Not only for those 6 million Electric cars that
Shri Gadkariji / Shri Piyush Goyalji , want to put on the Indian roads by 2022, but also for India’s
Auto Industry ( whose fate seems so uncertain ! )
Read following news that
appeared on Independent.co.uk ( 25 May 2017 ) :
Electric cars are charged
while moving at more than 60mph on new Scalextric-style track
Sir Richard Branson has speculated that electricity
will become virtually free
A Scalextric-style stretch of
road capable of charging cars while they drive at speeds of up to 100kmh (62mph) has been
created in France in a breakthrough that could make electric vehicles much more
popular.
While range anxiety has diminished as a problem for electric
vehicles with some models now achieving distances of about 300 miles on a
single charge, it still
then takes time to recharge the battery.
So the ability to charge a car while it was moving would be a
significant step.
In a statement, Qualcomm Technologies said it had “ designed and
built a wireless system capable of charging an electric vehicle dynamically … at highway speeds ”.
Two vehicles were able to use the 100-metre track to top up their
batteries at the same time and it worked in both directions.
Steve Pazol, vice president and
general manager of wireless charging at Qualcomm Incorporated, said: “ We are inventors …
this dynamic charging
demonstration is the embodiment of this.
“I am immensely proud of what
we have achieved. The combination of a global team of expert engineers and Qualcomm Halo technology
… has enabled us to really push the boundaries of the possible and outline our
vision for future urban mobility.”
The track itself was built at
Satory near Versailles by Vedecom
institute, which was set up as part of a programme of investment by the
French government. Its Fabric project is looking into the technological
feasibility of charging
electric vehicles on the move.
Such “disruptive
technologies” were “ essential to enable the French car industry to sell
accessible electric and hybrids vehicles to a great number of people ”, the
institute added.
In an article about the
charging system, the This Is Money website suggested there were still “ a
few potholes in the concept ”, including how motorists would be charged for the
electricity.
Business tycoon Sir Richard Branson, who
is involved in Formula E electric racing cars, has predicted electricity
will eventually become virtually free.
Speaking in 2015, he
predicted the world would be powered entirely by clean energy in 30 years and
added :
“ Turn the clock another 30 years and we’re almost going to be
powering the world with no
energy costs at all.
“ There’s a very,
very bright future for everybody.”
But following questions remain
:
·
What would be the “ cost per km “ of laying down those “ Charging Pads “ ?
·
From where will
those “ Inductive Charging
Pads “ get their own electricity ? If that power is going to come from Coal-based
Power Plants , there is no gain as far as reducing the air pollution is concerned
!
Of course , it may still make
economic sense , if the cost of laying “ Inductive Charging Pads “ works out cheaper than
creating lakhs of stationary EV charging Stations , all over the country !
·
How does this technology ( Inductive Charging Pads ) compare
with “ piezo-electric
panels embedded on the highway surface , which generate electricity due to tyre
pressure “ , which is undergoing commercial trials in California ?
{
Read : A Reverse Toll ? Possible ( 07 May 2017 )
·
Can we think of
covering all of our highways ( not possible to cover city roads ) with Solar Panels which supply
power to those “ Inductive
Charging Pads “ ?
( What about providing enough clearance for tall
vehicles ? )
Gujarat has shown the feasibility of such an idea by covering water canals by Solar
Power Panels ( which , also reduce water losses due to evaporation ! )
Covering our highways with
Solar Panels will make the travel cool / comfortable and the cars will not need
powerful air-conditioners ( consuming power ! )
If we can pull this off ,
then we could eliminate pollution ( caused by Coal-based Power Plants ) AND
simultaneously eliminate the need for EV charging Stations on our highways !
In my
earlier blog :
( Need ofthe hour : TEAM ) ,
I had listed a few emerging
technologies that our government should try to get ( license ) / develop and
then hand-over FREE
to our Entrepreneurs / Start Ups
To that list , let us add “
Inductive Charging Pads
“ from Vedecom institute / Qualcomm Technologies
Dear Shri Gadkariji :
While wishing you all luck in convincing ELON MUSK to set up an Electric Car plant in India , I urge you to reach out
to all those developers of “ Revolutionary
Technologies “ for coming to India
28 May
2017
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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