INR 63 Lakh Cash Prizes Awarded to Winners of iCreate EVangelise’22

iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology) announced the winners of the EVangelise ‘22, the second edition of India’s largest EV innovation challenge.

December 21, 2022. By News Bureau

iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology) announced the winners of the EVangelise ‘22, the second edition of India’s largest EV innovation challenge.

Upon technical evaluation and market relevance and implementation strategies, Gyrodrive Machineries, C Electric Automotive Drives and Fasmho Energy Systems. were awarded the top three positions in the TRL>4 category respectively. Six winners across two categories - TRL> 4 and TRL<4 received cash prizes of INR 10 lakh, INR 7.5 lakh, and INR 5 lakh, respectively, and six consolation prizes worth INR 3 lakh was also awarded.

The top three winners with TRL>4 also received INR 50 lakh as incubation support, subject to agreed terms and conditions to each to take their ideas to market.

Cancrie, Vijigi Energy and INTAKT EV Hybrids bagged the top three positions in the TRL<4 category, respectively.

Congratulating the winners, Avinash Punekar, CEO of iCreate, said, “Having completed two successful editions, EVangelise has grown to become India’s largest and most awaited EV innovation challenge for innovators and startups. The enthusiastic response received for EVangelise’22 from industry leaders such as Dr. Piyush Desai, Co-founder and Vice President, Turntide Technologies; Mr. Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission, Chair Startup 20 Engagement Group; and Mr. Srinivas Kudligi, GM, Aditya Auto Products & Engineering, highlights the potential of Indian innovators in solving pressing challenges for the global EV industry. We at iCreate are proud to partner with them in their journey and position India as a knowledge superpower in the EV space. I congratulate the winners of EVangelise’22 and look forward to working together to take their solutions to market.”

The aim of EVangelise’22 has been to put India on the global EV innovation map by identifying clean, low-cost, innovative technologies that solve the industry's critical problems.

As a truly inclusive and diverse group, EVangelise’22 has seen participation from 1160 participants, including students, individual innovators, researchers, and institutions that have created promising solutions in the areas of battery safety and EV infrastructure.

During the course of the bootcamp and the finale, innovators pitched directly to industry leaders and explored strategic partnerships. Industry leaders who supported, engaged and provided guidance to the innovators of EVangelise’22 included BPCL, Mahindra Logistics, Tata Stryder, JOY ebike, Turntide Technologies, and Rotomag to name a few.

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