Economic Times ( 21 Nov )
carries following news :
“ Niti’s Battery Swapping Pitch Not
Viable , says Gadkari “
Road
transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has said official think tank NITI
Aayog’s battery swapping
policy for accelerated adoption of electric and shared vehicles is not
viable and hence wouldn’t work.
“The
battery swapping policy I feel is not appropriate for the country because it is a very difficult
thing,” the minister said at the Smart Mobility Conference organised by
industry association FICCI on Monday.
Niti
Aayog has been advocating standardised, smart and swappable batteries with
lease or pay-per-use business models.
Gadkari
said his department was working on the plan of providing the charging
infrastructure across the country.
“We are working on the charging system that can
reduce the charge time to 15-20
minutes,” he said.
The
cost of lithium ion
batteries has been slashed by 40% and mass production could lead to further reduction in
prices, Gadkari added. There are 12 manufacturers of lithium ion battery.
Reacting to this “ Breaking News “ on CNBC TV last
evening, Shri
Abhay Firodia ( President , SIAM ) said :
“ Even within the Auto Industry, views on
swappable batteries are evenly divided . Within a few days , we plan to submit
to the Transport Minister , a white paper on the subject of change-over to
Electric Vehicles . We want the Government to come out with a Road-Map on this
subject “
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And Shri Anand Mahindra said
:
“ Many years back , we had introduced swappable
batteries on our 2-wheelers , However this did not work out – but for reasons
of mechanical design
I wonder what big announcement will Shri Gadkari make next “
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That BIG ANNOUNCEMENT could well be :
·
ISRO will make available ( for FREE ) , to any Indian
Manufacturer , its technology of Electric Vehicles ( of course , excluding 2
wheelers ), where the solar
panel mounted roof will , continuously charge a small Lithium Ion battery as long as the vehicle is under sunlight. The small battery can be re-charged at night using a 5 Amp domestic electric outlet
·
This innovation ( so vividly demonstrated by the Dutch and the
Germans , at the Australian Solar Car Challenge , last month , for a 5 seater regular sedan , which
travelled 3000 km ,
without any charging
along the route and at ave speed of 80
km / hour ) , will mean , there will be no need for
battery charging infrastructure
·
Elimination of Battery
Charging Infrastructure , will save the country , an investment of Rs 195 Lakh*Crore
Here is what could prompt Shri Gadkariji to make such
DISRUPTIVE announcement
:
3000Km without a Charging Station ? [ 09 Oct 2017 ]
Gadkarijiis Angry [ 12 Sept
2017 ]
21 Nov 2017
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