Jawaad Khan is an Indian electrical engineer and entrepreneur from Bhaderwah who founded the Tadpole Projects. He is known for converting various vintage cars into electric vehicles. He was conferred with Indian Achievers Award 2021.
Jawaad Khan | |
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| Born | Mohammad Jawaad Khan Bhaderwah, India |
| Alma mater | Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering & Technology |
| Title | Founder of Tadpole Projects Pvt. Ltd. |
| Website | tadpoleprojects |
| Discipline | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering & Technology |
| Projects | SVIET Volta, Vintage Retrofitting |
| Significant design | Electric Vehicle |
| Awards | Indian Achievers' Award 2020-21 for Young Entrepreneur |
Biography
editJawaad Khan hails from Bhaderwah.[1] He received a B.Tech from the Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology (SVIET).[1] In 2019, he converted a Maruti Suzuki 800 into an eco-friendly electric vehicle for his college project at SVIET naming his first converted vehicle SVIET Volta. The car got huge attention and he won a sponsorship for the Inno-Fest.[2] He completed the 110 kmph top speed electric vehicle SVIET Volta after spending about 15 months in the Electrical Engineering Department R&D Cell of SVIET.[3] According to The New Indian Express report of 6 February 2021, the seventy percent of the material for this car is bought from India, only the controllers were imported from China.[4]
Khan founded Tadpole Projects, an electric vehicle making company, which collaborated with IIT Delhi's Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air (CERCA) to turn a Beetle car into an electric vehicle.[5][6] He is considered first Indian who retrofitted a 1948 Beetle car into an eco-friendly electric vehicle.[7] He was conferred with the Indian Achievers Award 2021 for Young Entrepreneur, a national award recognising achievements since 2000 by Indian Achievers' Forum.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Young Bhaderwah engineer creates history, converts iconic Beetle into electric car". The Kashmir Monitor. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "How a classic Beetle was transformed into an eco-friendly car". The Hindu. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "23-YO Engineer From Chenab Valley Converts Vintage Cars Into EVs". The Better India. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "'Aim is to compete with Tesla': Owners of '1948 Beetle' who have made it an electric car". The New Indian Express. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Drive vintage but love nature too: How this 23-yr-old engineer's transforming India's EV scene". Edex Live. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "New wine in old bottle: Vintage rides go green". Times of India. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Tadpole Projects – Vintage Cars Are Finally Having A Moment As This 23-YO Engineer Turns Them Into Electric Vehicles". The Tribal Box. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Mohd Jawaad Khan - Winner of Indian Achievers' Award 2021". Retrieved 17 July 2021.