Startup Researcher speaks with Kunal Khattar, Founding Partner at AdvantEdge Founders, about why commercial vehicles are likely to lead India’s transition to electric mobility.
In conversation with Yassin El Hardouz, Kunal explains why high-utilisation fleets require more than simply replacing an ICE vehicle with an electric one. Successful adoption depends on three pieces working together: purpose-built vehicles, energy infrastructure that minimises downtime, and financing designed around the economics and residual values of EVs.
The discussion also covers battery swapping and ultra-fast charging, the EV financing gap, policy predictability, the impact of AI on growth-stage capital allocation, and AdvantEdge’s preference for capital-efficient businesses solving specialised commercial mobility use cases.
Read the full interview by Yassin El Hardouz on Startup Researcher:
Why Commercial Vehicles Will Drive India’s EV Transition