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STEPPING UP THE AUTO GAME

Enabled by in-house developed technology and products, Bangalore-based
mobility technology company CellProp Pvt Ltd aims to design and produce the

most advanced, class-leading electric commercial vehicles and work on solving
the hurdles that logistics companies face in their large-scale adoption.

Source: CellProp Pvt Ltd

mobility
A technology Electric Light Commercial Vehi- pack has a modular design with
each module of 24V, 6kWh ca-
Electric Heavy
and
out of
company based
(eLCVs)
cles
“As
capacity
our production
CellProp Bengaluru, Karnataka, Commercial Vehicles (eHCVs). pacity and is AIS-48 certified.
These eCVs are deployed as part
its
Pvt
Ltd
finds
origins in the idea of electrifying of its end-to-end solution, which grows, we will indigenize the
large commercial vehicle fleets solves all the pain points associ- production of electric motors
for India to accelerate its transi- ated with the adoption of elec- and drives as well. The eLCV
tion towards net-zero emissions. tric mobility. has a range of 150km (24kWh
“In India, more than 80 per- battery, 30kW peak power)
cent of freight is moved by CVs Things in process and is presently being deployed
POONAM PEDNEKAR
Chief Copy Editor (Commercial Vehicles). Hence, Currently, the company is de- with logistics companies in
Magic Wand Media Inc their large-scale electrification ploying eLCVs with a 1-tonne Bangalore,” shares Kukar.
poonam.pednekar@
magicwandmedia.in will not just reduce emissions payload to an initial set of He adds, “Our eHCV platform is
but also India’s diesel imports,” customers. These eLCVs are currently under development
points out Nakul Kukar, Found- re-manufactured vehicles that and is suitable for eTrucks up
er & CEO, CellProp Pvt Ltd. are built from the ground up in to 20T GVW. It delivers 200kW
The company is focused on the its facility using battery packs peak power and 250km range
design & development of Electric and BMS developed and manu- with a 600V, 300kWh in-house
Commercial Vehicles (eCVs) – factured in-house. The battery developed and produced bat-
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