Chetan Maini

Chetan Maini (born 3 March 1970) is an Indian engineer and entrepreneur in the electric vehicle industry. Maini is also the founder of the REVA, established in 1994, which later became Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited, where he served as an advisor. SUN Mobility, a joint venture between Virya Mobility 5.0 and SUN New Energy Systems, a provider of charging points and services. Chetan is the director of Maini Group and co-founder of Virya Mobility 5.0.

From July 2013 to April 2015, Chetan served as Chief Executive Officer, Chief of Technology and Strategy, and deputy chairman at Mahindra Reva, which he founded as Reva Electric Car Company in 1994. Chetan holds over 40 patents in battery and energy management systems in electric vehicle technologies. Chetan has been involved in developing multiple electric, solar, and hybrid vehicles in India.

Maini’s work in electric mobility has been recognised with several awards, including being named among India’s Top 50 Influential People by Business Week in 2009, Man of the Year by Top Gear India in 2014, and receiving the Innovation Award in Energy and Environment from The Economist.