Summary of the report :
“ India
Leaps Ahead : Transformative
Mobility Solutions for All “
( NITI Aayog and Rocky
Mountain Institute / May 2017 )
TARGET:
·
All vehicles on the roads to
be powered by electricity, by 2030
STRATEGIES
:
·
Establishing a manufacturing consortium for batteries, common
components, and platform to develop
battery cell technologies and packs and to procure common components for
Indian Original Equipment Manufacturers ( OEM )
·
To create standardized ,
smart , swappable
batteries for two – and three-wheelers to electrify these important
vehicle segments as quickly as possible through a pay-per-use business model
and an integrated payment, tracking, and smart-charging system
·
Make EVs , more profitable
for Auto-makers and affordable for consumers
·
Setting up a Unified Metropolitan Planning Authority ( UMPA )
·
Leasing of Electric Vehicles
·
Transferring technologies
for commercial production of Lithium –ion batteries
{ read : Need ofthe hour : TEAM / 21 April 2017 }
INCENTIVES
:
·
Rebates for efficient new
vehicles paid for by fees on inefficient ones
·
Introduction of zero-emission
vehicles ( ZEV ) credits
at the State or national level to complement the rebates with another supply side, market-based incentive programme
·
Easier
registration and preferred electricity tariffs
BENEFITS
:
·
This would result in a reduction of 156 million tons in diesel and
petrol consumption for a year. This would imply a net savings of roughly Rs 3.9 lakh*crore in 2030 ( $ 60
billion )
·
Between 2017-2030, reduction of
ONE GIGATONNE of
CO2 emission ( reduce pollution )
·
The Electric Vehicle plan will help create demand for electricity
generated by India’s power plants. Of the country’s installed power generation capacity
of 329 GW, only
about half is operational at any given time due to muted demand
MY TAKE :
·
There are undeniable benefits of changing over to Electric Vehicles (
reduction in pollution / imports of diesel-petrol etc )
·
But , if these vehicle batteries are going to be charged with
electric power generated from
coal-based power plants , then those benefits are only illusory !
Pollution just gets concentrated at those coal-based power plants !
·
Re-chargeable Li-ion battery costs ,
some 50 % - 70 % of EV total cost
·
What is required is a technology that dramatically reduces the size
and the cost of those Li-ion batteries ( down to 10 % of the cost of EV ) ,
while giving 400 km per charge
If that is achieved , selling
price of a EV will be LESS than the price of a petrol / diesel car !
Then it will be possible to bring down the Selling Price of EV to 80 % of petrol car price
!
A Rs 10
lakh ( petrol ), car would sell for Rs 8 lakh ( EV ) car !
And the “ Operating Cost / km “
will come down from Rs 10 / km for a petrol car to Rs 4 / km for an Electric car !
There will be NO NEED to :
# Provide any “ Incentive ( rebates ) “ to either the Auto makers
or to Consumers !
#
Dis-incentivize manufacture of petrol /diesel vehicles ( who will buy ?
Competition will ensure that the Auto-makers will switch-over to EV on a
double, in order to survive ! )
# Motivate the consumers when they have an
option to buy a car which costs less to begin with and costs less to operate (
including far less maintenance cost )
If the country is likely to save $ 60 billion ( Rs 3.9
lakh*crore ) , what is holding back the Government to provide ISRO , a budget of Rs 100 crore , to hurry up with the
finalization of its design / development of ,
“ EV : powered by Roof Top Mounted Solar Panels “
,
within 6 months ?
Then make
this “ Commercial Design /
Manufacturing Drawings “ available to ANY / ALL , car manufacturers (
existing and prospective ) , FREE OF COST / ROYALTY
If we can manage this , then we will need , very FEW EV CHARGING STATIONS
, saving us billions of dollars of
infrastructure !
Look up :
As pollution levels
continue to rise in India and across the world, the Indian Space Research
Organisation has continued to work on developing different kinds of
technology that is sustainable and environment-friendly.
That’s
why they have designed a solar
hybrid electric car made from completely in-house resources and
expertise, which they hope is the answer to many of the country’s air pollution
related woes.
In order to power the car,
the engine is run
on lithium ion batteries developed entirely by ISRO.
It runs on the same
technology as the high-energy lithium ion battery that was designed
for spacecraft carriers by the organisation.
A source privy to
the details on the project spoke to India Today, noting, “We are ready to transfer this
technology and make our automobile industry one of the most technology Advanced
in the world.
Our prowess In space
technology has been shown time and again and with this new innovation, the
space organisation is now set to take the country to a new high ! Quite
literally.”
The team has already tested
the technology during a a test drive at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
(VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram.
And they
have also worked on developing a solar panel that will be placed on top of the car ( for it to
recharge ) and other parts as well including the gearbox, and electronic
controls.
Right now, technicians and
scientists are working on trying to find ways to cut down the costs of the car to make it more
affordable for the Indian automobile market and also accessible for the general
public as a whole.
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NEXT :
It is a matter of weeks before the wall-mounted “ Solar Power Storage “ of
TESLA ( Powerpack ) comes out with such a “ concentrated / dense “ storage
capacity that it becomes capable to re-charge the Li-ion battery of your EV , at night !
That will make every home a PERSONAL CHARGING STATION !
And with ISRO’s roof-top
Solar Panel driven EV , nothing can beat this combination !
Dear Shri Gadkariji / Shri
Goyalji / Shri Amitabh Kantji :
Please give
ISRO , this opportunity to serve the nation – this time not in space , but on
the ground !
23 May
2017
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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