The EV Evolution

Anil Sasi

Did you Know?

Robert Anderson and Robert Davidson launched the first electric car 'Galvani' over 150 years ago!

Short for Build Your Dreams, BYD originally started off as a battery manufacturer in 1995 by Wang Chuanfu, a chemist who just wanted 'to lead the quiet life of a government researcher’.

Elon Musk was inspired by his child's die-cast toy car and came up with Gigacasting.

As the world embraces electric mobility at an unimaginable pace, how well do we know this technology that has its roots in the past and impact on the future? The EV Evolution traces the history of electric vehicles beginning in the late nineteenth century – from battery-powered vehicles to petrol-powered internal combustion cars and trucks, which dominated the market for nearly a century. In the final decades of the twentieth century, driven by growing environmental concerns, interest in EVs experienced a resurgence. Charging ahead with global checkpoints – including leaders in the EV sector such as China and Japan – and covering global giants like BYD and Tesla, the book will take you through a comprehensive overview of the world of electric vehicles.

How prepared is the Indian automobile industry to wean away from the pollution-causing fossil fuel vehicles, and what are the options before it vis-à-vis alternative energy sources. Today our automobile industry is at an inflection point, and India has to change gears with respect to its take on EVs. Read along to know the roadmap to the future.