Addressing
the gathering, Jagdish Vishwakarma said, “Gujarat has the highest adoption of
battery operated 2-wheelers in the country, which makes it an ideal proposition
for industries to invest in EV manufacturing in the state. We are further
incentivizing the demand side, with double the amount of subsidy on EVs than
any other state, on a per kWh basis. iCreate's EVangelise innovation challenge
will help the industry access indigenous technology in this space. My best
wishes for this excellent initiative.”
EVangelise‘22
is open to individual innovators, start-ups, students, researchers and EV
enthusiasts who are driven by a passion for tech innovation and ambition to
transform the EV industry. The challenge will witness the participation of some
of the most prominent industry players, offering their mentorship support and
strategic partnerships with these innovators.
Anupam
Jalote, CEO, iCreate said, “It gives me immense pleasure to witness the second
phase of EVangelise take shape in India today. The intent to host EVanglise
annually is to be an integral part of India’s transformation towards developing
energy-efficient and sustainable transportation solutions. Being one of
iCreate’s biggest inventions and one of India’s largest EV innovation
challenges, EVangelise was launched with the mission to harness the potential
of EV innovators in the industry. While the EV industry is undergoing a
paradigm shift in the country, it is crucial that we identify and address
challenges at the sub-component level to smoothly transition our way towards
sustainable mobility. This year, we aim to bring out the spearheads to solve
real-world issues that the EV industry is facing globally at a sub-component
level. We witnessed a great enthusiasm from participants last year and hope to
see it multiplied with the second edition this year.”
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Highlights of
EVangelise‘22
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Cash
prizes of a total of Rs 1.12 crore
Two
categories of the challenge: Tech Development - (For Individual Innovators or
start-ups with TRL* <04)
Manufacturing
Partnership- (For Start-ups (Incorporated) with TRL >= 04)
Three
themes of the challenge:
Vehicle
Traction - Motor and controller innovation
Vehicle
Energy Storage - Battery energy storage innovation
Vehicle
Infrastructure - Charging infrastructure innovation
Eligibility:
Individual Innovators, start-ups, researchers, academicians
Duration
of the challenge: June, 2022 - December, 2022
Applications
opened from June 21 and will close on September 25, 2022
Grand
finale: December 2022
For
more information on EVangelise’22, visit : https://www.evangelise.org.in/
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The
top three winners of the tech development category will be awarded cash prizes
of Rs 10 lakh, Rs 7.5 lakh, and Rs 5
lakh respectively under each of the three themes, totalling into a grand cash
prize of Rs 1.12 crore. For the manufacturing partnership challenge, the
winners will be awarded strategic partnerships and tie-ups with the relevant
industry players.