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🎧 AdvantEdge Mobility Podcast - EV Financing in 2023 🚘⚡
Host: Kunal Khattar (General Partner, AdvantEdge.vc)
Guest: Nikhil Aggarwal (CEO, GripInvest.in)
Topics covered:
- Trends in EV financing in India
- Growth of EV penetration in 2W & commercial 3W
- Outlook for EV financing and investment in India over the next five to ten years, and the factors driving it's growth
- Headwinds or tailwinds affecting EV finance
- Rise of Battery Swap, Charging Infra, Financing, and Insurance. Fixed vs Swapping vs Rapid Charging vs Removable Batteries
- How the EV financing ecosystem is evolving - with legacy banks, and new age tech first data driven companies
- Alternative lending and the problems that Grip solves
- The future of EV logistics fleet operators & driver-cum-operators
- Asset light vs Asset Heavy models
- Types of financing options available to startups for EV assets - equity, venture debt, traditional debt financing, leasing, etc.
- Advice for founders of EV startups who are seeking funding or financing in India
- Traditional automakers in India responding to the growth of EV startups, and their role in financing or partnering with startups