~ Micelio honours Ather Co – Founder Tarun Mehta with ‘Individual Contributor of the Year’ Award at the Global Clean Mobility Summit 2025  

Bengaluru : Micelio Mobility’s annual flagship event, the ‘Global Clean Mobility Summit 2025’ concluded in Bengaluru, spotlighting innovation, collaboration, and leadership in sustainable transport. In keeping with this year’s theme, Next Starts Now: Sustain and Scale, leaders from industry, academia, and policy discussed the future of EVs in India. Jan Kuenne (Grundig Akademie für Wirtschaft & Technik), Kris Gopalakrishnan (Infosys & Axilor Ventures), Raman C. V. (Maruti Suzuki India), Kasturi Gomatham (Shell), and Priyanka Bisen Shah (Bajaj Auto) were among the speakers and panelists at the summit.

“India stands at a decisive point where clean mobility must evolve from aspiration to acceleration. The collaborations and innovations we witnessed today reaffirm Micelio’s belief that sustainable transport will define not just the next decade of growth but the next era of progress. Micelio remains deeply committed to nurturing ideas that can power a cleaner, more connected, and equitable mobility ecosystem for all,” said Shreyas Shibulal, Founder & Director, Micelio Mobility.

The day-long event saw Ather Energy’s Co-founder and CEO Tarun Mehta receiving the ‘Individual Contributor of the Year 2025 Award’ for his contribution to India’s clean mobility landscape.

In his address, Raman CV, Member of Executive Committee, Maruti Suzuki India, spoke about the country’s journey toward self-reliance and sustainability. 

“The next begins now. As India aspires to become a developed economy by 2047, mobility will be the catalyst—clean, connected, and customer-centric. At Maruti Suzuki, our 40-year journey from 60 cars per day to 7,000 cars per day to EVs from India to the world is proof that sustained co-creation and reinvestment are key to building lasting value. Suzuki’s decision to build an R&D Center in India to support Global Product development reflects our capability and global relevance. But to truly scale, we must reimagine mobility—from ownership to consumption, from ICE to EVs, from linear to circular design. The future will be autonomous, agile, and inclusive. Industry, academia, startups & other stakeholders need to work together to innovate & provide mobility solutions for the world. The journey to a self-reliant, sustainable & Viksit Bharat begins with all of us, today.

New pathways for sustainable transport 

Jan Kuenne’s opening address on Global Innovation Shaping Mobility highlighted the importance of integrated design, data, and investment for sustainable infrastructure.  He shared examples of sustainable innovation from across the world. He spoke about how discarded cable cars are being repurposed in cities for last-mile logistics and autonomous bicycles developed at MIT Media Lab.

“Every visit to Bangalore reminds me why this city is so special; the innovation here is unlike anywhere else. The ideas coming out of India are shaping the future of clean mobility for the world. We’re not just talking about electric vehicles; we’re talking about reimagining how cities move. From digital twins to new mobility systems, India is showing that sustainability and progress can go hand in hand. Together, we can create a world where clean, smart, and responsible movement becomes the new normal,” said Kuenne, who had flown down from Germany for the summit.

Panel discussions through the day explored What’s Next in Mobility and Building Brands in the New Mobility Economy, featuring Kasturi Gomatham (Shell), Latha Chembrakalam (Global Automotive Leader), Priyanka Bisen Shah (Bajaj Auto), and Sneha Iype (Nirvana Films).

The summit also unveiled Micelio’s report ‘Closing the Loop: Building a Roadmap for Battery Circularity in India’, which mapped sustainable supply chains and investment pathways for a truly circular economy.

Founder’s Story sessions showcased entrepreneurial journeys from Volar Alta, Shoffr and Moonrider, while another session explored the future of mobility from how data will be the currency of the automotive industry to vehicles as an experience.

A Knowledge Roundtable featuring experts from Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), WRI India, and the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Automotive Research (CAAR) discussed industry-readiness and research-driven approaches for scaling electric mobility. Speakers including CEO of CAAR, Thiru Srinivasan and Ujjwala Karle, Senior Deputy Director-Technology Group, ARAI. The consensus: The curriculum alone is not enough; upskilling and reskilling are required to make India industry ready. 

ARAI and Micelio Reaffirm Collaboration on Digital Twin Lab 

The event also spotlighted Micelio Mobility’s partnership with the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) through the Digital Twin Lab, which enables real-time testing and validation for electric mobility technologies. The day concluded with a fireside chat between Tarun Mehta and Kris Gopalakrishnan, reflecting on India’s evolving innovation landscape and investment opportunities in clean mobility.