ENERGISED FOR GROWTH!

While expanding its product portfolio and enhancing its manufacturing capacities and capabilities, Kinetic Green is now considering a Series 1 funding to aggressively build scale and capitalize on its first-mover advantage, says Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Founder and CEO, Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions

- Niranjan Mudholkar

Kinetic Green started in 2015. What has been the vision behind this venture and how has been the journey so far?

We started Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions in 2015 with a dream to bring green mobility solution for masses in India. Kinetic Green is the latest venture from Kinetic and Firodia Group. Our vision is to be innovative leaders in the field of affordable green mobility solutions. We at Kinetic strive to create well-engineered yet affordable EVs to bring this technology within the reach of millions so that its impact can reach the society at large.

Today the company stands tall as one of the leading players in electric vehicle space which offers a wide range of battery-operated vehicles such as E-Autos, E-Carts and Buggies. Currently, Kinetic Green provides mechanically superior and technologically smart product portfolio for B2C (retail) and B2B (Business to Business) customers through its nationwide network.

Tell us something about the company’s manufacturing capacities and capabilities.

We have our state-of-art manufacturing facility at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, with an assembly capacity of 3,000 electric 3-wheelers per month. We have successfully designed, manufactured and sold close to 25000 electric vehicles so far.

Tell us something about your supply chain. Is it hundred percent localised?

We have over 90 percent local content in our Electric 3-Wheeler, which is probably the highest in the country and we are aiming to reach 100 percent local content within just a few months. We have taken pioneering steps to develop a local supply chain eco-system for electric three-wheeler which will help not only us, but the entire industry. Our supply chain is built with experienced and reliable automotive parts suppliers and we have helped them to adopt to EV technology.