Make in India vs Build in India | The Truth about EV Charging | Manasvi Sharma CEO EVERTA | WTV 14

Описание: Are we truly building EV charging technology in India — or just installing it?
In this episode of Watt’s the Vision, we speak with Manasvi Sharma, CEO of Everta, to explore India’s EV charging ecosystem, hardware manufacturing, localisation, and what it will take to build a cleaner, smarter, and more future-ready India.

This conversation goes beyond today’s challenges and asks a bigger question: what must India do now to achieve its 2047 vision?

As EV adoption accelerates across the country, building charging infrastructure is only one part of the story. The deeper challenge lies in engineering capability, supply chains, manufacturing depth, and reliability.

In this episode, we explore:
▪️ The difference between Make in India vs true manufacturing capability
▪️ Why EV chargers are fundamentally a hardware and engineering challenge
▪️ What it will take to build high-power DC charging infrastructure at scale
▪️ How global supply chains and geopolitics influence clean energy technologies
▪️ Why some EV charging features look great in theory but rarely work in practice
▪️ The leadership decisions required to build a reliable hardware company

About the guest
Manasvi Sharma is the CEO of Everta, a Tier-1 EV charging hardware OEM focused on high-power DC fast chargers.
With experience across the energy and EV ecosystem, he brings a deep perspective on manufacturing, localisation, charging infrastructure, and the future of electric mobility in India.

Why this episode matters
India is rapidly scaling electric mobility but building world-class infrastructure requires more than deployment.
It requires engineering depth, reliable hardware, resilient supply chains, and a strong domestic ecosystem.
If India aims to lead in electric mobility by 2047, the decisions made today in technology, manufacturing, and industrial capability will shape that future.

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Teaser
00:58 Meet Manasvi Sharma – CEO, Everta
01:40 From Tata Power & Fluence to Building Everta
09:54 What is Everta? Inside a Tier-1 EV Charger OEM
12:40 Manasvi’s Bold Vision for India 2047
15:08 The “Jeeves” Smart Home of the Future
24:41 Autonomous EVs & Wireless Charging – The Next Leap
27:06 The 2047 Headline Manasvi Wants to See
29:30 The Roadmap to 2047: 2030 → 2040 → 2047
38:05 Is Electrification the Only Path to 2047?
40:36 The Bottlenecks That Could Slow India’s EV Future
45:31 If Manasvi Had Superpowers for India’s EV Future
49:50 One Thing That Must Happen by 2035
52:00 PodPlay 1: Charging Confessions
55:24 PodPlay 2: The CEO Test - Tough Founder Decisions
59:15 When Can India Achieve 100% EV Charger Indigenisation?
1:09:00 100% Make in India Chargers – The Big Risk
1:12:00 Designing Chargers for Norway vs Nagpur
1:17:56 The Real Lifecycle of an EV Charger
1:18:26 How Everta Is Building Future-Proof Chargers
1:22:00 Watt the FAQ – Rapid Fire Round
1:25:20 Watt’s the Vision Gift Hamper

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