PHASED MANUFACTURING PROGRAM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

#ElectricVehicle  : A  Phased  Manufacturing  Program  ?

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Economic Times ( 24 April ) carries following news :

“ Mandatory Local EV Content Likely to be hiked to 70 % in 3 yrs “

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/industry/mandatory-local-electric-vehicles-content-likely-to-be-hiked-to-70-in-3-years/articleshow/63886482.cms

Extract  :

The proposal provides for compulsory sourcing of minimum 50% domestic content for electric vehicles in the first year, 60% in the second year and 70% in the third year, a government official said. 

Here is what I had proposed in my following email to the Policy Makers , one year back :

Will  TESLA  follow  APPLE  ?

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/05/will-tesla-follow-apple.html ( 23 May 2017 )

Dear Elon :

For immediate approval ( in 24 hours ) , pl submit your PMP as follows :

2017-18  :

Set up factory next to Mundra Port ( Gujarat ) to facilitate world-wide exports

2018-19  :

Source locally , Tyres / Chasis / Body / Electricals  / Windows / Dashboards ..etc

2019-20   :

Manufacture in your own factory , Li-ion Battery  / Wall-mounted Powerpack Storages /

Solar Roof Tiles

2020-21  :

Manufacture  RFID Sensors - Cameras – GPS locators

2021-22   :

Augmented Reality  Devices  /  Autonomous Navigation Devices ( Radar – Lidar  )

Now , it is very possible that neither Shri Gadkariji , nor Shri Goyalji , would be satisfied with such a slow PMP , spread out over a period of 5 years

They may , well request  Elon to cut it down to 3 years

And , if they do, I get a feeling that Elon would telescope the entire PMP , in 2 YEARS !

Apparently , Emails take a few months to reach the govt officers  !

24  April  2018

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