Gagan and I sat with Ather Energy’s CEO Tarun Mehta to understand the future of EVs in India and the roadblocks it’s facing. We also tried to understand how the two-wheeler landscape has changed in the last 5-6 years after the introduction of high-end EV scooters in India. Tarun also shared his insights on why EV is prefered alternative among all the available green solutions when it comes to two wheelers.
TARUN MEHTA’s WHITEPAPER - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J4FMi3cd6W2ircLI7VV3BKXj1VJLbeSB/view
00:01 - Preview
01:52 - Intro
02:18 - Tarun’s Background
04:07 - How Ather started
08:56 - Why scooter, not bikes?
11:03 - South vs North India sentiment
18:20 - Why premium pricing
19:15 - Battery replacement & Fires
28:04 - Quality vs Quantity
29:40 - Is Ather Rizta Late?
31:38 - Taking on Legacy Players
34:15 - Burn vs Investment
35:14 - Are EVs Enviornment Friendly?
40:34 - India is Ahead of China in 2Wheeler EVs
50:41 - Is China Benefetting from EV Growth?
54:45 - Will EVs rule autoby 2030?
1:00:46 - Future of Hydrogen vehicles