Brand
‘Sooorya’ is derived from the word ‘Surya’ which means Sun in Asia.
SoooryaEV will be powered by sustainable energy, especially solar energy which is abundant & cheap in most of the emerging markets blessed with abundant sunshine throughout the year.
SoooryaEV is developed with passion to create a positive social & climate impact, with affordable / comfortable & eco-friendly last mile mobility.
Vision & Mission
SOOORYA is redefining how automobiles are designed, manufactured, sold & operated, with a strong focus on sustainability, profitability & societal impact.
SoooryaEV has an innovative manufacturing & business model, to increase profitability for all stakeholders.
Our business model is based on a customer centric, sustainable, asset light, and profitable enterprise with a high brand valuation. Focus will be on product innovation, IP generation, brand valuation.
Christie Fernandez
Founder
Impact Entrepreneur, Autodidact & Polymath
In the last 6 years, established himself as a thought-leader in the EV domain, with over 34,000 followers on LinkedIn. Invited to speak at EV events & write articles.
Extensively researched NEV (New Energy Vehicles) across 5 continents & has good insights on EV technologies & markets.
Christie is now well networked in the mobility ecosystem, and is able to attract talent, suppliers, partners & customers.
Arvind Sharma
Co-founder & CSO
Automotive domain expert & board member
Seasoned supply chain manager, and an operations professional with cross-functional experience across highly reputed multinationals in India, Singapore, China & USA.
Spearheaded $650M P&L for a $20B Fortune 500 company over 10-year period while overseeing 14 locations and 6,500 employees.
Catapulted revenues across Asia from $3 Billion to $5 Billion.
Babu Ramachandran
Co-founder & COO
Manufacturing expert & board member
In his professional career spanning 28+ years held leadership roles with global organizations: Alstom, Daimler, Motherson, 3M, Ford and L&T.
Babu has managed ‘start-up’ to ‘scale-up’ manufacturing scenarios at green/ brown-field ventures across Industry sectors: Automotive – Cars, Trucks & Buses / Railways – Metro, Locomotives / Machinery.
Across domains: Smart Manufacturing | Quality Management I Supplier Management | Program Management | Business Transformation | Circular Economy.
Piyush Desai
Advisor – EV Drivetrain Technology
Accomplished technology leader & EV drivetrain expert
Co-founded Turntide Technologies to commercialize switched reluctance motor technology he developed and patented during his Ph.D. He led R&D, built cutting-edge design labs, and set up a global supply chain for mass production. Turntide achieved the milestone of over $1B valuation in 2022, joining the exclusive ranks of climate tech unicorns.
A seasoned technology leader in energy efficiency, EV drivetrains, renewable energy, and aerospace & defense with innovations that have significantly advanced the technology.