Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launches indigenous 30 kW Wide Band Gap-based integrated drive system for electric vehicles

Key facts

• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched an indigenously developed 30 kW Wide Band Gap (WBG)-based integrated drive system aimed at strengthening India’s electric vehicle powertrain ecosystem and reducing dependence on imported components.
• The system was developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Thiruvananthapuram, in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Lucas TVS.
• It was unveiled by S Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, at the IIT Madras campus in Chennai.
• The 30 kW power class system targets India’s growing electric passenger vehicle segment, particularly compact electric cars and fleet mobility platforms.
• The technology integrates the electric motor and inverter into a single compact, high power-density unit, replacing conventional separate motor and drive electronics systems.
• The project was executed under the National Mission on Power Electronics Technology, a programme aimed at advancing indigenous capabilities in power semiconductor devices, converters and motor drives.