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 “

 

RELATED  READINGS :

 

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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NEXT :

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 !

( Refer : 

Vehicle Charger cum Carbon Creditor ? .... 28 May 2021

In this connection , I urge you to look up my following earlier e-mails to EESL :

 

Congratulations, Shri Saurabh Kumarji ……………………………………[ 13 Nov 2019 ]

Thank You , Shri Jaitleyji,                                                    [ 25 Dec 2018 ]

 

EESL : Grab this chance !                                                     [ 01 Aug 2018 ]

 

EESL :  a  wake  up  time  ?                                                 [ 27 June 2018 ]

 

Evidence  is  piling  up  !                                                      [ 13 May 2018 ]

 

 Do  they  have  an  option ?                                                 [ 14 April 2018 ]

 

Buy or Lease ?                                                                    [ 03 April 2018 ]

 

Scam ? #EESL #NDA #BJP #MNRE                                       [ 08 Mar 2018  ]

 

Logical to Lease                                                                  [ 06 Mar 2018 ]

 

To Buy or not to Buy ?                                                         [ 11  Oct  2017   ]

 

EESL : Lease cars , do not Buy !                                           [ 18  Aug  2017  ]

 

EESL : Put it off indefinitely !                                                [ 19 Aug 2018 ]

 

EESL : Getting Away from Straitjacket ?                                [ 26 Aug 2018 ]

 

If China can , so can We                                                      [ 27 Aug 2018 ]

 

Cars on Subscription ? Convenience Redefined                       [ 10 Sept 2018 ]

 

EESL : It is your move now !                                                [ 12  Oct  2018 ]

 

E- Bus : without ETA [ Expected Time of Arrival ] ?                 [ 04  Apr  2019 ]

 

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  20 June 2021

 

 

A Matter of Unwillingness ?

 

Dear  Shri  Ravishankar Prasadji,

 

 

Twitter and WhatsApp say they cannot trace back all the posts to their ORIGINAL poster ( person ) , since :

 

> These posts get forwarded and re-forwarded, a thousand times , from mobile of one user to another user

> These posts are end-to-end, encrypted

To me, it seems this could be a case of " Unwillingness " rather than a case of " Technical Inability "

Parliamentary Committee on IT ( which discussed this matter with Twitter executives yesterday ) , may want to study the following :

Facebook AI software able to dig up origins of deepfake images  (  17 June 2021  )


https://lnkd.in/gdyn_e2

 

 

With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  19 June 2021

 

 

 

Related Reading :

 

An “ Act of Defiance “ ?  …………..[  28  May  2021 ]

 

 

 

 

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Facebook AI software able to dig up origins of deepfake images

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Time to lead from the Front

 

Context :

To curb wasteful spending, Centre looks at tightening purse strings  /  Business Line  / 12 June 2021

 

Extract :

 

 The Centre has set a target of reducing controllable expenditure by 20 per cent during FY22.

 

Officials estimate savings of ₹ 1.5-1.6-lakh crore, if  this is implemented ‘ truly in words and spirits ’.

 

 

Suggestive list of account heads for controlling expenditure

 

 

#   Overtime allowances

 

#   Domestic, foreign travel expenses Advertising and publicity Publication

 

#   Office expenses

 

 

 

Dear Smt Sitharamanji,

 

 

This is a very welcome initiative

 

But how can Ministers get this ( austerity ) message percolate all the way down to 32 lakh employees of the Central Government ?

 

No doubt communicating is very important – with “ facts and figures “ of  “ Targets and Achievements “ , every month

 

But the surest way to get everyone on board, and pull in same direction, is to set a  PERSONAL  EXAMPLE !

 

Such very VISIBLE personal behavior alone can tell the employees that you mean business

 

Such personal examples will tell them : 

 

Ø  I practice what I preach

Ø  I do not spare myself

Ø  I subject myself to the same discipline that I expect from others

 

Many decades ago, when the Company I worked for faced some tough times ( fast declining profits ), we introduced :

 

ECD [ Economy Cooperation Drive ]

 

 

To set example, Chairman – MD - Directors - Senior Managers , did the following :

 

Ø  For both, domestic and international, Air travel, use economy class instead of First Class

Ø  While travelling to cities within India, stay in Company Guest Houses instead of in 5-Star hotels

Ø  While travelling in cities ( other than home station ), take taxies instead of Company Cars

Ø  Hold meetings with customers in company offices only , rather than in 5 star hotels

Ø  No entertaining of Customers in hotels

Ø  Total freeze on new recruitment ( including for replacement for resignations / retirements / deaths )

Ø  At the end of the year, no DOUBLE INCREEMENTS / LUMP SUM appreciation awards / promotions

Ø  Introduction of Voluntary Retirement Scheme

Ø  Transfer / Demotion of Senior Managers whose departments fail to achieve Cost Reduction Targets

Ø  Switching off Air Conditioning / lights wherever and whenever possible

Ø  Drastic reduction in inventory of Office Supplies

 

This is only a partial list

 

Many of these suggestions came from Shop-floor workers who witnessed many “ unproductive / wasteful “ practices all the time

 

One more thing

 

Such “ Economy Drive “ must not be a one-time / temporary action – only to slip back when good times return

 

It must be made integral to governance by issue of a STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

 

As they say :

 

It is not sufficient to be COST-CONSCIOUS , you have to be PERCEIVED to be so  !

 

 

Dear Smt Sitharamanji,

 

 

Can citizen of India expect you to set a Personal Example ?

 

 

 

 

With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  18 June 2021

 

 

RELATED READING :

 

 

With dishy discounts gone, Parliament canteens end up saving Rs 9 crore annually   /  BL  /  18 June 2021

 

Extract :

 

Till early this year, even after a heavy repast at a Parliament canteen, rarely would a diner even look at the bill. After all, MPs, Secretariat staff and even media persons were enjoying a plate of mutton cutlet at just ₹18, mutton curry with bone cost no more than ₹20, and a masala dosa an absurd ₹6, thanks to heavily subsidised dishes, some by over 80 per cent.

But no more. On Thursday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla officially shared how ending the food subsidy in Parliament canteens will result in a saving of ₹9 crore annually.

In 2015, a reply to an RTI query had revealed that the canteens received a subsidy of ₹14 crore every year. So, MPs enjoyed ‘fish fried with chips’ at ₹25 a plate, boiled vegetables at ₹5 (a subsidy of 83 per cent) and Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani at ₹65.

Now, a masala dosa costs ₹50, as does a plate of boiled vegetables. ‘Fish and chips’ has been re-priced at ₹110 and mutton curry at ₹125, while Chicken Biryani will cost ₹100.

 

 

Ø  Our Poor MPs ! ……………………………………..[ 11 Dec 2015 ]