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the entire product life-cycle. erate the adoption of eCVs in
“We believe that such end- “The key to competing in the CV India,” informs Kukar.
to-end fully-managed approach segment is to offer the most ad-
to support the operation of vanced features in our eCVs and EV ecosystem in India
make them category-leading pro-
eCVs will also offer a strong ducts for the customers. Some Kukar gets candid about the
competitive advantage to us,” such features are payload capaci- EV ecosystem in India for
he notes. ty, range, starting torque, etc.” the commercial and logistics
Nakul Kukar segments and reveals what
Founder & CEO
Why electrify CVs? CellProp Pvt Ltd he thinks is needed to im-
Shedding light on the need prove it. He says, “In India, the
for electrification of CVs in Goods Carrier segment sees
India to promote the larger the highest vehicle usage,
adoption of EVs in the coun- enable logistics companies to which makes the CV segment
try, Kukar says, “In India, the deliver on their sustainability ideal for leading the transi-
large-scale electrification of goals while reducing their op- tion to electric due to a robust
CVs will help reduce diesel erating costs. economic case. This has led
consumption to such an ex- “It is encouraging to see that to many new players en-
tent that fuel price fluctua- the Government is taking nec- tering the CV industry
tions will stop impacting the essary steps to create aware- with their eCV products.
price of goods for the common ness and encourage the adop- However, almost all of these
man. It will also reduce India’s tion of EVs. The policies from new entrants are developing
diesel imports. Also, CVs are various state governments are commercial e2W and e3W with
the largest source of vehicular also promising and are getting just one or two players focusing
In India, pollution due to their low mile- developed on an incentive-led on eLCVs (e4W) and eHCVs.”
the Goods
Carrier seg- age diesel engines and the way model that will enable both According to him, the eCV eco-
ment sees they are driven. Their electri- manufacturers and consumers. system in India is at an early
the highest fication will naturally have a The modification of the FAME stage with massive growth po-
vehicle massive impact on air pollution II policy is a significant step tential. “This positions Cell Pro-
usage, which and air particulate levels.” forward for the e2W to encour- pulsion perfectly in this segment
makes the
CV segment Another driver for the elec- age localization and increase with a strong first-mover advan-
ideal for trification of CVs, he adds, is a affordability. We anticipate tage. We believe that this growth
leading the surge in demand for the deliv- similar incentives for eCVs, will truly be realized in coming
transition to ery of goods within large cit- as this segment is the larg- years with the announcement
electric due ies due to the boom in e-com- est producer of emissions and of Government incentives for
to a robust
economic merce, which means increased the largest consumer of diesel. eCVs, resulting in their wider
case. demand for LCVs. Meeting this The announcement of such adoption,” he adds.
demand with eLCVs will also incentives will further accel-
Plans ahead
He concludes with the team’s
vision for Cell Propulsion,
which is to become the pioneer
in the electrification of CVs and
lead the deployment of eCVs
on Indian roads. “Enabled by
in-house developed technol-
ogy and products, we aim to
design and produce the most
advanced, class-leading eCVs
while also working on solving
all the hurdles that logistics
the
in
companies face of eCV fleets.
large-
adoption
scale
Source: CellProp Pvt Ltd Finally, we intend to expand
outside
our operations
of Ban-
galore to other Tier-1 and met-
ropolitan cities.”

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