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From battery dreams to EV giant: The Ather Energy story

Two IIT graduates set out to solve India's battery problems in 2013. They ended up building the country's premier EV brand.

07 Nov 2024 | 11623 Views | By Narasimhan TE

A decade ago, in the bustling tech hub of Bengaluru, a revolution in electric mobility was quietly taking shape, unbeknownst to the world at large and, perhaps, even to the key protagonists. Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain, two engineering graduates from IIT Madras, founded Ather Energy in 2013.

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