BBA law grads bring smart-tech experience to NMIMS Navi Mumbai: Launch of EV charging station & charging management system

 

Navi Mumbai: Electric vehicles are the future of the automobile industry. However, with all its promises of building a sustainable world, the cost and hassles of finding a charging station are factors that are an obstacle to EV adoption, both globally and in the Indian market. Keeping these challenges in mind, the two young and bright students of ‘SVKM's NMIMS Navi Mumbai’ - School of Law decided to build an affordable and accessible EV charging ecosystem.

Priyesh Joshi and Harsh Virk had an ambitious concept for "Zerovolt Electric". It is a high-power electric vehicle charging station network for long-distance travel across India. The company is constructing an interconnected ecosystem to fuel smart electric vehicle charging. It is involved in critical tasks such as EV charger design and development, hardware analytics software, charger management software, payments, on-site assistance, and maintenance.

It is also in talks with automobile industry behemoths about collaborating and facilitating the installation of charging stations at strategic locations. While international companies enter the EV industry with premium technological solutions, Zerovolts provides better offerings and exceptional service at a lower cost.

The company claims to proactively compete with foreign-based manufacturers by providing essential features such as - AI-drive charging analytics, remote command system, charging analytics, charger health monitoring, active load balancing, and over-the-air (OTA) updates for EV chargers, and complaint management system. To improve the user experience, the 'Zerovolt Mobile Application' allows users to access, locate, and charge their EV vehicle in a single swipe.

Mr. Ramesh Bhat, Vice Chancellor, of NMIMS University, said, "We feel very proud that our students have launched an EV charging station and charging management system, which will bring environmental and financial benefits. More and more car buyers are discovering the advantages of owning electric vehicles. We should encourage our students to utilize their talent and continue offering smart tech solutions to boost the EV sector."

Mr. Parthasarathi N. Mukherjee, Director, SVKM's NMIMS, Navi Mumbai campus, added, "NMIMS is proud of its students for coming up with a unique solution to build an efficient and affordable solution to cater to the EV charging industry in India and enable electric vehicle travel across the country. Kudos to each one of them. The features that make their brand different are an easy payment system, custom report to drive insight, remote command system, AI, charger health monitoring, active load balancing, and complaint management system. The smart mobile application will allow the user to access, locate and start charging their vehicle in no time."

When discussing the charge management system and mobile application, Priyesh Joshi, student, NMIMS Navi Mumbai Campus, stated, "The one-stop EV charging solution is unique to the market because no other charging station can manage multiple access points with a single application."

Harsh Virk, NMIMS Navi Mumbai Campus student, added, "We provide an efficient and economical charger management solution to educational institutes, business space, and housing cooperative society." The charging stations have the electrical and physical capacity to charge hundreds of cars daily. The company's key partners support it in providing effective and dependable solutions to its consumers. Zerovolt's important collaborators are E-DRV, the Netherlands OCPP Framework, and Urban Infraa (Builder)."