Emails (Others): RE: ELON TO ION

From ELON to ION

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A news report in Hindustan Times ( 11 May ) reads :

“ Ather Energy plans to clone Tesla’s charging biz model “

Under this plan, Ather Energy ( Bangalore based manufacturer of electric 2 wheelers ), plans to install charging stations at malls, cinemas, offices and business parks

Just like TESLA which has put up ( mostly in USA / Europe ), 5400 Supercharger Stations and 9000 “ Destination Charging Connectors that replicate the convenience of home charging by providing hotels, resorts, and restaurants with Tesla wall connectors “

But Indian Electricity Act says : Sorry ! You cannot sell electricity !

So the plan hinges on changes being effected to the Electricity Act 2003 , even as Ather Energy’s letter travels from PMO to DIPP to Department of Heavy Industries to Ministry of Power !

Under the Act , an individual or a private Institution cannot sell electricity unless one obtains a discom license to distribute power, from a competent State Government Authority

I am confused !

Already now , many homes who have installed “ Reverse Metering “ arrangement for their roof-top solar-panel generated electricity , are “ feeding “ power into the State Grids . May be that is not a “ sale “ but a “ barter “ ? Without paying GST ?

And already from this month , Tesla has started selling Solar Roof-Top Tiles , for delivery around the World . I have no doubt that millions of Indians will start installing these tiles on their roofs / terraces , because :

· These will be cheaper than current clay tiles

· They are more efficient ( in conversion of solar Energy ) than PV solar panels

· They come with guarantee of “ Infinity Years “

· They are unbreakable and look much better

{ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-just-announced-that-teslas-solar-roofs-will-have-an-infinity-warranty/ }

Expect these households to “ sell “ their surplus electricity to their neighbours !

Or get a Auto-Garage to fix these tiles on the roof of their cars to continuously charge their EV car’s Li-ion battery , ( ala ISRO-designed EV ) !

Imagine ! No need for any EV Battery Charging Station !

Those having any doubts ( re Indian ingenuity / innovation ) , should read following news ( Economic Times / 11 May ) , re Mumbai based Start Up, “ ION Energy “ :

“ ION Energy specialises in creating a layer of infrastructure to enable the adoption of electric vehicles in India

It leverages proprietary enhancements to the Lithium ion tech in its energy storage systems ( - ala Tesla’s POWERWALL ? )

“ We are an energy storage company working on two broad principles ,

· first is decoupling of energy storage systems from their applications

· the other being standardization of design such that energy storage systems can be used across a variety of applications interchangeably “

said Akhil Aryan , founder of ION Energy .

ION IS LOOKING TO DELIVER A BETTER PRICE PER KILOMETRE , FIVE-SIX TIMES BETTER ACCELERATION , 10-12 TIMES LONGER LIFE AND FASTER CHARGING TIME , COMPARED TO EXISTING OPTIONS

I suspect that Akhil’s vision is to get anyone and everyone , to not only generate Solar Power but to store it and “ sell “ it ( - to anyone and everyone ? )

Why not , when the RAW MATERIAL ( sunlight ) costs ZERO ! And “ Manpower Cost “ is negligible !

“ Decoupling “ millions of houses from State Electrical Grid Supply ? You bet !

And , let us not forget the praise that Shri Narendra Modiji heaped on illiterate village woman , Noor Jehan of UP , in his “ Man Ki Baat “ ( Nov 2015 )

She put up a small workshop to assemble lanterns which can be re-charged using Solar Power . She rents out these lamps for Rs 100 per month

When the lamp gets dis-charged , villagers brings it to Noor Jehan who re-charges using her solar panel power , for Rs 3-4 !

Is she “ Selling “ electricity ? It is time for a thorough re-vamp of our Electricity Act

And as for that 90 page , “ National Electric Vehicle Policy “ document which NITI Aayog has prepared in consultation with Rocky Mountain Association and likely to release today or tomorrow , policy recommendations in respect of Vehicle Charging Infrastructure may already be rendered “ Out-dated “ by ELON and ION !

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12 May 2017

www.hemenparekh.in / blogs

Warm Regards,

Hemen Parekh

+91 98675 50808

3P Consultants \ Strategic Human Resources Consultants

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Subject: THIS MAY INTEREST YOU

Internet of Vehicles ( IoV ) ?

Exactly what we need – and NOW !

On the surface , the following new reports seen unconnected .

· Business Line ( 28 Feb 2017 )

“ FASTags to be made mandatory for trucks on govt duty “

· DNA ( 02 March 2017 )

“ China introduces tracking system for toys “

· Business Line ( 16 Feb 2017 )

“ Autonomous Vehicle Management, drones could create big job opportunities :

GlobalLogic “

· Economic Times ( 10 Feb 2017 )

“ Policy to Scrap old Vehicles Gets in-principle Nod “

· The Guardian ( 21 Feb 2017 )

“ China orders GPS tracking of all cars in Xinjiang region “

· Economic Times ( 01 March 2017 )

“ Electric Vehicles for Commercial Use may not Require Permits “

· Times of India ( 21 Feb 2017 )

“ Rs 80,000 Cr plan in works to cut urban carbon footprint “

· Economic Times ( 28 Feb 2017 )

“ Jio Ropes in AirWire for Connected Car Device “

Mukesh Ambani-led telco plans to enter auto telematics with the launch of device in India under its JioCar Connect initiative

· DNA ( 17 Feb 2017 )

“ Tata Motors plugs into Microsoft “

To develop connected vehicle technologies , first such vehicle under TAMO platform to be showcased in Geneva in March

But when you try to “ connect up “ all of these into a single , over-arching message , things become clear

Each of these initiatives is trying to solve / mitigate , one of the following problems :

· Rapidly growing Vehicle population

· New road lengths not keeping up with this growth in vehicles

· Petrol / Diesel vehicles polluting atmosphere – causing early deaths

· Deterioration of roads due to increased traffic

· Road congestion leading to increased travel time / petrol wastage

· Increasing road accidents , maiming and killing people or damaging property

· No space for footpaths for walking

· No space for bicycle tracks

· Unbearable noise pollution causing deafness

· No place for parking along public roads ( cause for corruption ? )

The list keeps growing !

There is no perfect , one-shot , immediate solution , to take care of all of these problems in one go

The news reports listed above, are attempts by companies / organizations / governments etc , to address , one or more , of these problems

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 “

To know , how such an Internet of Vehicles ( IoV ) can solve the various problems listed above , you may want to read my following earlier blogs ( all sent as emails to NDA ministers ) :

Un-Implementable Laws : Unstoppable Corruption ( 20 Feb 2017 )

{ https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/02/un-implementable-laws-unstoppable.html }