SMEV sets up five new electric mobility verticals for current fiscal
Date: 20 Jun 2018
In its 10th Annual General
Meeting, the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), India’s
nodal body representing electric manufacturers, has announced the setting up of
five new verticals – Heavy Commercial Vehicles segment, Electric 3 Wheelers
segment, Electric 2 Wheelers segment, Electric 4 Wheelers segment and Component
Drive Train segment.
SMEV has also appointed five
new heads for these verticals. Sushant Nayak of Tata Motors will be handling
the Heavy Commercial Vehicles segment (E-buses, trucks); Sulajja Firodia
Motwani of Kinetic Green will assist the Electric 3 Wheelers segment
(E-rickshaw, L-5 auto E-Karts); Manu Sharma of Hero Electric will be
spearheading Electric 2 Wheelers segment (E-cycles to high speed scooter,
bikes); Pawan Sachdeva of Mahindra Electric will be responsible for the
Electric 4 Wheelers segment (Car, LCV on 4 wheels) and Guruprasad Pudlapur of Bosch
will look after the Component Drive Train segment (charging infra, electrical,
electronic components except battery).
The Category Heads will be
responsible for:
• Conducting research and
meetings on category related affairs while representing SMEV
• Promoting and encouraging
industry players to join SMEV
• Focusing on grey areas of
any specific category issues
• Building a consensus among
the category members on any category specific matter of management committee
and present it on any forum/Platform
Sohinder Gill, Director of
SMEV said, “We are extremely happy to complete ten years of leading industry
body representing electric mobility in nation. And on this occasion, we warmly
welcome our new category heads who will be responsible for their respective
segments. World is warming up to the EV revolution and India is no different.
Being at the forefront of electric mobility, we at SMEV will continue to take
India towards a sustainable tomorrow.” Currently, SMEV has more than 40 members
including vehicle and component manufacturers.