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PluginIndia Electric Vehicles

Tesla enters India and amusing conversations follow!

15/12/2017

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By Shikha Krishna
Whats going viral!!! - Tesla enters India.

While factually its true that according to a report, Indian shores have finally gotten lucky to touch Tesla Model X's wheels, the brand hasn't been officially launched in India yet. This Model X is imported by a 'Richie Rich' for probably his love for the Electric Car super brand.
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What amuses me most are the conversations that are following. I have friends and family calling me, excited to share this news and soon after, the excitement turns to anxiousness.
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The first phone call I received, said

But where will this guy service it, if it breaks down

Second

Where will he charge it? There are no Superchargers in India

Third

Why cant we make such beautiful cars in India

Fourth and the best one!

Did your company import it to make a replica?

Amusing isn't it!!!
Says a lot about consumer psyche actually!

SERVICE : We are so used to "maintaining" our cars and worried about the long service bills, that it is almost the first thing that strikes our mind.

Tesla claims on its website that
"Unlike gasoline cars, Tesla vehicles require no traditional oil changes, fuel filter, spark plug replacements, or emission checks. As an electric vehicle, even brake pad replacements are rare because regenerative braking returns energy to the battery, significantly reducing wear on brakes. Our inspections instead focus on checking wheel alignment and tire condition, assessing replacement parts like key fob batteries and windshield wiper blades, and installing the latest software update. Tesla recommends an annual service inspection every year or 12,500 miles, whichever occurs first, to maintain your vehicle to top performance standards."

NOW ISN'T THAT THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE!

CHARGING: In spite of the Model X having a range of close to 500km on a complete charge, one of the first anxiety is about charging it, and the only widely known method is the 'SuperCharger" network on American highways.
Model X can be easily charged at home by the "mobile charger" that comes free with every Model X. It looks like whats shown in the below image with different adapters that can be bought from Tesla to suit a country's plug point (like a 16Amp plug point that is ubiquitous in India) The charging is slow (8 hour = 70 km) but works well for daily requirement, or one can leave it for charging for a couple of days to get the full charge.
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A 'BEAUTIFUL' CAR: The Model X's falcon doors weren't just designed for beauty, it's an outcome of design thinking and real problem solving. Musk had always observed the nightmare that he and almost everyone went through in an SUV to get to the third row. Not just that, parents found it super hard to handle child seats in a traditional SUV. Musk has 5 boys (twins & triplets) and who would have understood this problem better than him. Hence he brought these falcon doors that solved both of the above problems at the same time making the Model X most distinctive among Tesla's product portfolio (read more about it in Musk's biography titled Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance).

Also it makes it super easy to open these doors, even in cramped spaces. Watch the video below where Musk himself gives a demo.


And the last question
Did my company import this to make a replica" - the answer is not that i am aware of... but what got me thinking was that Indian MNCs are looked at as "copy cats" by Indians - its time to refute this belief.
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I would like to know what were your first questions when you read this news?

7 Comments
Rounak Mahato
16/12/2017 03:12:03 am

Although Tesla has yet to arrive officially in India, but thanks to this man who bought this; because of him Indian people are getting excited about electric cars. Mumbai people might be able to see the car also in person.
Anyway, in my opinion, Tesla is the first & the only company that makes REAL, PRACTICAL ELECTRIC CARS, without any compromises in looks ,range, functionality & driving experience. Tesla is the only company that is building the charging infrastructure of its own. I mean how many other multi-billion dollar companies even try to do such things? It all comes down to Elon Musk's ambition & grand vision. This electric revolution surely would have happened, but after 40-50 years with a very slow entry if Musk wouldn't have started.

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Sateesh Reddy
16/12/2017 06:49:20 am

Great blog!
This read greatly demystifies the need for charging infrastructure to own an EV. Every home and office has a socket.

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Kamlesh
16/12/2017 06:53:24 am

Great blog Shikha.

Using a household 3.3 kW (15 Amp, 240 V) socket would take a long time to charge a Tesla.

We usually charge the e2o at rate less than 3kW (less than 15 amps @ 240 V) - at around 2 kw

Thus the e2o having a 10 kWh pack takes around 5 hours to charge the battery pack.

The Tesla having a battery pack of 75 kWh charging at say 3 kw would take around 25 hours (approx)

But these Global EV's can generally do AC charging at higher rates - 7.7 kw or even 10 kw unlike our Indian electric cars.

But AC charging at such high rates will mean there will be 3 phase requirement at homes, which most homes don't have.

Essentially a larger battery pack will mean longer charge times, if doing AC charging and u will need to think in terms of input power etc.

But apparently 3 Phase supply can be installed and with that @ 10kW, charging a Tesla becomes an overnight affair.

Just imaging having a 400+ km range e-car available to you each morning!

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Pratap Nair link
16/12/2017 10:32:47 am

Good article Shikha Krishna.

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Vishwas Rustogi link
16/12/2017 10:35:59 am

Tesla, Elon Musk just completed a challenge to power South Australia. This guy... Surely India is going to be a success.

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amar link
29/1/2018 12:35:57 pm

good news for all the tesla fans in india with the entry of tesla model 3 in india.

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Demon link
25/12/2019 08:32:26 pm

Your blog is very informative

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