EP38: Electric Vehicle Opportunity for India & the Whatsapp connection {Bharath of Bounce}

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EP38: {Bharath Devanathan, SVP of Bounce}

On this episode, EP38 of the podcast we chat with Bharath about Electric Vehicles and how India is on the path to start seeing a lot more action in the EV space as governments have now stepped in to accelerating the switch from ICE to EVs. We also chat a little about Bharath’s time at Yahoo! On the email team as well as as playing Ultimate frisbee.

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Bharath is an accomplished professional who built Groupon India, and managed business and operations for Groupon APAC Emerging markets. Spent a little time in Management and Strategy Consulting, and had a long career at Yahoo! Now at Bounce with the goal to make mobility green and clean (electric vehicles).

#NewThingLearntToday Well to Wheel Ratio - cost of production to operating a vehicle for an EV is much lower; over the lifetime as compared to an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle.

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- V (@varunvummidi)

Timeline:

02:45 - COVID has created the tail winds for shared mobility

07:23 - EV Adoption in India is imminent

10:26 - Sustainability for Incentives for EV adoption

14:01 - Should India be doing more on policy?

19:42 - Cost of going Electric

27:00 - Conversion of fleets to EV in India

30:50 - Consumer preference for EV

32:35 - Time at Yahoo! & 6MB mailboxes

37:31 - Email of choice today -> Hey.com

41:39 - Playing Ultimate Frisbee with the co-founders of Whatsapp

48:45 - Quick thoughts on deal sites