Following news appeared in Eco Times ( 22 Aug ) :
Extract :
State owned Energy Efficiency Services, which leads the
country’s energy efficiency and conservation drive, has thrown open a challenge
for entrepreneurs and start ups “ to develop electric
cars that are more efficient in terms of performance and cheaper “ than
what it had sought in its e-car tender last year
EESL…. Has sought variants of electric cars that can
run 200 km or more in a single charge and is
priced not more than Rs 10 lakh
The solutions , if viable, will be scaled up and commercialized BY EESL ……
EESL has also sought ,
# solutions in
the field of Charging Stations , which is
instrumental for the success of
electric
mobility initiative in India
“ We are trying to go away from the straitjacket
approach “ , Kumar told ET
While welcoming EESL’s intention of “ going away from
straitjacket “ , following questions arise :
·
Is this “ challenge “, open to “ Indian Entrepreneurs
and Start Ups “ only, or is it also open to existing Electric Car manufacturers
( both local and foreign ) ?
·
Are the participants required to submit “
Conceptual Designs “ only or also “ Manufacturing Drawings “ / “ Working
Prototype “ as well ?
Nor any mention of this “ challenge “ or any tabulation of “ Minimum Specifications / Performance
Criteria “
·
World over , existing car manufacturers are
“ forward integrating “
[ Car manufacturing > Ride
sharing >
Car leasing ]
Now EESL is not a “ Car
Manufacturer “
After “ Buying “ from
manufacturers , EESL is “ Leasing E-Cars
“ to various Govt departments
Why does it want to “
backward integrate “ into “ Car Manufacturing “ ?
News report reads :
“ The solutions , if viable, will be scaled up
and commercialized BY EESL “
EESL is planning to
replace existing govt fleet of 500,000 petrol / diesel vehicles with electric
vehicles , in next 3 – 4 years ( as per EESL web site )
By “ commercialization “ if
EESL plans to manufacture e-cars , it will require EESL to set up its own “
Manufacturing Facility “ with a capacity to produce , 50,000 cars per year ( a
sales value of Rs 5,000 Cr @ Rs 10 lakh / car )
If we assume a “ Capital
Output Ratio “ of 1 : 1 for this industry , then that would require a Capital
Investment of Rs 5,000 crore !
Unless EESL plans that
proposed “ commercialization “ ( of the
winning design ) by “ sub-contracting “ the actual manufacturing to one or more
, existing
E Car manufacturers
If “ sub-contracting “ is the idea , why
go through this entire “ Challenge Exercise “ ?
Why not just contact the 38
existing e – car manufacturers , encouraging them to set up manufacturing
facilities in India ? [ TATA and M&M are already producing ]
If assured of guaranteed
order from EESL [ say 25,000 cars each per year , to two selected manufacturers
] , they will be happy to make cars as per winning design
If at all , there has to
be a “ Challenge “ , it should read :
“ E Car with a range of
100 km / charge and costing no more than Rs 7 lakh
It should have Solar Panel mounted roof top
to continuously charge a small Li-ion Battery which can be also charged
overnight at home , using a standard 220 V domestic outlet “
No need for any roadside “
Battery Charging Infrastructure “ , no “ Range Anxiety “ for the buyers , no
need for any Subsidy ( under FAME II
being launched in Sept and expected to cost Rs 5,500 crores ) !
In that case , following
parties might get interested :
·
Range
> 250 Km
·
Price
> Euro 16,000 ( Rs 13 lakh )
·
330 integrated solar cells mounted on top ,
sides , front / rear hoods , to charge battery while under sun . Can be charged
at home using domestic outlet , in 13 hours ( overnight charging )
·
Bidirectional charging enables charging of home
electronic devices , from SONO car battery
·
SONO eliminates need for road-side Battery
Charging Stations but can be charged in 3.5 hours
LIGHTYEAR ( https://lightyear.one/ )
·
Range > 400 km to
800 km
·
Price
> Euro
119,000 ( Rs 96. Lakhs )
·
Battery charged by solar power but can also
be charged at home using standard domestic outlet
OUR VERY OWN
ISRO
·
Way back in May 2017 , ISRO demonstrated a
OMNI van fitted with Solar panels on its roof , charging a relatively small
Lithium-ion Battery ( also developed by ISRO and now in the process of being
licensed to several Indian firms
Read :
Further
Reference :
27 Aug 2018
www.hemenparekh.in/
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