EP38: {Bharath Devanathan, SVP of Growth & EV at Bounce}
Hi Stars!
On this episode I chat with Bharath about Electric Vehicles and how India is on the path to start seeing a lot more action in the EV space as governments have now stepped in to accelerating the switch from ICE to EVs. We also chat a little about Bharath’s time at Yahoo! On the email team as well as as playing Ultimate frisbee.
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Bharath is an accomplished professional who earlier built Groupon India, and managed business and operations for Groupon APAC Emerging markets. Spent a little time in Management and Strategy Consulting, and had a long-ish career at Yahoo! Now at Bounce with the goal to make mobility green and clean (electric vehicles).
#NewLearning: Well to Wheel Ratio is a way to quantify the “cost” of production and operating a vehicle; for an EV this cost is much lower over the lifetime as compared to an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle.
Hope you guys enjoy the episode! Do spread the word.
- V (@varunvummidi)
Timeline:
02:45 - COVID has created the tail winds for shared mobility
07:23 - EV Adoption in India is imminent
10:26 - Sustainability of Incentives for EV adoption
14:01 - Should India be doing more on policy?
19:42 - Cost of going Electric
27:00 - Conversion of fleets to EV in India
30:50 - Consumer preference for EV
32:35 - Time at Yahoo! & 6MB mailboxes
37:31 - Email of choice today -> Hey.com
41:39 - Playing Ultimate Frisbee with the co-founders of Whatsapp
48:45 - Quick thoughts on deal sites
