Electric Vehicle India Blogs

The PluginIndia team - Abhishek, Farah and yours truly had a wonderful opportunity to visit the PURE EV factory in the month of January, 2021. This is my blog on the observations made when meeting people from different departments - Design, Battery RnD, Factory, Sales, Service and MIS. All in all we are very impressed by the work being done here at PURE. They are investing in real RnD and this company is a big part of the Indian EV industry now. And the expectation levels have only increased!

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Tata Nexon EV : Maximizing Battery health | EV Guru

21/4/2021

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By Kamlesh and Raphae

The PluginIndia team recently met some members of the Tata Motors RnD team and we were discussing about the Nexon EV's performance in the market. In this article, we document certain charging tips that are were mentioned to us by the Nexon EV team, that will significantly boost battery health.

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Suzuki Swift Dzire Electric Car Conversion with Gears

17/4/2021

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We had an opportunity to visit Nothway Motorsports to check out their new electric car conversion kit. In this blog, we talk about the ideas implemented in this certified kit, after experiencing the car and speaking to the founder Mr Hemank Dhabade

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Electric Scooter vs Petrol Scooter : Huge benefits for India

14/4/2021

By Kamlesh & Atul
There is a lot of misinformation in the mainstream media about the benefits of electric vehicles. In the blog/video, we bust many myths and we show how electric scooters offer huge social and societal benefits for India.

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Electric Scooter vs Petrol Scooter : Huge Money Savings

10/4/2021

By Kamlesh & Atul

There is a lot of misinformation in the mainstream media about the cost of electric vehicles. In the blog/video, we bust this myth and we show how petrol scooters cost same as electric scooters and you always save money when it comes to total cost of ownership when using an EV.

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Maruti's anti EV & anti India policy : Keep selling pollution cars

8/4/2021

By Kamlesh & Abhishek

In this video and blog we dissect the article from AutoCarIndia which shows how Maruti is playing the delay EV game by not launching even a single electric car even in 2021. We also talk about how the pollution vehicle media plays along and does not hold the car industry accountable.

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EV's and Indian Manufacturing: Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwaala | Visit to IIT Madras

6/4/2021

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By Atul Gopal
@ IIT Madras, Chennai

Atul from PluginIndia visited the IIT Madras campus and met Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwaala, who spoke about Electric Vehicles, startups, education and manufacturing in India.
This is a blog and findings from his trip and the interview.

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Real Life Energy Independence : Sustainable Living & Tata Nexon EV

3/4/2021

Team PluginIndia visited a sustainable home called Amla belonging to Reva and Ranjan. They are attempting to go back to being natives of nature and to reconnect with the elements and mend the broken energy cycles. They also own a Tata Nexon EV. Get some healthy snacks and enjoy the video/writeup below!

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OLA Electric's huge scooter factory - India's own Gigafactory

27/3/2021

Kamlesh Mallick & Raphae Halim

Today we are very excited to talk to you about a HUGE disruption that is going to happen in the Indian automobile space. And that disruption is going to be caused by electric vehicles - Which are good for India, our cities and good for our health and well being. And this huge disruption is going to be done by Ola Electric, an electric vehicle startup that has huge financial backing and the commitment to promote electric vehicles in India.

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Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup

24/3/2021

The PluginIndia team got an opportunity to visit a unique startup in the EV space - Cellestial E-Mobility based out of Bengaluru. We actually interviewed the founder Mr Syed last year. So this was a visit to finally meet the team and see the tractor in action.

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Real Life EV Story : Arun has abandoned his ICE cars and only uses Tata Nexon EV

10/3/2021

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We met Mr Arun Somya, who is owner of Tata Nexon EV in Bengaluru. He has not used his Petrol cars and only uses the Nexon EV. He loves the instant acceleration and fun of driving an eletric car. In this blog and video, we speak to him about his Tata Nexon EV story.

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Real Life EV Story - Ampere Magnus Pro

6/3/2021

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By Atul Gopal

PluginIndia team met Laxminarayan and Namitha in Bangalore to talk about their Ampere Magnus Pro Electric Scooter. Atul spoke with them about their daily usage and over all experience of owning and riding the vehicle. Let us first know a little about them.
Laxminarayan has done his education in rural management and has now transitioned to digital marketing. He has been happy with his Activa till the time he got married. Namita, his better half, was working with a bank in Mysore before she got married and shifted to Bangalore. Distances were short in Mysore - and the commute was enjoyable. Her bank was kind enough to give her a transfer to a Bangalore branch. But she found herself spending two hours on the bus commute to work. That is when Laxminarayan decided that Namita should be given some mobility.

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Ather Charging Grid : Demo and Discussion

2/3/2021