Electric vehicles are super efficient and even if you plug it into the grid, which generates its electricity from dirty coal, you are much cleaner than driving a oil based vehicle.
Here are some reasons
- Fueling independence
- True zero emissions driving
- Reduce global warming
They call it Sun2Car and have developed proprietary technologies for optimized charging efficiency.
There are 3 Sun2Car options for the customer.
- A typical 1kWp System consists of: 4 Solar panels – 250W, 7A, 35.68V each and electronics for power management.
- The user plugs the car directly from the Solar Panel's DC power source. The other end goes directly to the DC charging port. There is no need of an inverter to convert DC to AC power here. This is also called an off-grid solar charging system.
- In this setup the car has to be charged only in day time.
- This system generates 4-6 units (kWh) on a sunny day.
- 50% of the 2014 Mahindra e2o’s battery pack can be charged per day - on a sunny day.
- Mahindra e2o T20 model comes with the DC fast charging port as a standard fitment. This port can be used for charging the vehicle from Sun2Car DC1.
- Total cost of a 1kWp system including installation is Rs 1.2 lakhs (USD 2000 approx.). The exact cost can vary based on the location of installation and any other customization required by the customer.
- Ideal for corporate parks where electric vehicles can be parked & charged during office hours.
- For any sales query, one can directly write to mobilitysolutions@mahindrareva.com or contact the nearest Mahindra e2o dealer. Mahindra dealer will put you in touch with the Sun2Car team at Mahindra Reva to take it forward.
- This System consists of: Solar Panels, electronics for power management and an inverter for conversion of DC power to AC
- In this setup the system supplies power into the local home grid during day time. The car is then charged from the grid at night or during the day. This is also called as Grid-tied solar charging system.
- The car is charged from the normal 15 Amp port.
Total cost of the system including installation is Rs 1.6 Lakhs (USD 2566 approx.) The exact cost can vary based on the location of installation and any other customization required by the customer. - Ideal for individual house.
- The inverter output is connected to the house main supply, bypassing the electric meter. Whenever the car is not being charged, the energy generated is consumed by the domestic usage
- A typical 1 kWp system is capable of producing 4-6 kWh (units) of energy in a sunny day. This energy is enough to charge Mahindra e2o up to 50%.
- Car is not required to have DC charging port
- Car is charged by connecting to the 15 A ac plug point
- This System consists of: Solar Panels, electronics for power management, an inverter for conversion of DC power to AC and a battery for storing the power.
- The battery capacity can be configured as per the customer requirement (how much energy to be stored)
- In this system, the solar panels generate power and store them into the battery pack. The user charges the car from the batteries. When the batteries get fully charged, then the power is supplied to the local grid and is used for domestic consumption (thus reducing your home electricity bill).
- The car is charged from the normal 15 Amp port.
- Total cost of the system including installation is Rs 2 lakhs (USD 3200 approx.) The exact cost can vary based on the location of installation and any other customization required by the customer.
- Ideal for individual house where one needs a power back up facility.
- The inverter output is connected to the house main supply, bypassing the electric meter.
- A typical 1 kWp system is capable of producing 4-5 kWh (units) of energy in a sunny day. This energy is enough to charge Mahindra e2o up to 50%.
- The Sun2Car DC1 system provides a more efficient charging process as compared to the other two options - due to the fact that DC current is sent directly to the battery pack without any conversion and hence the conversion loss is avoided.
- However, Sun2Car DC1 is better suited to corporate parks, as it is not practical to charge the car in day time for working people at home. The best bet for an individual is to install the Sun2Car AC1 or the Sun2Car AC3 system for more convenience and full utilization of solar power (for domestic usage when car is not being charged).
- Mahindra Reva says that there are no customers who have implemented the Sun2Car AC3 system.
- If you drive an average of 40-50 km daily, then it makes sense to charge your car using these Sun2Car systems.
- Mahindra Reva recommends a 1kWp solar installation for Sun2Car series of solar charging stations as it can take care of the typical daily run of 50-60 km in Mahindra e2o and the size of solar panels put together will be around 100 sq. ft. which is as good as the car garage. So, one doesn’t need to reserve additional land for such installation.
- To charge the car completely in a day using Sun2Car range of solar charging stations, one needs to request for a 2kWp solar charging installation, which can charge the car to 100% in one day using solar energy only.
For any sales query, one can directly write to mobilitysolutions@mahindrareva.com or contact the nearest Mahindra e2o dealer. The Mahindra dealer will put you in touch with the Sun2Car team at Mahindra Reva to take it forward.