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India’s TVS Motor to Raise $640m to Grow EV Unit – Mint

The mandate to invest in cleaner technologies and the industry’s growing prospects have attracted private equity firms and venture capital firms to electric vehicle startups in India


India's leading two-wheeler maker, TVS Motor, is in talks to raise up to 5,000 crore rupees, or $640 million, to fund the expansion of its new electric mobility arm.
Electric vehicle startups in India raised a record $444 million across 25 deals in 2021. Photo: Reuters.

 

India’s leading two-wheeler maker, TVS Motor, is in talks to raise up to 5,000 crore rupees, or $640 million, to fund the expansion of its new electric mobility arm, Mint reported, citing sources with direct knowledge of the discussions.

The mandate to invest in cleaner technologies and the industry’s growing prospects have attracted private equity firms and venture capital firms to electric vehicle startups, who raised a record $444 million across 25 deals in 2021, the report added.

 

  • Read the full report: Mint.

 

 

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.