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Picture this: you’re cruising on your electric scooter when suddenly your battery pack overheats and shuts down, leaving you stranded. Or worse, you wake up to news of another EV showroom fire. These aren’t rare incidents in India’s fast-growing electric vehicle market; they’re symptoms of a fundamental problem that’s holding back mass EV adoption.
While India sells over 100,000 electric vehicles every month, battery technology has lagged dangerously behind. Most manufacturers have focused on making batteries cheaper rather than improving their quality, resulting in flooded markets with unreliable, potentially hazardous battery packs. This is where Arvind Peehal and his startup EEzyVolt step in with a radically different approach.
The thermal management revolution
Arvind spent 14 years in the engine industry before making a bold career pivot to electric vehicles in 2014. Back then, India sold practically zero EVs.
Going back to 2014 and how difficult a decision it might have been. I had to let go of 15 years of work experience and start like a beginner.
His eureka moment came from a simple observation: traditional engines waste 60% of their energy as heat. At the same time, EVs could be dramatically more efficient if only their batteries could handle thermal stress properly.EEzyVolt’s breakthrough lies in what Arvind calls “SOLID-COOLEDTM” technology. Instead of expensive liquid cooling systems that require radiators, fans, and pumps (impossible to fit in space-constrained two-wheelers), EEzyVolt uses phase change materials. These solid substances absorb heat without external components.
Why EEzyVolt’s modular approach changes everything
Here’s where EEzyVolt gets really clever. Traditional battery packs weld cells together permanently in monolithic blocks. When one cell fails, you essentially replace the entire pack, an expensive nightmare for both manufacturers and customers.
EEzyVolt’s modular architecture breaks batteries into serviceable groups of 2-4 cells. Failed modules can be swapped at a fraction of the cost, making after-sales support actually viable.
The company also embeds 32 temperature sensors compared to the industry standard of 3-4, monitoring each cell individually. This intelligent diagnostics system can predict failures and shut down batteries safely before catastrophic events occur.
| Traditional Battery Packs | EEzyVolt’s Innovation |
| 3-4 temperature sensors | 32 intelligent sensors |
| Monolithic welded design | Modular replaceable units |
| Liquid cooling (expensive) | Solid phase change materials |
| Full pack replacement | Individual module servicing |
The safety-first founder mindset
What sets Arvind apart is his uncompromising stance on safety, even when it might hurt his own business. He advocates for stronger product liability laws in India, similar to Germany’s stringent standards, where manufacturers face severe penalties if their products harm anyone.
Although that framework is interestingly missing in India, we see all these fires and I don’t see anybody being held accountable.
This isn’t just philosophical; Arvind’s two years working in Germany exposed him to engineering standards where “graceful failure” is paramount.
Even internal regulations reflect this philosophy. While Indian law requires four temperature sensors, EEzyVolt uses 32. “We went above and beyond because we really wanted to monitor each cell. In case something is going wrong, we just want to shut down the battery pack in a safe way.”
Early validation and B2B focus
Rather than chasing consumer brand recognition immediately, EEzyVolt targets B2B markets where adoption makes most economic sense. They’re in discussions with fleet operators and battery swapping companies who need reliable, serviceable battery packs for commercial vehicles.
The three-wheeler segment has already hit 50% EV adoption because businesses can cut running costs from 3-4 rupees per kilometre to 30-40 paisa, massive savings that justify premium battery technology.
After 18 months of bootstrapping and seven months spent perfecting their design, the six-person team is actively fundraising to accelerate product development and begin paid pilots with customers.
The bigger picture: India’s EV trajectory
Arvind’s optimism about EVs stems from a historical perspective. Internal combustion engines took 50-60 years to build reliable infrastructure and overcome early reliability issues. Electric vehicles actually dominated city transport in the 1800s before ICE technology improved.
“People tried hydrogen, but that has kind of fallen apart on its own because the technology doesn’t have merit,” he notes. “In the next decade or so, I think EVs would definitely be mainstream and nobody would ever look back.”
Even with India’s coal-heavy electricity grid, EVs remain more sustainable because controlling emissions from one power plant is far easier than regulating thousands of individual vehicles.
What’s next for EEzyVolt
The next six months focus on completing prototypes and launching paid pilots with B2B customers. Within a year, Arvind envisions EEzyVolt batteries available through e-commerce platforms, maybe even 10-minute delivery through BlinkIt, though he jokes about who needs a battery pack that urgently.
The modular technology also applies to grid-scale battery energy storage systems, opening doors to India’s massive renewable energy buildout when the timing is right.
For now, EEzyVolt represents something rare in India’s startup ecosystem: an engineering-first company that refuses shortcuts, prioritises safety over profits, and builds genuinely differentiated technology instead of chasing market trends.
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