Wings EV to unveil ‘India’s first electric micro-car’

Wings EV to launch electric microcar Robin in India, promising zero pollution, maneuverability, and safety in 2025.

The Indian automobile industry will soon witness a new category entrant: an ‘electric microcar’ christened Robin, a two-seater EV that the makers say, would be as maneuverable as a motorbike.

Wings EV, an Indore-based firm, founded by a father-son duo will unveil Robin in Bengaluru in April 2025 to boost “personal commuting with zero pollution, less congestion and less road space”, said Pranav Dandekar, CEO and co-founder.

Mr. Dandekar, a PhD in computer science and a Stanford University graduate said, “Robin, has already cleared all safety tests conducted by ARAI Pune, to make it safer than any existing two or three-wheeler in the market. We hope to sell 3000 units in the first year against the 10,000 annual production capacity of our Indore plant.”

The EV firm has raised funds from various investors including Venture Highway and “several high-profile angel investors from India and Silicon Valley,” the CEO said.

Wings EV has conducted user research in six cities across the country and more than 300 test drives in Bengaluru, said Mr. Dandekar, a techie who worked 17 years in Silicon Valley.

Later in 2025, Robin will also be launched in Chennai and Hyderabad or Pune, before the company rolls it out nationwide in a new format.

‘’We are planning to start deliveries in April 2025. The order that currently we have in hand gives us a sense of what our first batch of production is going to be. If we find adequate volumes in southern markets, we will also consider setting up a production unit in the region,” Mr. Dandekar added.