Chetan Maini (born 3 March 1970) is a co-founder and Vice Chairman at SUN Mobility and an Indian business magnate in the electric car industry.
His father was the founder of the Maini group of industries, the manufacturer of India's first electric car, REVA.
Later that year, in 1990, General Motors sponsored the team to race in the World Solar Challenge in Australia where they came in third.
Maini Group, while having its manufacturing base in India, has warehousing and marketing networks extending across more than 25 countries with well over 75% of turnover exported to over 200 international customers (http://www.mainigroup.com/beginning.html).
For 3 years, he focused on building new IP, technologies, and filed over 30 patents in key areas such as advanced energy management systems, telematics, remote diagnostics, fast charging, sun2 car etc.
He led the development of the next generation e2o vehicle that was launched in 2013, and created a world->class platinum rated green facility with a capacity to manufacture 30,000 units per year.
[citation needed] It is India's first zero emission transport service, with a fleet of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and associated charging infrastructure.
The joint venture aims to be the leading provider of universal energy infrastructure and services to accelerate mass electric vehicle usage.
The organization plans to deploy a unique[citation needed] open-architecture ecosystem built around a smart network of quick interchange battery stations.
These stations, predominantly powered by renewable energy, would refuel electric vehicles at a lower cost and faster speed than conventional fuel pumps.
In July 2017, the organization announced a strategic alliance with Ashok Leyland to build electric buses.