Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Wednesday 4 November 2020

Luck does not happen !

 


 

It has to be “ caused “ , following the dictum :

“ Luck is caused when Preparedness meets Opportunity “

 

Ever since Elon Musk twitted a few weeks back that TESLA will arrive in India in 2021, a number of State Chief Ministers have started chasing Elon to set up his next Gigafactory in their State

But the question is :

“ How much have they prepared to meet this opportunity ? “

OPPORTUNITY

Here are some announcements that Elon made / hinted, on the Battery Day ( 22 Sept 200 ) :

Ø  Cars that connect to the Grid ( mobile Power Storage Devices ? )

Ø  EV Battery cathodes without Cobalt ( 2:1 nickel manganese ratio )

Ø  Delivery of Plaid Powertrain by 2021

Ø  Working on a fully autonomous $ 25,000 car using NextGen battery ( about 3 years from now )

Ø  Building a new Cathode plant

Ø  “Tab-less “ battery cells that will improve range ( this will reduce the $/kWh pack cost by 14%.)

Ø  Mass production of new battery cells by 2022

Ø  New improvements to Autopilot, its driver-assistance software ( much safer than a human driver )

Ø  Battery having five times more energy

Ø  16% range increase,

Ø  Six times the power output


>   A massive new casting machine to integrate the battery's components within the car, much like a planes

     fuel tanks are integrated into the wings instead of separate parts

Among other things, Elon said :

       " The three parts of a sustainable-energy future are ,

Ø  Sustainable Energy generation

Ø  Storage, and

Ø  Vehicles

 So we intend to play a significant role in all three."

 

But to get there, the world needs to produce 10 terawatt-hours’ worth energy per year.

 

That is 100 times more than Tesla’s current production level “

 

Production capacity  Planned :

 

Ø  2020…………..  35     GWh

Ø  2022………….  100    GWh

Ø  2030…………… 3000  GWh

 

Battery Costs Envisaged :

 

Ø  2020…………  $   156 / KWh

Ø  2021…………  $   100 / KWh

Ø  2023…………  $    63 / KWh

 

 

On the chemistry front, Tesla said, it acquires a 10,000 acre mining site to produce even more of battery components in-house

 

“ There is really enough Lithium in Nevada alone to electrify the entire  US fleet “

Tesla Battery Day: news and updates from Elon Musk’s announcement

Extract :

Karnataka has held discussions with electric vehicles major Tesla to encourage it into setting up a base in the state. However, the Maharashtra government has also been actively reaching out to the Elon Musk-led company to "invite" them to the state, as per a recent tweet by Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray

 Enough to entice Elon ? ……………………………………….[ 03 Nov 2020 ]

Cases of Missing Targets ……………………………………..[ 26 Oct 2020 ]

Not in one day : What about 3 years ? ……………….[ 26 Oct 2020 ]

The Race is on ! …………………………………………… ……..[ 23 Oct 2020 ]

Fastest Finger First ? ……………………………………………[ 07 Oct 2020 ]

ARA & M Ltd ? ………………………………………………………[ 02 Oct 2020 ]

 

Copy of this blog sent to the following with a request to examine whether “ Our Preparedness “ ( ala : our EV Policy / FAME II ) need a superfast and thorough overhaul , to ensure that Elon chooses to set up his next Gigafactory in India – and not in Indonesia / Singapore / Vietnam :

cm@karnataka.gov.in

cm@maharashtra.gov.in

Tomorrow, PM will hold virtual conference with Global Investors, to persuade them to invest in Infrastructure projects, biggest being 5 Li-ion factories ( each costing Rs 36,000 cr ) .
Will he succeed in convincing Elon Musk , who started Model 3 EV production at his China factory within ONE YEAR of breaking ground ?
Read : https://lnkd.in/eHeCkXG
Or, will he go to Singapore, which has World Bank rank # 2 in Ease of Doing Business ?
Here is a hint :
---------------------------------------------------------------
FROM SINGLE WINDOW TO SINGLE DAY ?( 19 Sept 2015 )
https://lnkd.in/eswYHeM

=======================================

40 years ago, Pherwani ( VP / L&T ) , met officers of Singapore Development Authority, for a JV for manufacture of Bottle Closures in Singapore

After the presentation , a SDA officer took Pherwani to look up suitable sites for setting up the proposed factory

In the evening , when Pherwani returned to his hotel , receptionist handed him a letter from SDA ,

> confirming SDA willingness to form a JV with L&T

> allotting the factory plot selected by Pherwani

> enclosing a cheque towards SDA's share to the equity capital of proposed JV

FROM SINGLE WINDOW TO SINGLE DAY ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

Posted by

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)