Magenta invests in Axiom Energy to facilitate EV components

The new investment plans are afoot to develop a greenfield manufacturing setup dedicated to EV powertrain components, including chargers, convertors and motor controllers.

Magenta recently confirmed a significant investment into Axiom Energy Conversion Limited, one of India’s leading & oldest EV component manufacturers. Axiom Energy Conversion is a 25-year-old Hyderabad-based company promoted by M J Purohit in battery chargers and DC converters, focusing on the ever-growing EV industry. Axiom customers include multiple leading EV original equipment manufacturers and retailers.

With the Magenta Axiom investment and partnership, plans are afoot to develop a greenfield manufacturing setup dedicated to EV powertrain components, including chargers, convertors, motor controllers and drive train components. The majority stake acquisition of Axiom enables Magenta to have a large in-house manufacturing facility for its EV Charging equipment with a mission to Make in India, Make for the World. 

With this transaction, Magenta Axiom emerges as one of the most integrated EV charging players with business verticals spanning from charger manufacturing to charging technology, charging as a service and last-mile electric delivery. Future expansion plans include deploying these integrated EV solutions across the country.

Speaking about his investments in Axiom, Maxson Lewis, MD, Magenta said, “We are amazed at the depth of knowledge and manufacturing capability in AC-DC conversion that Axiom has developed. It was only recently that our joint discussion turned into an investment and partnership. Magenta has believed in building an end-to-end platform solution for EV Charging, and this new state-of-the-art facility will contribute significantly to further advancing Magenta’s move toward zero-emission electric mobility. We are glad to be supported by Axiom, who are passionate about bringing about a change towards clean mobility.”

This acquisition is significant for Magenta and the whole EV industry. This move shall forge India ahead in developing a comprehensive e-mobility ecosystem. It is expected to further broaden the company’s e-mobility portfolio with Magenta and its associated brands “ChargeGrid” and “EVET”. With this Magenta will continue to travel its growth trajectory at an even faster pace and tap the vast EV Industry, which has already started picking up over the last couple of years in India and beyond India.

M J Purohit, MD, Axiom said, “Axiom is committed to developing new and robust EV components and charging solutions. Our EV components are designed to be SIMPLE, SMALL and RELIABLE while being imbibed with the latest tech. We intend to become the largest standalone component supplier for Chargers, DC-DC converters and Motor Drives in the country and with the association of Magenta we are very well placed to capture this burgeoning market space. We have jointly lined up a robust portfolio of EV components and are working on developing these new-age smart and affordable EV solutions.”