India’s Youngest Infra Disruptors
India’s EV charging revolution in 2025 led by a generation of under-40 entrepreneurs who developed game changing grid-charging networks from the bottom up. From smart two wheeler fast-charging stations to megawatt-class bus systems and vehicle-to-grid pilots, these six creative minds have not only grown real-world operations across India’s cities and highways, but also revealed expansions and partnerships this year, establishing their position as the creators of India’s electrified mobility future. These under-40 founders include:
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- Tarun Mehta left IIT Madras in 2013 to co-found Ather Energy, with a modest but ambitious goal: to create India’s first truly smart electric scooter and charging network. Fast forward to 2025, and under Mehta’s leadership, Ather Grid has broken down geographical barriers by working with ChargeMOD in May to install 121 more fast chargers across Kerala, directly reducing urban range anxiety and allowing more daily rides on electric two-wheelers. Recognizing that hardware scale must keep up with his ambition, Mehta approved “Factory 3.0” in Maharashtra in early 2025, a planned plant that will increase Ather’s annual output to 1.42 million units by mid2026, meeting rising demand for both scooters and chargers.
- In 2021, Avinash Sharma co-founded ElectricPe with the intention of using a unified app to fix India’s fragmented charging infrastructure. By mid-2024, the platform had aggregated 20,000 charging outlets in Bengaluru, serving roughly half of the city’s EV riders and cutting average wait times by 35%. To fuel this growth, ElectricPe raised $3 million in a pre-Series round of financing led by Green Frontier Capital in July 2024. Sharma then announced a rapid growth plan in February 2025 – 50 new ElectricPe Mobility Centers across 24 cities by June 2025, bringing the total to 64 centers in 32 cities. This rollout will overcome urban charging gaps in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and other metros, opening up possibilities for a smooth pan-India EV grid by the end of the year.
- Saurav Kumar built Euler Motors in 2018 to electrify three-wheeler transport fleets after identifying a gap in India’s commercial logistics. By early 2025, Euler established a 300-strong network of depot chargers in Delhi and Bengaluru, cutting vehicle downtime by 60% and offering faster 30- minute full charges for its HiLoad EVs. This made it a game-changer for time-sensitive deliveries. Kumar went on to sign an MoU with Tata Power Renewables in February 2025, which included 50 new fast-charging facilities in six metros, as well as high uptime maintenance and seamless smartcard access for Euler drivers. This agreement is set to triple Euler’s charging footprint by December 2025, greatly lowering range anxiety for India’s last-mile operators.
- Siddhartha Bagri, 34, co-founded Pravaig Dynamics in 2011 to pioneer high performance electric vehicles and grid edge energy solutions. In March 2025, Pravaig’s “Veer” all-terrain tactical E-TATV won India’s Defence Ministry iDEX Award, making it the first EV to get this honor and proving battery resilience in severe situations. In April 2025, Bagri announced a ₹400 crore investment to scale annual vehicle and battery-module output to 3,000 units, in addition to plans for an advanced battery plant, which positions Pravaig to supply stationery storage for new EV charging hubs and future vehicle-to-grid pilots by year-end.
- Zohra Khan, in her mid-30s, took over Bengaluru’s IPEC India, which was formed in 2017 by MEHER Group, DEKI, and Sungho Electronics and immediately set out to “Make in India” the key power electronics that power EV chargers. Under her guidance, IPEC provided over 1 million home, portable, and public chargers to OEMs such as Ather Energy, Bajaj Auto, and Greaves, contributing to India’s two-wheeler electrification boom and reducing import dependence by over 60% in FY 2025.Revenue increased by 40% in FY 2025, triggering a $3 million investment from Gruhas in April 2025 to increase production to 50,000 units per month and introduce a cloud-based CMS upgrade for real-time grid integration. Khan intends to triple IPEC’s output by Q4 of 2025, implement AI-driven load-balancing at 5,000 public stations, and start exporting to Southeast Asia, establishing IPEC’s position as a pan-Asian EV-charging powerhouse.
