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| name = Jawaad Khan<br />
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| birth_name = Mohammad Jawaad Khan<br />
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| birth_place = [[Bhaderwah]], India<br />
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| alma_mater = [[Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering & Technology]]<br />
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| title = Founder of Tadpole Projects Pvt. Ltd.<br />
| website = {{URL|https://tadpoleprojects.com}}<br />
{{infobox engineering career<br />
| discipline = [[Electrical engineering]]<br />
| institutions = [[Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering & Technology]]<br />
| significant_projects = SVIET Volta, Vintage Retrofitting<br />
| significant_design = [[Electric Vehicle]]<br />
| significant_awards = Indian Achievers' Award 2020-21 for Young Entrepreneur<br />
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'''Jawaad Khan''' is an Indian electrical engineer and entrepreneur from [[Bhaderwah]] who founded the Tadpole Projects. He is known for converting various vintage cars into electric vehicles. He was conferred with Indian Achievers Award 2021.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Jawaad Khan hails from [[Bhaderwah]].<ref name="tkm">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/young-bhaderwah-engineer-creates-history-converts-iconic-beetle-into-electric-car/|title=Young Bhaderwah engineer creates history, converts iconic Beetle into electric car |date=19 November 2020|publisher=The Kashmir Monitor|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> He received a [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] from the [[Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering & Technology|Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology]] (SVIET).<ref name="tkm"/> In 2019, he converted a Maruti Suzuki 800 into an eco-friendly electric vehicle for his college project at SVIET naming his first converted vehicle SVIET Volta. The car got huge attention and he won a sponsorship for the Inno-Fest.<ref name="thehindu-3june2021" >{{Cite news|title=How a classic Beetle was transformed into an eco-friendly car|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/motoring/iit-delhi-transforms-classic-beetle-car-into-electric-vehicle-manjith-rajain-interview/article34714780.ece|date=3 June 2021|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> He completed the 110 kmph top speed electric vehicle SVIET Volta after spending about 15 months in the Electrical Engineering Department R&D Cell of SVIET.<ref name="thebetterindia-19may2021">{{Cite news|title=23-YO Engineer From Chenab Valley Converts Vintage Cars Into EVs|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/255263/jammu-vintage-cars-conversion-kit-chenab-valley-delhi-electric-vehicle-ev-startup-mohammad-jawaad-khan-india-nor41/|date=19 May 2021|publisher=[[The Better India]]|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> According to [[The New Indian Express]] report of 6 February 2021, the seventy percent of the material for this car is bought from India, only the controllers were imported from China.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Aim is to compete with Tesla': Owners of '1948 Beetle' who have made it an electric car|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2021/feb/06/aim-is-to-compete-with-tesla-owners-of-1948-beetle-who-have-made-it-anelectric-car-2260169.html|date=6 February 2021|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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Khan founded Tadpole Projects, an electric vehicle making company, which collaborated with [[IIT Delhi]]'s Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air (CERCA) to turn a Beetle car into an electric vehicle.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Drive vintage but love nature too: How this 23-yr-old engineer's transforming India's EV scene|url=https://www.edexlive.com/happening/2021/jun/21/drive-vintage-but-love-nature-too-how-this-23-yr-old-engineers-transforming-indias-ev-scene-21869.html|date=21 June 2021|publisher=Edex Live|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=New wine in old bottle: Vintage rides go green|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/delhi/new-wine-in-old-bottle-vintage-rides-go-green/amp_articleshow/80888076.cms|date=13 February 2021|publisher=[[Times of India]]|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> He is considered first Indian who retrofitted a 1948 Beetle car into an eco-friendly electric vehicle.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tadpole Projects – Vintage Cars Are Finally Having A Moment As This 23-YO Engineer Turns Them Into Electric Vehicles|url=https://www.thetribalbox.com/tadpole-projects-ndash-vintage-cars-are-finally-having-a-moment-as-this-23-yo-engineer-turns-them-into-electric-vehicles|date=27 May 2021|publisher=The Tribal Box|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> He was conferred with the [[Indian Achievers Award]] 2021 for Young Entrepreneur, a national award recognising achievements since 2000 by Indian Achievers' Forum.<ref name="award" >{{Cite web|title=Mohd Jawaad Khan - Winner of Indian Achievers' Award 2021|url=https://www.iafindia.com/mohd-jawaad-khan/|access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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