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Gensol EV: Shiny Expo, Silent Factory

The dramatic unravelling of Gensol Electric Vehicle’s Pune operations—marked by no production, job cuts, and allegations of investor misdirection—offers a sobering insight into the volatile world of EV startups.

Shahkar AbidiBy Shahkar Abidi calendar 18 Apr 2025 Views icon9800 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
Gensol EV: Shiny Expo, Silent Factory

On April 9, when National Stock Exchange (NSE) officials visited Gensol Electric Vehicle's facility near Chakan in Pune, they were expecting to see a company ready to go into production in two months. Instead, they found an eerily quiet plant with barely two or three workers.

This is despite the fact that Gensol Engineering, the parent company, had informed investors of receiving ‘pre-orders’ to supply 30,000 vehicles—primarily the EZIO and EZIBOT models showcased at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025. The pre-orders, as it turned out, were non-binding in nature.

“Prima facie, it appeared that the company was ...

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