Driving the change: Ashok Leyland charts a global electric vehicle path

Plans to expand business to Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, West Asia and Japan; draws roadmap to come up with end-to-end zero carbon mobility

This month, two third-generation members of the Hinduja family — cousins Dheeraj Hinduja and Shom Ashok Hinduja — joined hands to take forward Ashok Leyland’s ambitious journey on electric vehicles (EVs).

Shom, son of Ashok Hinduja (the youngest of four brothers), was inducted into the board of the Chennai-based commercial vehicles (CV) major headed by Dheeraj, son of Gopichand Hinduja (Ashok Hinduja’s brother). Shom is also in charge of the group’s renewable business. By roping in his Hinduja Renewables, Ashok Leyland is trying to ensure the availability of solar power for its EVs in the long run and, thereby, becoming an