Tsuyo Manufacturing Gets Karnataka Clearance for ₹250 Crore EV Powertrain Plant in Hubli-Dharwad

Tsuyo Manufacturing Pvt Ltd has received Single Window Clearance from the Government of Karnataka to set up an electric vehicle powertrain manufacturing and validation facility in the Hubli-Dharwad region. The proposed facility, spread across 20 acres, involves an investment of ₹250 crore and is positioned as a fully integrated powertrain development campus combining manufacturing infrastructure with testing and validation capabilities.

The clearance was granted by the State-Level Single Window Clearance Committee and follows a Letter of Intent the company signed with the Karnataka government in November 2025 at the Bengaluru Tech Summit. The move from intent to regulatory clearance within four months marks a relatively swift progression through the state's approval process.

The facility will manufacture electric traction motors, motor controllers, power electronics, and drivetrain systems, intended to serve multiple EV segments including three-wheelers, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and industrial mobility applications. Infrastructure at the campus will include integrated EV powertrain assembly lines, advanced power electronics and drivetrain testing laboratories, and a dedicated open test track for commercial-vehicle powertrain validation — a combination the company says will allow end-to-end development under one roof.

Tsuyo plans to develop the facility in two phases. The first phase will support powertrain platforms of up to 250 kW with voltage architectures up to 650V. The second phase will extend that capacity considerably, to powertrains of up to 1,100 kW with high-voltage architectures reaching 850V DC. This range is designed to cover a wide spectrum of electric mobility applications, from light urban platforms to high-performance commercial vehicle powertrains. The company projects that the project will create over 500 engineering and technical jobs over the next three years, with roles concentrated in electric motor design, power electronics engineering, and drivetrain systems development.

Vijay Kumar, Founder and CEO of Tsuyo, said the facility was intended to enable the company to supply high-power, high-voltage powertrain solutions for both domestic and international OEMs. "Our focus is to develop and manufacture complete electric powertrain systems with world-class engineering and validation capabilities," he said, adding that the new facility would allow the company to accelerate innovation in motors, power electronics, and integrated drivetrain solutions while meeting performance and reliability standards required by global markets.

Lalit Baid, Founder and Chief Operating Officer, said the phased development approach was designed to progressively scale the company's integrated powertrain technology capabilities. He also noted the facility's potential contribution beyond Tsuyo's own operations, saying the project was intended to strengthen India's domestic electric mobility ecosystem and reinforce the company's commitment to localised manufacturing.

The project has received facilitation from several Karnataka state bodies, including Invest Karnataka, Karnataka Udyog Mitra, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission, and the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board. Their involvement reflects the state's broader effort to position itself as a destination for EV-related manufacturing investment, a strategy it has pursued alongside Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Maharashtra in recent years.

Tsuyo Manufacturing, headquartered in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, currently operates two manufacturing facilities in the state and produces electric motors and controllers ranging from 0.5 kW to 350 kW. The company says it has sold more than 200,000 motors and works with over 50 OEMs, with a particular focus on the mid-drive electric motor category. Its portfolio spans three-wheelers, light commercial vehicles, medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, and off-road applications — segments it describes as largely underserved within India's EV supply chain. The company has also built research collaborations with institutions including IITs, NITs, and international universities as part of its in-house R&D focus.

India's EV sector has seen a notable push toward domestic component manufacturing over the past several years, driven by government policy incentives such as the Production Linked Incentive scheme for advanced chemistry cells and the phased manufacturing programme for electric vehicles. Growing OEM demand for locally sourced powertrain systems has added further impetus. The Hubli-Dharwad Industrial Corridor has been developed as one of Karnataka's focal zones for manufacturing investment, with the state offering land, infrastructure support, and facilitation mechanisms to attract companies in sectors ranging from aerospace to electronics.

Vikas Verma, Partner at Avaana Capital — an investor in Tsuyo — said the facility approval reflected the company's progress in scaling both its manufacturing and technology capabilities. He pointed to the team's engineering depth, product development approach, and focus on localised manufacturing as factors that had shaped the firm's conviction in the company, and said the development was consistent with a long-term view on the growth potential of India's electric mobility sector.

The Hubli-Dharwad facility, once operational, would represent a significant expansion of Tsuyo's manufacturing footprint beyond its existing base in Uttar Pradesh, and would mark one of the larger single-site EV powertrain investments announced in Karnataka to date.