Chetan Maini, The Man Behind India's Most 'Electrifying' Idea - Reva


Bangalore: At a time when concept cars were scarce and owning one was only meant for the upper class, Chetan Maini introduced the concept of electric car – Reva, which was a gutsy move surpassing the oblivious outlook of India towards automobiles. Maini, with a brave heart faced numerous hindrances to launch India’s first ever electric car, an idea which was conceived during his early college days. Unlike others who would have chosen to remain, Maini took up the challenge to ensure his idea is well-respected and the outcome has been tremendous with over 5,000 cars in Delhi, Bangalore and a lot more of them in 24 countries including Europe and Great Britain.

Chetan Maini, an aluminous of the prestigious Stanford University, had conducted various experiments throughout his graduation programme to understand the technical aspects of solar energy. Like the saying goes, 'Small things make huge impact', Maini was inspired to work on solar energy after closley observing the potential of solar power on traffic signals in the streets of Bangalore.

This thought triggered an idea into Maini’s technology-craving- mind, which he later developed into an electric car that the world now discusses most– Mahindra Reva. After a lot of experiment and research, this technologist and entrepreneur had strived hard to change the clichéd outlook of the society towards a car which runs on electricity, for which he faced a lot of hurdles in terms of procuring investment, marketing and making it a common thing in public and later being acquired by a gaint conglomerate, that too in India.

But with his success, Maini has inspired entrepreneurs across the globe to take up initiatives that the world once laughed at. If you are an entrepreneur or a startup, craving for inspiration backed by real-life situations, then here is an opportunity for you to meet and learn from Maini himself, who will be delivering the key-note at SiliconIndia’s flagship event- Startup City 2013, which is scheduled on June 22 at Nimhans Convention Centre, Bangalore.

Maini, along with a bunch of handpicked prolific speakers will be delivering speeches at this exciting event, which will be attended by the ideologists of India’s startup ecosystem.

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