SUN Mobility’s Chetan Maini Invests In EV Tractor Startup AutoNxt Automation

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SUN Mobility’s Chetan Maini Invests In EV Tractor Startup AutoNxt Automatio
How Does AutoNxt Tractor Work?
Electric Vehicles In India

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Even though India has been late to catch the trend of electric mobility, the country has now evolved to a point where first-generation electric mobility entrepreneurs are building on the next wave of entrepreneurs in the electric vehicle industry.
Sun Mobility’s Chetan Maini and Sandeep Maini have announced their investment in the ongoing funding round of AutoNxt Automation Pvt. Ltd.
The brothers have invested through their new electric mobility firm, Virya Mobility 5.0 LLP.
Chetan Maini is the vice-chairman of SUN Mobility and is also known for pioneering India’s first electric car REVA, which is now with Mahindra electric.
Kaustubh Dhonde, founder and CEO of AutoNxt said that the fresh funds will be used to help the company prepare itself for market launch, which will include getting required certifications.
The company is also in advanced talks with major tractor manufacturers to start offering the electric tractor to farmers.
How Does AutoNxt Tractor Work?
Founded in 2016 by Dhonde, AutoNxt is building an electric and autonomous (self-driving) tractor.
The company is looking to revolutionise and redefine the agricultural tractor industry by introducing a new leasing and distribution model for the tractor.
It claims that its cost-saving technology reduces the operating expenses by up to four times when compared to the conventional tractors currently in the market.
The silent operation of the electric engine (versus traditional diesel tractors) and the autonomous nature of the tractor prevents health risks like spinal injuries and hearing loss, it claims.
The electric and autonomous tractor will be leveraging geo-fencing technology as well.
It had explained earlier that the farm where the tractor is deployed will be geo-fenced.
The geo-fence will keep the tractor in bounds and with usage, the tractor will learn better about factors like dynamics of the farm, soil type, implement type and time of the year which will help it carry out its functions

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