Raptee.HV has rolled out a dedicated Centre of Excellence for electric mobility at Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC) in Chennai, setting up a long-term bridge between academia and the EV industry to give budding engineers direct, hands-on experience.
Inaugurated on World EV Day (9 September 2026) by REC Vice Chairman Abhay Meganathan S, the 3,000 sq. ft. facility stands as an initial milestone under the Raptee.HV Academy—an overarching initiative designed to integrate practical EV engineering and sector exposure into educational campuses. The milestone was marked by a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Raptee.HV and the college, sealing a shared commitment to advance electric mobility education.
Backed by an investment of ₹50 lakh, the HV Lab shifts away from standard rote classroom teaching. Inside, the space houses a Raptee.HV T30 electric motorcycle, vital EV components, interactive learning setups, dedicated prototyping zones, and a naked bike featuring digital twin technology. Tailored specifically for undergraduates across Electrical, Electronics, and Automotive Engineering, the lab lets students tinker directly with battery packs, electric motors, power electronics, charging setups, vehicle communication protocols, and live diagnostics.
Beyond core student training, the tie-up opens up multiple collaborative avenues, covering factory visits, internships, industrial training, specialised guest lectures, industry-aligned course modules, joint research projects, and intellectual property creation.
Speaking about the launch, Dinesh Arjun, Co-founder and CEO of Raptee.HV, noted that the future of mobility will belong to engineers who grasp the machine completely—from the battery cell level up to the control software. He highlighted that this depth cannot be gained through textbooks alone, requiring students to get their hands dirty by pulling systems apart, testing how they operate, and prototyping solutions.
Echoing that vision, REC Vice Chairman Abhay Meganathan S explained that as electric mobility reshapes transport, technical education must adapt in lockstep. He underlined that pairing theoretical concepts with genuine industry technologies gives students and staff the tools to pursue applied research and solve tangible engineering bottlenecks.
The new facility adds muscle to REC’s expanding campus research infrastructure, which already boasts 15 Centres of Excellence outfitted with advanced machinery and licensed software. The college’s multidisciplinary footprint includes dedicated hubs for Artificial Intelligence, Medical Imaging, Machine Vision, MEMS and Microfluidics, Renewable Energy, Biofilms, Data Science, Digital Manufacturing, the Internet of Things (IoT), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), alongside the TANCAM Design Centre and TANSAM Spoke Centre. With the addition of the Raptee.HV facility, the campus delivers another dedicated platform to equip engineers tackling the demands of the electric vehicle market.
