19 December 2025
In a strategic move to accelerate innovation in light electric vehicles (LEVs) and micromobility engineering, HMC E-Valley’s HIVE — the electric mobility arm of Hero Motors Company — has partnered with KPIT Technologies, a global engineering and software specialist, to launch a new Centre of Excellence in the Delhi-NCR region dedicated to LEV design, development, and systems integration. This collaborative initiative was formalized through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on December 19, 2025, reflecting a growing industry focus on expanding engineering capabilities for next-generation electric mobility solutions.
The Delhi-NCR LEV engineering centre is designed as a one-stop hub for manufacturers of light electric and micromobility vehicles — from e-bicycles and electric scooters to L-category EVs — offering end-to-end services that span vehicle platform development, embedded software systems, integration, and manufacturing enablement. With urban travel patterns evolving rapidly and more than half of daily journeys now occurring in the “first-mile” and “last-mile” segments, demand for cost-effective, safe, and scalable electric mobility platforms has surged. The new centre aims to harness this momentum by providing OEMs and developers with a robust framework for bringing advanced LEV solutions to global markets.
Under the partnership framework, HIVE will contribute its strengths in business development, prototyping, and manufacturing readiness, including market insight and client engagement for emerging micromobility segments. KPIT Technologies, on the other hand, will lead the engineering delivery, covering detailed design, software development, systems engineering, and programme execution. This blend of hardware-centric mobility expertise and software-driven systems knowledge is expected to produce highly integrated electric vehicle platforms that are both efficient and technologically advanced — a necessity as LEVs increasingly rely on intelligent control systems, connectivity, and safety software.
Pankaj M. Munjal, Chairman of Hero Motors Company, highlighted the strategic importance of closer hardware-software alignment for the future of light electric mobility. He emphasized that the collaboration with KPIT underlines HIVE’s commitment to developing “next-generation micromobility solutions” for customers not just in India but around the world, recognizing that software-defined systems are rapidly reshaping the way vehicles are engineered and brought to market.
From KPIT’s perspective, the partnership represents a significant step in extending its mobility software leadership into the micromobility and LEV ecosystem. Kishor Patil, CEO and Managing Director of KPIT Technologies, pointed out that intelligent software and seamless systems integration will be key differentiators for safe, scalable, and cost-effective electric vehicle platforms. By contributing deep domain expertise in mobility systems engineering, KPIT expects the new centre to support a broad array of OEMs seeking high-quality development services as they expand their product portfolios in both domestic and international markets.
The centre is positioned as a global resource — not limited to India — enabling vehicle makers around the world to tap into integrated design, validation, and manufacturing support without needing to build these capabilities from scratch. With micromobility segments projected to grow strongly in the coming years due to rising urbanization, sustainability commitments, and policy support for zero-emission transport, the HIVE–KPIT alliance comes at an opportune time to address evolving mobility needs.
By combining HIVE’s market insight and prototyping capabilities with KPIT’s engineering and software acumen, the new engineering centre is poised to catalyse innovation across light electric vehicles — from concept through launch — and help shape the future of sustainable urban mobility solutions that are smarter, safer, and more efficient.
