Vignesh Lakshmanan

Oben Electric

Oben Electric is an electric motorcycle start-up, founded in Aug 2020 by IIT & IIM alumni, and is headquartered in Bengaluru. It is an R&D-driven organization designing, developing, and manufacturing electric motorcycles in-house along with critical EV components. This is enabled by a phenomenal team of passionate technologists who bring 25+ years of collective hands-on experience in electric two-wheelers and their components, with a focus on ‘Design in India for the World'. It is playing a pivotal role in changing the electric two-wheeler landscape of India with many firsts to its name. It is pioneering the use of advanced battery chemistry such as LFP in E2Ws in the country, which is significantly safer, longer, and cleaner than other widely used battery chemistries. The company also holds 18+ patents for its proprietary technology and EV components. Oben Electric as an early mover is leading the adoption of electric motorcycles in India and intends to become the largest electric motorcycle OEM globally.