California, USA. For the past 4 years, Nikhil is involved in business development, system design and engineering of all-electric vehicles. Nikhil was working with AC Propulsion Inc. and is now working with Complete Coach Works in California building all electric vehicles. Electric vehicles, battery systems and renewable energy integration are his areas of focus. Nikhil will blog about the Indian and Global EV scene at PluginIndia. |
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Tarun Mehta
Tarun is the co-founder of Ather Energy and was a graduate of IIT Madras, batch of 2012. He worked as a manager in an auto company for 6 months before realizing that his true calling lay in building stuff. Together with Swapnil, his batch-mate, he started Ather in March 2013. Ather's mission is to accelerate the adoption of EVs in India and is working towards it by building India's best scooter - a pure electric scooter. Tarun will blog about the Indian and Global EV scene at PluginIndia. |
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Alysha Webb
Alysha Webb is a Los Angeles-based consultant and writer who covers about the electric vehicle industry for PluginCars.com and blogs about China and electric vehicles at www.china-ev.org. Upon her return to the United States, Alysha covered automotive dealerships for Automotive News. She later was West Coast Editor for AutoRetailBusiness, an online dealer-focused publication. Alysha will blog about the Indian and global EV scene at PluginIndia. |
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Vrinda Manglik
Vrinda Manglik works at the Sierra Club as an Associate Campaign Representative for International Clean Energy Access. She has a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and a Master's in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Vrinda blogs about clean tech and Indian energy sector at PluginIndia |
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Johnson
Johnson is a Technology enthusiast, Avid Blogger, Car reviewer, EV Fan, Solar & Free Energy Fanatic. Johnson is married with 2 kids and drives a Honda Civic & Honda Jazz in Doha, Qatar since 2006. He feels that electricity from solar panels will help Qatar export more oil than selling it at subsidized rate in local petrol pumps. Someday he hopes to drive an EV. He also blogs at a spinoff site - Plugincaroo |