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Can new-age EV OEMs make an impact in the commercial vehicle industry; the Planet Electric story

April 17, 2024 Vishal Krishna
Can new-age EV OEMs make an impact in the commercial vehicle industry; the Planet Electric story
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The UpstreamLife
Can new-age EV OEMs make an impact in the commercial vehicle industry; the Planet Electric story
Apr 17, 2024
Vishal Krishna

In this episode we speak to Gagan Agarwal, the co-founder of Planet Electric. Their speciality is to work modular but create a centralised IP for vehicle manufacturing. As an EV OEM in the commercial vehicle industry they have to take on the Mahindras and the Tatas. Check out the podcast to know their aspirations.

00:00 - Introduction.
01:35 - From space to an OEM.
03:46 - Starting up Planet Electric and the modular approach.
10:00 - The economics of Planet Electric'd light weight EV.
16:25 - Second life of an EV.
22:13 - Pricing of the vehicle.
30:00 - Designing a functional vehicle.
35:41 - What would you do with the data generated from the EV?
39:40 - The early supporters of Planet Electric.
44:30 - EV first policy in India.
48:00 - Gagan's inspirations.

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Show Notes

In this episode we speak to Gagan Agarwal, the co-founder of Planet Electric. Their speciality is to work modular but create a centralised IP for vehicle manufacturing. As an EV OEM in the commercial vehicle industry they have to take on the Mahindras and the Tatas. Check out the podcast to know their aspirations.

00:00 - Introduction.
01:35 - From space to an OEM.
03:46 - Starting up Planet Electric and the modular approach.
10:00 - The economics of Planet Electric'd light weight EV.
16:25 - Second life of an EV.
22:13 - Pricing of the vehicle.
30:00 - Designing a functional vehicle.
35:41 - What would you do with the data generated from the EV?
39:40 - The early supporters of Planet Electric.
44:30 - EV first policy in India.
48:00 - Gagan's inspirations.

Thanks for Listening! Follow Us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Find us on YouTube