Are EVs Sensible or Hyped? | Electric Bikes’ Future | Tarun Mehta

Gagan and I sat with Ather Energy’s CEO Tarun Mehta to understand the future of EVs in India and the roadblocks it’s facing. We also tried to understand how the two-wheeler landscape has changed in the last 5-6 years after the introduction of high-end EV scooters in India. Tarun also shared his insights on why EV is prefered alternative among all the available green solutions when it comes to two wheelers. TARUN MEHTA’s WHITEPAPER - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J4FM... 00:01 - Preview 01:52 - Intro 02:18 - Tarun’s Background 04:07 - How Ather started 08:56 - Why scooter, not bikes? 11:03 - South vs North India sentiment 18:20 - Why premium pricing 19:15 - Battery replacement & Fires 28:04 - Quality vs Quantity 29:40 - Is Ather Rizta Late? 31:38 - Taking on Legacy Players 34:15 - Burn vs Investment 35:14 - Are EVs Enviornment Friendly? 40:34 - India is Ahead of China in 2Wheeler EVs 50:41 - Is China Benefetting from EV Growth? 54:45 - Will EVs rule autoby 2030? 1:00:46 - Future of Hydrogen vehicles