Blog: CESL : Carpe Diem ( Seize this Opportunity )

Dear Smt Mahua Acharya

[ MD – Convergence Energy Services Limited / mdcesl@eesl.co.in ]

News reports talk of your plan to purchase :

Ø 200,000 two-wheeled EVs

Ø 300.000 three-wheeled EVs

( source : Ola in talks to supply e-bikes to CESL / HT / 17 June 2021 )

Extract :

Ø As part of its plans to supply 200,000 two-wheeled EVs and 300,000 three-wheeled EVs across India, CESL recently signed an agreement with Goa and Kerala to procure more than 30,000 electric two- and three-wheelers.

WHAT IS THAT OPPORTUNITY ?

Smt Acharyaji,

Concept :

In TENDER SPECIFICATION, please incorporate appropriate clauses that all of these EVs must be ,

Ø Pre-installed with a list of sensors

Ø These sensors must be Internet Connected ( IoT )

Ø These sensors will relay all kinds of DATA to specified Central Servers ( 24x7 )

Here is a PROOF of CONCEPT :

TVS Motor launches iQube Electric in Chennai, priced at Rs 1.15 lakh / BL / 18 June 2021

Extract :

Ø It is equipped with proprietary next-gen TVS SmartXonnect platform and comes with advanced TFT cluster and TVS iQube app, which offers multiple features such as :

# Geo-fencing

# Remote Battery Charge status

# Navigation Assist

# Last Park location

# Incoming call alerts / SMS alerts

Ø For charging, customers can avail of the recommended choice of SmartXHome, which offers

# A dedicated Home Charging solution with Bluetooth connectivity

# Live Charging Status

# RFID-enabled security

MY TAKE :

Some 4 years ago, I had sent following e-mail to our Policy Makers :

Ø Internet of Vehicles ( IoV ) ?...................[ 04 Mar 2017 ]

Where I envisaged [ Specifics of CONCEPT ] :

> I expect that , over the next 5 years , all of these will converge into an

Internet of Vehicles ( IoV ), when :

· # Most vehicles will be electric ( essentially , “ computers on wheels “ ),

automatically determining the best / shortest, route / stops and

optimizing vehicle performance . Mobile Apps will be a governing device

# Vehicles will be internet connected with one another , exchanging data

· # Vehicles will be internet connected with servers of Transport Authorities /

Traffic Police / Pollution Control Boards and a host of other governmental

/ institutional organizations , and be relaying all sorts of data 24*7

# Vehicles will report accidents ( being hit ) and thefts ( being stolen ) , on

their own !

· # All vehicles will carry a whole lot of “ Sensors “ , which will continuously “

monitor “ the conditions of the vehicles and relay the same to all the

authorities

# All vehicles will be equipped with RADAR – LIDAR –CAMERAS – GPS

locators – / Augmented Reality etc , to avoid collisions / accidents

# Prepaid RFID chips ( linked to Aadhar / Bank Accounts ? ) for Road

Taxes / Insurance Premiums / Toll charges / Fines / Carbon Credits (

through DBT )

# In-Built Sensors will measure (and request maintenance on their own) :

# Engine ( or Electric Motor ) temperature

# Pressures / Displacements / Compression Ratios in case of petrol / diesel

Vehicles / Battery Charge Levels / fuel consumption

# Emission Levels ( PM2.5 / CO2 etc ) in petrol / diesel vehicles

# Tyre pressures / wear and tear of moving parts / RPM

# Vehicle speed / acceleration / braking distance

# Proximity to other moving / stationary vehicles or objects

# Weather conditions / Visibility levels / Traffic Density

# Condition of the road being traversed ( co-efficient of friction )

# Condition of the person driving ( sleepy / drunk etc )

# Whatever else you want “ measured / monitored / relayed “

Ø Intelligent Transport System ………………………….[ 07 Oct 2017 ]

Ø Smart Cars , Safe Cars , Social Cars ? …………..[ 31 Aug 2017 ]

Ø Urban Transport Policy …………………………………….[ 09 June 2017 ]

Ø Revolutionizing Transport ? …………………………….[ 14 July 2017 ]

Ø The Next Big Thing ………………………………………[ 14 Nov 2017 ]

Ø Crossing the Seven Seas [ 7 C ]…………………….[ 10 Sept 2018 ]

Ø Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ?........[ 20 Nov 2018 ]

Ø A Brief History of Electric Vehicles in India……. [ 30 Jan 2021 ]

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Dear Smt Acharyaji,

Outright purchase of all of these EVs will cost CESL :

Ø 2 lakh two wheelers @ Rs 1.5 lakh each > Rs 3 lakh*lakh = Rs 3000 Crore

Ø 3 lakh three wheelers @ Rs 3 lakh each > Rs 9 lakh*lakh = Rs 9000 Crore

I strongly urge that , instead of buying these EVs on “ Outright Purchase “ basis, CESL take these on a “ WET LEASE “ basis only , and pay the " lease rent " on " per Km " basis ( of course, with a guaranteed minimum )

This condition will ensure that the suppliers ( Ola - Ather - M&M etc ) will put up at their own cost, a vast network of Battery Charging Stations, in all cities and highways ( may be every Km )

They would not want their leased vehicles to stand idle due to a discharged battery !

Another condition of this leasing arrangement should require that all suppliers ( EV manufacturers ) would form a CONSORTIUM for setting up a COMMON / STANDARDIZED charging network where EVs of ANY MAKE can plug in !

This would encourage all State Governments to forward their requirements to CESL

There will be no RANGE ANXIETY !

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