MeitY Launches Indigenous 30 kW EV Integrated Drive System at Indian Institute of Technology Madras

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched an indigenously developed 30 kW Wide Band Gap (WBG)-based Integrated Drive System (IDS) for electric vehicles at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, marking a key milestone in India’s power electronics and EV technology roadmap.

The system has been developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Thiruvananthapuram, in collaboration with IIT Madras and Lucas TVS, under the National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

The technology was formally launched by S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY. Senior officials from MeitY, C-DAC, IIT Madras and Lucas TVS were present at the launch event.

The 30 kW power class is suited for India’s rapidly expanding electric passenger vehicle segment, including compact cars and fleet mobility platforms. At present, a large share of high-performance EV powertrain systems and semiconductor-based drive components are imported. Indigenous development of such integrated drive systems is expected to reduce import dependence, lower costs through localisation, and support scalable manufacturing aligned with the government’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes.

The Integrated Drive System combines the electric motor and inverter into a single compact, high power-density unit, replacing conventional separate motor-drive configurations. According to MeitY, the technology has been successfully designed, fabricated, and validated in partnership with Lucas TVS and is now ready for commercialisation and large-scale deployment.

Officials said that widespread adoption of the system could strengthen India’s EV supply chain, create opportunities for MSMEs in power electronics and thermal management manufacturing, and improve the country’s global competitiveness in semiconductor-based electric mobility solutions.Addressing the gathering, Krishnan said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of 'Make in India, Make for the World' is being realised through indigenous development of advanced power electronics technologies. He added that the project represents a major step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat in electric mobility and strategic electronics.