In a modest Pune garage, four dreamers sparked something electric, literally.
With Vayve Mobility, Nilesh Bajaj, an IIT Bombay grad with a love for electronics, and his co-founders didn’t just want to make another EV. They wanted to build a car that made sense for India. Compact. Clever. Conscious.
What came to life wasn’t a bulky import or a petrol car-turned-electric. It was Eva: India’s first solar-powered, air-conditioned city EV. A two-seater that runs 250 km on a single charge, squeezes through tight lanes, and even sips sunshine for an extra 10 km a day—free. That’s up to 3,000 km a year just from the sun.
But Eva isn’t just about mileage. It’s about mindset. Think OTA updates, smartphone integration, crash-safe monocoque frame, high visibility driving, and a body so light it dances over traffic snarls. All engineered from scratch, not borrowed blueprints. And yes, there’s fast charging too, because no one likes waiting.
Built for the urban hustler, the first-jobber, the eco-conscious millennial, the early riser on Marine Drive and the late worker in Koramangala—Eva is designed for real people on real Indian roads. It’s not trying to be Tesla-lite. It’s something smarter, simpler and infinitely more suited to the Indian way of moving.
And the best part? This isn’t where it ends. Vayve is already working on CT5—a fleet-focused EV for cargo and commuters, and exploring light commercial vehicles next. They’re not chasing noise or scale-for-the-sake-of-scale. They’re chasing impact.
From a small idea in a garage to being showcased at India’s biggest mobility expos, Vayve has stayed true to its core: build electric from scratch, keep it intelligent, and make it matter. In a world obsessed with flashy specs, Eva’s biggest flex is how quietly brilliant it is.
Vayve Mobility is not just out to compete. It’s out to change the way we think about cars.
Written By:
Yashi Bhatia
