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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 2017 |
Founders | Chetan Maini, Uday Khemka, Ajay Goel |
Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Chetan Maini (Chairperson). [1] |
Products | Electric Vehicle Infrastructure |
Services | EV Battery Swapping & Energy Infrastructure |
Number of employees | 500 [2] |
Parent | SUN Mobility PTE, Singapore |
Website | www |
SUN Mobility is an electric vehicle energy services company founded in 2017 [3] [4] [5] [6] that develops, manufactures and operates battery swapping infrastructure [7] for electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and larger commercial vehicles. [8] [9] Battery swapping technology helps accelerate the faster adoption of electric vehicles due to the lower upfront purchase price of electric vehicles, and the lower running costs - particularly in the case of commercial applications. [10]
The company is a joint venture [11] between the SUN Group and the Maini Group, [12] both companies in the areas of electric mobility and clean energy. The company is co-founded by Chetan Maini, the founder of the Reva Electric Car Company [13] (now known as Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Limited), Uday Khemka, Vice Chairman of SUN Group, and Ajay Goel, Co-Founder & Executive Director. [14] Anant Badjatya is the current CEO of the India business, since March 2022. [15]
In 2019, Bosch (company) invested $25 million SUN Mobility [16] [17] [18] and has since been a technology partner. Vitol, the Dutch oil trading organization, is also an investor in the company having made an investment of $50 million in 2021. [19]
In 2023, SUN Mobility began international operations with Shell being a partner in the Philippines. [20]
Battery swapping as a technology addresses common roadblocks to electric vehicle adoption such as high up-front costs, range anxiety, battery management concerns, and battery pack obsolescence. [21] SUN Mobility's battery swapping technology enables users to purchase their electric vehicles without a fixed battery pack, and subscribe to a battery swapping service that allows them to simply swap a depleted battery for a fully charged, temperature-controlled battery pack. [22] [23]
SUN Mobility offers Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) [24] and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) [25] as two solutions to its customers.
SUN Mobility operates over 600 battery swapping points [26] [27] across India, and has the leading market share in e-auto and e-loader (three-wheeler cargo vehicle) categories, the highest market share in swappable e-bikes, and about 50% market share in e-rickshaws in northern India.
SUN Mobility provides modular Smart Batteries that are smaller and lighter than conventional fixed EV batteries, and are swappable in a few minutes. The second-generation Smart battery S2.1 was launched at the Delhi Auto Expo [28] in January 2023. This new model of battery offers a higher capacity compared to earlier generations and comes with enhanced safety features.
The SwapX is a battery swapping station that was developed by SUN Mobility to improve the density of the battery swapping network. SwapX was launched in January 2023 at the Delhi Auto Expo. [29] It comes with 3 docks and can be installed within an area of 4.5 to 6 sq. feet, requiring a 15A power supply to operate.
SUN Mobility has partnered with fleet operators (such as Amazon, [30] Zomato, [31] Swiggy [32] ), shared mobility service providers, and automotive OEMs(such as Omega Seiki Mobility, [33] Hero Electric, [34] Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd., [35] and a few others) across vehicle platforms including two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and four-wheelers to bring battery swapping to a wider user base across India.
In collaboration with prominent energy infrastructure players, electricity distribution companies, and city transport corporations such as Indian Oil Corporation, [36] Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, [37] Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, [38] etc., the company has been working on expanding their network across urban India.