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Hrishikesh Sathawane

Lux Research

Hrishikesh Sathawane is an Analyst at Lux Research with the Electric Vehicles Intelligence practice. He conducts extensive primary and secondary research on topics ranging from novel energy storage technologies to next generation electric vehicles. Prior to joining Lux Research, Hrishikesh worked at California Clean Energy Fund as an Associate Investor and analyzed deal flow companies for their technology, markets and management. The companies covered the entire spectrum of clean technology including, but not limited to solar, smart grid, wind, electric vehicles, batteries, water purification and biotechnology. Hrishi obtained an MBA with a focus on Sustainability and International Management from UCLA's Anderson School of Management. In parallel to his MBA, he took on many consulting projects, including business development for water purification startup BioVantage Resources, a market entry strategy for a Finnish smart grid company Viola Systems, and clean tech policy research for Luskin Center, to determine how to attract and promote clean technology business in the city of Los Angeles. For 10 years prior to that Hrishi held multiple roles at Micron as a project manager and in engineering and design. Hrishi obtained an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University with a focus on Solar Cells and a B.S. in Engineering Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai with a focus on nanoelectronics.


Challenges on the Road to Electrification of Vehicles

Abstract: Governments and corporations worldwide continue to predict a future where electrically powered vehicles dominate the roads. The rapidly growing electric vehicle market provides great opportunity for vehicle manufacturers and energy storage developers - along with great risk. Cost, performance, and reliability of storage technologies must improve to justify the hype. Innovation in storage technologies continues, and is vital to improving the value proposition for every class of electric vehicles. Here, Hrishi Sathawane examines the forces driving the growth of different classes of electric vehicles and the opportunities and obstacles for the energy storage technologies that power them.



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