PluginIndia recently took a trip to Hyderabad, the city of nawabs and of high technology. In fact, our hotel was in an area synonymous with the latter – Hitec City! That’s where we found ourselves, bleary-eyed after a long overnight bus ride that had brought us into Hyderabad from Bangalore. But we had little time to laze about in our hotel rooms because we had to go check out e-Trio, the only Indian company offering ARAI-certified electric vehicle (EV) conversion kits for your car!
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So we got an email from the PureEV team last month, inviting PluginIndia to visit their factory and meet their battery engineering team in Hyderabad. We have heard a lot about the company and by looking at their website, we see some some cool looking electric two wheeler products. The fact that they make their own battery packs and also are working on algorithms, software to improve their battery, meant that this trip to Hyderabad was a no brainer.
By Atul Gopal I was invited by the Pune International Centre (PIC) to attend a lecture on the topic, 'New Mobility'. The lecture was be delivered by Mr. Anup Sable - Chief Technology Officer (CTO), KPIT Technologies. Here is my writeup on the lecture, where Anup spoke about the disruption happening in the automobile sector.
By Atul Gopal, with inputs from Kamlesh Mallick What happens when a cell phone guy becomes a motorcycle maker? One imagines that the Micromax guys would have done what they usually do - concentrate on sales, source from China. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Revolt does not do that. The import content is under 40%, so it qualifies for the Make in India incentives.
What I liked is the attention to detail and some interesting insights about the millennial bike rider. The analogy was to what Sony had to go through when it developed the Walkman. One thing that Rahul is clear about: the target customer - Young Urban Males, which could include the Swiggy delivery guy. Blu Smart Electric Taxi, Hyundai Kona launch, DC Fast chargers, Solar Power : PluginIndia Delhi trip11/7/2019 The PluginIndia team felt the full blast of the Indian EV transformation during our recent trip to Delhi/NCR, which is the region where we observe huge investment in the EV space and maximum disruption caused by electric vehicles.
We saw electric Rickshaws everywhere, including from organized players like Smart-E. We travelled across NCR in an electric taxi by a startup called Blu Smart. We then were invited by the Hyundai team for the launch of first All-Electric SUV in India - The Hyundai Kona. We then also visited a user who has installed a 5 kW solar power system at his home and charges his electric car using Solar! By Kamlesh Mallick with inputs from industry So the 2019 budget was presented by our finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and electric mobility was the major winner.
There are income tax breaks for consumers, there are lower import duties on components for manufacturers and less GST than before. All this shows the commitment of our government towards green mobility in India. भारत के इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन की महत्वाकांक्षाएँ हमारी सरकार द्वारा नहीं, कार्पोरेट्स द्वारा बाधित ह22/4/2019 By Prof Nagendra Singh Tiwari द्वारा कमलेश मल्लिक एवं आशीष गुप्ता
यदि आप एक भारतीय शहर में निवासरत हैं, तो अपने चारों ओर देखिए।देखिए इन प्रदूषण करने वाले, तेल पीते दो पहिया वाहनों, कारों एवं एसयूवीज़ को और सुनिए इन वाहनों के भयानक ध्वनि प्रदूषण को। लोग इन तेल पीती बड़ी एसयूवीज़ में अधिकांश समय अकेले ही इनकी सवारी करते हैं। एक डीज़ल एसयूवी की ज़रूरत क्या है ? जब आप ९५% समय अकेले ही या एक अन्य व्यक्ति के साथ उसमें सवारी करते है। ये २०१९ है, और क्यों हम अपने शहरों में और अधिक इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन नहीं देखते जो हमारे शहरों की हवा को साफ़ रखने में हमारी मदद कर सकते हैं? इसके कई कारण हैं -जागरूकता की कमी, बाज़ार में विकल्पों की कमी, बैटरी की चिंता, चार्जिंग अधोसंरचना की कमी इत्यादि। लेकिन एक अन्य बड़ा कारण है जिसकी चर्चा अक्सर नहीं होती है और वो हैं कार्पोरेट, विशेषकर आंतरिक दहन इंजन वाहनों के निर्माताओं ने हमारे नवजात भारतीय इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन उद्योग के विकाश को अवरुद्ध किया है। By Prof Nagendra Singh Tiwari इस महीने फ़ेम २ की मुख्य विशेषताएँ घोषित की गईं। फ़ेम २ की सामान्य दिशा दुपहिया वाहनो, सार्वजनिक परिवहन एवं बेड़े के माँग एवं प्रोत्साहन के हिसाब से सकारात्मक है।
ई वी समुदाय इस बात से भौचक्का है की निजी इलेक्ट्रिक कारों को इस योजना से बाहर रखा गया है, ऐसे और भी बैटरी निर्माण से सम्बंधित कई महत्वपूर्ण प्रश्न हैं जिनके उत्तर दिए जाने की आवश्यकता है यहाँ तक की जिनके उत्तर पूर्व में दिए गए है उनके भी। प्लग इन इंडिया चिंतन के इस एपिसोड में, हम फ़ेम २ योजना एवं भारत में स्थानीय बैटरी पैक, घटकों और सेल निर्माण की बात करेंगे
The FAME 2 (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) salient features were announced this month. The general direction of FAME 2 is positive in terms of demand side incentives for two wheelers, public transport and fleets.
While the EV community is aghast, that private electric cars are excluded from the scheme, there were more important questions regarding battery manufacturing that needed answering and even those have been answered. In this blog, we talk about the FAME 2 scheme and also look at mandates for local battery pack, components and cell manufacturing in India. Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, part of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group, and SmartE, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive electric mobility forward in India.
Whilst diesel and gasoline-powered vessels currently dominate maritime transportation, the market for pure electric and hybrid boats and ships is growing rapidly.
IDTechEx Technology Analyst, Luke Gear, has published the below article on his new report on electric and hybrid boats and ships. This week, Elon Musk showcased a concept tunnel that could revolutionize urban transport.
The big takeaway from this proof of concept, is that only Electric Vehicles with autonomous hardware/software installed can use this infrastructure. No ICE vehicles allowed! Mahindra Electric have inaugurated a facility in Bengaluru to manufacture Electric Vehicle Technology, developed under +ME brand. This is based on Mahindra’s Future of Mobility theme based on 3C's – Clean, Connected & Convenient. They also rolled out their first electric 3 wheeler range Treo and Treo Yaari, to be priced attractively, starting at Rs. 1.36 lakhs
Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, Research Director, IDTechEx The drone market in recent years has completely changed character. Gone is the hype. IDTechEx's report clearly demonstrates this by tracking company investment and formation trends each year. The price wars have also taken their toll with the Chinese winner having forced many to give their hardware (platform) play completely. We are often therefore asked whether this marks the end of the drone opportunity or not?
Today, Twenty Two Motors and KYMCO, one of the largest two wheeler and leading power sports global brands announced their partnership in India. This marks the entry of KYMCO into the Indian sub-continent. The alliance aims at making scooter experience intuitive, convenient and stylish for Indian customers.
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