ISRO : the EV Game-Changer
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Times of India ( 22 Nov ) carries following news :
“ ISRO plan : Rocket that can be
made in 3 days “
In a development that will
revolutionalise the satellite launch system in the country, Indian Space
Research Organisation (Isro) is developing a small launch vehicle that can be
assembled in just three days as compared
to 30-40 days for a normal-sized PSLV
and can be built at a cost which will be just one-tenth the original manufacturing cost of a PSLV.
The manufacturing cost of a launch
vehicle is generally in the range of Rs 150
crore to Rs 500 crore across the
world.
Dr K Sivan, director of
Thiruvananthapuram-based Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC),on the side-lines
of an international seminar on ‘Indian Space Programme’ told TOI,
“ ISRO is busy developing a small launch vehicle which is likely to be
ready for launch probably by 2018 end or early-2019.
The cost of this vehicle will get
drastically reduced by one-tenth of the
manufacturing cost of a normal PSLV. However, this rocket will have the total
payload capacity of 500 to 700 kg and can launch satellites only up to the
polar sun-synchronous orbit or near-earth orbit (500-700 km in altitude).”
“The weight of this mini-PSLV will be
just 100 tonnes as compared to 300 tonnes of the normal-sized launch
vehicle,” Dr Sivan said.
The “cost-effective” vehicle programme is in line with ISRO chairman A S
Kiran Kumar’s recent statement that the space agency has been striving to “reduce the cost of access of space” and so that more and more of space
technologies can be used for the benefit of the
common man.
Explaining the advantage of such a small
vehicle, Dr K Sivan said, The ‘cost-effective’
mini-PSLV programme is in line with ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar’s recent
statement that the space agency has been striving to ‘reduce the cost of access to space’
“The amount of money used in building a
normal-size PSLV rocket can actually be used to manufacture multiple numbers of
such mini-PSLVs, which, in turn, can launch several satellites. So, ISRO will be able to launch several satellites with
less money.”
Like a normal PSLV, the VSSC director
said, “Such small vehicles will too be
capable of launching multiple nano satellites.”
The Indian space agency has started
working on the idea of building this small rocket keeping in mind the emerging market of micro or nano satellites.
Now , ask yourself :
If ,
ISRO can bring down the cost of a launch
vehicle by 90 % , can it do the same for
Lithium-ion Battery required for an Electric Car – both , in terms of SIZE and PRICE
?
And ,
develop Solar
Panel Roof for that EV to charge that MINI
BATTERY of 5 Kwh ?
And ,
that battery costing $ 500 ( $100 /
kwh*5 Kwh ) = Rs 35,000 ONLY !
Consider the following :
·
Li-ion Battery prices have been dropping as follows :
#
2010 ………….. $ 1000 / kwh
#
2016 …………. $ 227 / kwh (
TESLA claims $ 190 / kwh )
#
2020 ( Est )…. $ 190 / kwh (
TESLA claims $ 100 / kwh )
#
2030 ( Est )…. $ 100 / kwh
·
TESLA Model 3 ( selling for $ 35,000 ) is rumoured to have a 50 Kwh battery
·
At $ 190 / Kwh , it might cost , $ 9,500 ( $ 195*50kwh ) ( Rs 6.65 Lakh )
·
This battery is produced in TESLA’s GigaFactory ( 35 Gwh ) costing $
5 billion
·
In India , Adani / Reliance / JSW / M&M / Suzuki etc are planning to
put up Li-ion Battery plant(Reliance plant with 25Gwh
capacity estimated to cost $ 3.5 Billion
)
And
, if there is any doubt that ISRO technology
will force the afore-mentioned Companies to re-look at their plans, listen to
what Industry Ministry , Shri Anant Geete says :
Elaborating on the
plans to develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries in India, Union heavy industry
minister Anant Geete said,
“ EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO REMODEL THE BATTERY MADE BY INDIAN
SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SO THAT IT CAN BE USED IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES.”
References :
Now imagine this :
·
ISRO designed 5 Kwh battery
costing “ one tenth “ the cost of
TESLA’s 50 Kwh battery costing Rs 6.65
lakhs ( ie just Rs 66,500 )
·
This reduction of nearly Rs 6 lakhs in Battery cost , in turn , reducing
the selling price of a 4 seater EV, by Rs 6 lakhs ( from Rs
10 lakhs for EV or Petrol version )
·
Such a 4 seater EV ( whose 5 Kwh Li-ion
battery gets powered by Solar Roof Top
already designed by ISRO ) , selling for
Rs
4 lakh ( on the road ? )
This may seem far-fetched to those who doubt ISRO’s
expertise / competence
But I am a believer !
Read :
23 Nov 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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