Jugaad Innovation - Jugaad King

By being frugal, Jugaad innovators not only make cost effective business models but also pass it on to the consumers by providing them with cost effective products and services. Rather than sticking on to what they know and what they can provide, they try and workout ways to help the consumers solve their problems. In 2010, KPIT Cummins Infosystems, an Indian engineering and IT services provider launched Revolo. It is a low-cost plugin parallel hybrid solution for cars. It is a brain child of Tejas Kshatriya, who worked at KPIT Cummings. This idea struck him when he was waiting at a crossing for the signal to turn green. What Revolo does is, it converts kinetic energy generated by applying the breaks into electricity and stores it in the battery. This can be used later on to power the car. The conversion kit consists only of a rechargeable battery pack, an electric motor and a pulley. It can be retrofitted in just six hours by a KPIT Cummings certified mechanic. It can be fi...