NITI proposes :
NITIN disposes
Economic Times ( 21 Nov ) carries following news :
“ Niti’s Battery Swapping Pitch Not
Viable , says Gadkari “
Road transport and highways minister
Nitin Gadkari has said official think tank NITI Aayog’s battery swapping policy for accelerated adoption of electric and
shared vehicles is not viable and hence wouldn’t work.
“The battery swapping policy I feel is not appropriate for the country because it is
a very difficult thing,” the minister said at the Smart Mobility Conference
organised by industry association FICCI on Monday.
Niti Aayog has been advocating
standardised, smart and swappable batteries with lease or pay-per-use business
models.
Gadkari said his department was working
on the plan of providing the charging infrastructure across the country.
“We are working on the charging system
that can reduce the charge time to 15-20
minutes,” he said.
The cost of lithium ion batteries has been slashed by 40% and mass production could lead to further
reduction in prices, Gadkari added. There are 12 manufacturers of lithium ion
battery.
Reacting to this “ Breaking News “ on CNBC TV last
evening, Shri Abhay Firodia ( President , SIAM ) said :
“ Even within the Auto Industry, views
on swappable batteries are evenly divided . Within a few days , we plan to
submit to the Transport Minister , a white paper on the subject of change-over
to Electric Vehicles . We want the Government to come out with a Road-Map on
this subject “
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And Shri
Anand Mahindra said :
“ Many years back , we had introduced swappable
batteries on our 2-wheelers , However this did not work out – but for reasons
of mechanical design
I wonder what big announcement will Shri Gadkari make next “
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That BIG ANNOUNCEMENT could well be :
·
ISRO will make available ( for FREE ) , to any Indian Manufacturer , its technology of Electric
Vehicles ( of course , excluding 2 wheelers ), where the solar panel mounted roof will , continuously
charge a small Lithium Ion battery as long as the vehicle is under sunlight. The small battery can be re-charged at
night using a 5 Amp domestic electric outlet
·
This innovation ( so vividly demonstrated by the Dutch and the Germans ,
at the Australian Solar Car Challenge , last month , for a 5 seater regular sedan , which travelled 3000 km , without
any charging along the route and at ave speed of 80 km / hour ) ,
will mean , there will be no need for battery charging infrastructure
Elimination of
Battery Charging Infrastructure , will save the country , an investment of Rs 195 Lakh*Crore
Here is what could prompt Shri Gadkariji to make such DISRUPTIVE
announcement :
3000
Km without a Charging Station ? [ 09 Oct 2017 ]
Gadkariji
is Angry [ 12 Sept 2017 ]
21 Nov 2017
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