Chetan Maini is best known for building India's first electric car, REVA, and as the Founder of Reva Electric Car Company Ltd, now Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited, where he served as an advisor.
21 Facts About Chetan Maini
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Chetan Maini is an investor and on the board of several clean-tech start-ups.
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From July 2013 to April 2015, Chetan was Chief Executive Officer, Chief of Technology and Strategy, and deputy chairman at Mahindra Reva, which he founded as Reva Electric Car Company in 1994.
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Chetan Maini holds over 40 patents in battery and energy management systems in electric vehicle technologies.
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Chetan Maini was the "Man of the Year" for Top Gear India in the year of 2014.
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Chetan Maini was born in Bangalore, India on March 11,1970.
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Chetan Maini is the son of the late Sudarshan K Maini and Reva Maini.
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Chetan Maini's father was the founder of the Maini group of industries, the manufacturer of India's first electric car, REVA.
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Chetan Maini received a master's degree in hybrid electric technology from Stanford.
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Chetan Maini is currently competing in the DTM as a driver for Mercedes-AMG.
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Kush Chetan Maini is currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 championship.
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Chetan Maini completed his master's degree in mechanical engineering at Stanford University in 1993 after obtaining a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan in 1992.
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Chetan Maini worked as a program manager at Amerigon, created several new EV technologies for US and global markets, and initiated the Reva project - an affordable electric car for developing countries.
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Chetan Maini led the team to conceptualize, design and build the prototype.
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Chetan Maini built and led a team in Bengaluru, India to create the country's first electric car.
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Chetan Maini expanded the business to London in 2004, where it was sold under the aegis of G-Wiz.
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In July 2013, Chetan Maini became CEO at Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt Ltd.
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Chetan Maini introduced several new initiatives to enhance sales including the 'energy model' where you pay as you go -a new way to experience electric cars and an enhanced charging network.
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Chetan Maini continued developing products for European and Indian markets and developed next-generation electric conversion platforms for Mahindra, including the e-Verito, and launched a pilot of the e-Maximmo electric 8-seater vehicles in Agra.
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Chetan Maini is the director and co-promoter of Lithium Urban Technologies, an initiative to establish the infrastructure and service environment for shared electric-powered mobility in India.
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Chetan Maini is currently co-founder, Vice Chairman of SUN Mobility, a 50:50 joint venture between Virya Mobility 5.0 and SUN New Energy Systems.