Thanks ISRO
For acceding my repeated requests to licence your
technology for Lithium-ion Battery to interested
firms
This is what Times of India reported recently :
137
companies eye Isro's e-vehicle battery technology [ July 18
2018 ]
I find that , for
transferring this technology to potential firms , ISRO has stipulated :
# Companies to submit their application with Rs
4 lakh as Security Deposit
# There will be a 3 stage “ Evaluation Process “
# A high level Committee will scrutinize
genuine contenders
# Deposit will be refunded to companies not selected
/ backing out
# Shortlisted companies to pay Rs 1 crore as
one-time fee for technology transfer
Batteries will be 50 Ah and 100 Ah capacity
Whereas no one can
fault this elaborate / transparent evaluation process , it is of utmost
importance to keep in mind the following :
# TESLA Model 3 ( selling for $ 35,000
) is rumoured to have a 50 Kwh battery
# At $
190 / Kwh , it might cost , $ 9,500 ( $ 195*50kwh ) ( Rs 6.65 Lakh )
# This
battery is produced in TESLA’s GigaFactory ( 35 Gwh ) costing $ 5 billion
# In India , Adani / Reliance / JSW / M&M /
Suzuki etc are planning to put up Li-ion Battery plant ( Reliance plant with 25Gwh capacity estimated to cost $ 3.5 Billion )
Questions :
# What is ISRO’s
estimate of the manufacturing cost of its 50 – 100 Ah batteries ?
# When installed in an
E Car , what would such a locally designed / manufactured
battery cost as a percentage of selling
price of those e cars ?
In currently available
e-cars ( M&M / TATA ), this cost ( but of fully imported batteries ) , is approx. 50 % of its selling price
Can this ( locally manufactured battery ) cost , be brought
down to ( say ) , Rs 2 lakhs , ( from
current import cost of Rs 5 lakhs ), thereby
bringing down the ( On Road ) Selling Price of e20 ( M&M ) / TIGOR ( TATA )
e-cars , to below Rs 7
lakhs ( from current Rs 10 lakhs ) ? It is most important to ensure ZERO % GST on locally manufactured batteries
# If E Car selling
prices drop from Rs 10
lakhs to Rs 7 lakhs , then there will be no need
for extending any SUBSIDY , either to the car manufacturers or to the
car buyers
No one will want
to buy a Petrol / Diesel car ( costing Rs 10 lakhs ) anymore !
# If ISRO designed
battery is capable of charging from a 220 V domestic
outlet at night ( as in case of NISSAN Lyf ) – and give a range of 130
km / charge – then , will that not eliminate the need for road-side Battery
Charging Stations ?
No “ range anxiety
“ coupled with “ cheaper to buy / operate than a petrol
car “ will ensure rapid adoption of e cars !
# In May 2017 , ISRO
also demonstrated a converted ONMI van with Solar Panelled Roof, capable of charging a small
Lithium-ion Battery ,as long as the car roof is exposed to sun light
What is holding
back “ bundling “ this technology – transfer, along with the technology for the Lithium-ion
Battery ?
If “ bundled “ ,
that would enable India to :
* leapfrog rest of the World and fully switch
over to E Cars by 2025
* dramatically cut down on air pollution
* save millions of lives
* generate millions of new
jobs
For comprehensive suggestions on ,
“ Desired Policy in respect
of Electric Cars “ , refer to :
Auto
Industry : Policy Inputs [ 27 Dec
2017 ]
23 July 2018
www.hemenparekh.in /
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