Chetan Maini
| Chetan Maini | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 March 1970 Bangalore, India |
| Residence | Bangalore, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Founder of Reva Electric Car Company |
| Spouse(s) | Kimberly |
| Parent(s) |
Sudarshan K Maini Reva |
Chetan Maini is an Indian business magnate. He is best known as the founder and advisor of Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicle Co Ltd.[1] In past Chetan Maini served as Chief Executive Officer, Chief of Technology and Strategy officer[2] and Deputy chairman at Mahindra Reva Electric car Co Ltd.[3] In 2009 Business week magazine voted Mr.Chetan Maini as one of the India's "Top 50 Influential people"[4]
He built India's first electric car, the REVA,[5] and he also managed to transport it from green street to main street. He holds over 40 patents in Battery and Energy management systems in electric vehicle technologies. Chetan Maini has over 20 years experience with electric vehicles during the course of which he has developed over six electric, solar and hybrid-electric cars in India.[4]
Education
Chetan Maini completed his master's in Mechanical Engineering from the Stanford university in 1993 after obtaining bachelors in Mechanical engineering (BSME) from the University of Michigan in 1992.[4]
Personal life
Chetan Maini was born in Bangalore, India. He is the son of Sudarshan K Maini and Reva. His father is the founder of Maini group of industries, Manufacturer of India's first electric car-REVA.[6]
Electric Vehicle REVA
Chetan Maini launched India's First electric car Reva in 2001, which is India’s green gift to the world. He named it REVA, his mother's name. in Sanskrit it means “a new beginning”. It is Zero emission and noise. The running cost are negligible. It costs 40 paisa per KM. It is driven in over 25 countries.[7]
Awards
- The YEO Thomas Alva Edison Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 2002.[8]
- “SESI Business Leadership award” from solar energy society in 2004
- Business world-NID “Design Excellence award for best concept design in 2005
- “Indira super achiever award” from the Indira group of institutes, pune.[9]
- The 'Monte Carlo Sustainable Mobility Award 2005' for RECC's leadership.[10]
- Chetan was named “Entrepreneur of the year” at All India Management Association Managing India Awards 2010.[4]
- The world Economic Forum named him one of the “young Global Leaders 2011”
- "The Economist Innovative Award for Energy and Environment” at a glittering ceremony at the science Museum in London in 2011[2]
- “Indian Business Icon award” award by CNBC TV 18 in 2011[4]
- Top gear “Man of the year award” by BBC Top Gear in 2014.[11]
References
- ↑ "Chetan Maini quits Mahindra Reva". Autocar India.
- 1 2 "Chetan Maini receives the 2011 Economist Innovation Award for Energy and Environment". mahindra.com.
- ↑ "Chetan Maini: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Chetan Maini". Chetan Maini - World Economic Forum.
- ↑ "Inc. India emagazine". growthinstitute.in.
- ↑ "Reva, India's 1st electric car, to hit roads by June-end". rediff.com.
- ↑ "The Maker of India's first electric car".
- ↑ "Reva MD gets young entrepreneur award". domain-b.com.
- ↑ "Indira Super Achievers". http://www.starsoftheindustry.com/. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "An electrifying thinker;exclusive interview with electric vehicle pioneer chetan maini". http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "Chetan Maini: Man of the Year". www.topgear.com/.