Dear Friends :
Not only one must be honest but one must be perceived
to be honest , as well !
Even Sati SITA had to endure the ordeal of fire
!
And , I am a well-wisher of BJP who wants to ensure
that its reputation remains intact through MNRE publishing proper answer to the
questions raised by me
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / Mumbai
Sent: 09 March 2018 11:26
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Subject: A BJP SCAM IN THE MAKING ?
Scam ? #EESL #NDA #BJP
#MNRE
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autoNDTV ( 07 March ) carries following news :
EESL concluded the first tender from procuring 10,000 e-vehicles last
year. Following the successful completion of the first tender, EESL, envisions
a growing demand from various government departments. The new tender for 10,000 e-vehicles will
cater to this growing demand.
With these 20,000
electric vehicles India is expected to save over ₹ 5 crore litres of
fuel every year, leading to reduction of over 5.6 lakh tonnes of CO2 emissions.
EESL also mentioned
that it already has in place charging infrastructure at 150 government
offices which will be able to charge 500 cars at a time.
R K Singh, Minister
of State for Power, New and Renewable Energy said, "After the successful
tender of 10000 electric cars last year, the demand for e-vehicle constantly
rising across various departments of the Union and state governments.
To cater to the
growing demand, EESL
will issue a fresh tender tomorrow for procuring additional 10000 electric cars. This second tender
is testimony to the fact that India offers a huge market potential for
e-mobility"
CONTEXT :
Only 2 days back ,
Business Line ( 03 March ) reported that many Municipal Corporations are taking
Electric buses on “ Wet Lease “ ( from manufacturers like TATA /
Goldstone ) , instead of outright “ buying “
TATA Motors are
offering on “ Wet Lease “ of Rs 37.5 / Km – an Electric bus whose outright selling price is Rs 85 lakhs ! Wet lease includes the
salary that TATA would pay the driver
MOVE
TO EESL :
TATA Motors had
won that last tender of EESL for 10,000 Electric Cars at Rs 11.2 lakh each ( - which price was later
matched by M&M ) – just ONE EIGHTH the price of an Electric Bus
In “ Wet Leasing “
, the main cost is the “ interest on capital “ – driver / maintenance costs
remaining minor components
So , for an
electric car selling for Rs 11.2 lakh , what “ wet lease “ price would have
TATA offered to EESL ?
May be Rs
15 / km ? May be Rs 8 / Km ? May be Rs 4 / Km ?
At this point , it
is worth remembering that the governments ( Central + States ) have ,
between them , a current fleet of some 500,000 petrol / diesel cars , all of
which are planned to be replaced by Electric Cars
Instead of
outright purchasing , “ wet leasing “ of
these would save the country , Rs 2,300 Crore PER YEAR ! Year after year !
Despite this , why
does EESL want to go for “ Outright Purchase “ in its second tender ?
So that , come Feb
2019 ( just when all the political parties would be holding election rallies,
all over India ), opposition parties can get an opportunity to shout “ BJP
Electric Vehicle Scam – BEVS “ and approach the Supreme Court to order a CBI –
PAC – CAG – CVC probe ?
Would it not be
much better for Shri R K Singhji, to raise this question NOW and demand logical explanation – rather
than wait until someone cries , SCAM
!
Nation needs to
know !
For that potential
saving of Rs 2,300 Crore / year , readers may refer :
EESL , lease cars , do not
buy ! [ 16 Aug 2017 ]
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Waiting to be proved wrong ! [ 30
Sept 2017 ]
To Buy or not to Buy ? [ 11
Oct 2017 ]
09 March 2018
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