The longest journey on an electric vehicle to
inspire students to become Job Creators instead of Job Seekers has ended.
NUMBER OF COLLEGES TOUCHED: 21
NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENGAGED WITH: 6000+
TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED: 13,510 KM
(PREVIOUS RECORD: 12,379 KM)
VISION
About the journey
This adventure began on February 4, 2022. The main goal was to raise awareness among the youth to be JOB CREATORS rather than JOB SEEKERS.
We'll also be applying for a Guinness World Record as we surpassed the current record of 12,379 km which is the longest ride on an electric motorcycle (our distance: 13,510 km).
Alongside our core purpose, the key motivation for picking an electric motorbike was to raise awareness about sustainability and the environment.
THE PURPOSE
BHARATMALA
We're driving the change.
EV
ANXIETY
When we talk about the EV ecosystem, the first thing that comes to our mind is anxiety.
The first thing is 'range.' What is the range on my electric vehicle? The second is performance. Orxa Energies answers these through their EV motorcycle, the Mantis.
The next is 'charging infrastructure.' Do we have it in cities? What is the frequency? Charzer is taking care of this anxiety by installing charging points at Kirana stores, making charging points available everywhere in India.
The last is 'servicing.' People think electric vehicles do not require servicing like petrol and diesel vehicles. Ask this from Spare It. They have worked on 500+ motorcycles and service them every month.
Together, we built this EV ecosystem.
ENCOURAGING
STUDENTS
We believe everybody has an entrepreneurial mindset. Students will get into it sooner than later with the right push and nudge. And that is why we encouraged students to be job creators. The mentors at Brigade REAP, John Kuruvilla, and Gautam Khot, and other collaborators of StartupnRev guided the students to kick-start their entrepreneurial journey.
ROAD
SAFETY
We established road safety by fixing 1000 potholes throughout the journey. PotHoleRaja is a pioneer in this field. They take care of three main pillars:
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sustainability, in terms of the materials used to fill potholes.
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recycling plastic waste to build roads that will never develop potholes (Gridmats).
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encouraging participation to engage citizens in promoting road safety in their neighbourhood.
BHARATMALA
A #MadeinIndia Startups Initiative.
02
EV BIKES
316
HOURS
21
COLLEGES
13,510
KILOMETERS
54
STOPS
07
COLLAB0RATORS
TEAM
Our
Collaborators
A bunch of ambitious teams came together to bring sustainability as a route of encouraging entrepreneurs of the future, viz., college students.
Click the button below to know more about them.
SUPPORTERS
We thank our sponsors for helping in making the Bharatmala ride successful.
We couldn't have done it without your support.
Click the button below to take a look at our sponsors.
PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
During the journey, we talked about a real-life case study of the EV Ecosystem creation in India, road safety establishment by a social startup, startup stories, the importance of entrepreneurship at an early age, etc.
Click the button below to take a look at the colleges we visited.