Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Tuesday 19 June 2018

NO NEED FOR 25,000 NEW PETROL PUMPS


Where  Angels  fear  to  tread  !

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Just came across following news in Economic Times ( 18 June ) :


 



Highlights :

*    There are already 57,000  State-run retail outlets

*    6,000 pumps are run by private companies

*    HPCL / BPCL / IOC to appoint new dealers after 4 years




MY   TAKE :


*   Investment in existing 57,000 pumps is approx. Rs 6.5 LAKH*CRORE

*   At this rate , those 25,000 NEW petrol pumps might need an investment of Rs 3
     LAKH*CRORE


*   Such a huge proposed investment on part of HPCL / BPCL / IOC , seems awfully risky
     in light of the following  developments around the corner  :


     #   India is on a crash course to switch over to Electric Vehicles by 2030 ( 6
           million by 2022 )


    #   Indian Auto Industry is planning an investment of Rs 58,000 crores in the next
          2years ( mostly for manufacture of EV / Lithium-ion Batteries and Battery
          Charging Stations )



       
   #    ABB has announced a Battery Flash Charging Technology which can fully recharge
         a battery in 8 minutes or even 5 minutes !


         As fast as filling up your tank with petrol !


    [  Ref : We have fast-chargers, come up with better batteries: ABB to manufacturers

 

              https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/we-have-fast-chargers-come-up-   

              with-better-batteries-abb-to-manufacturers/article24186896.ece  ]

 

 

 

  #    Indian and Foreign manufacturers have come up with Battery Charging Stations

 

        which draw their power from their own Solar Panel covered roof !

 

 

   [  https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/05/roof-top-solar-better-alternative.html ]

 

 

 

 

#    Ashok Leyland, in collaboration with PHINERGY  ( www.Phinergy.com ) of Israel , is

 

       working on Electric Vehicles powered by Metal-Air ( Alu ) batteries which do NOT

 

       require re-charging like the Lithium-ion Batteries !

 

 

  [ https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/01/ashok-leyland-is-not-waiting.html ]

 

 

 

  #   And last , but not least , some companies are frantically working to come up with

       Electric Cars which need no Battery Charging Stations !

 

 

       These cars have roof tops which are covered with Solar Panels , which continuously

 

       charge a small Lithium-ion Battery !

 

       And such a car costs no more than Rs 12.6 Lakhs , what EESL paid to TATA and

    

       M&M for traditional Electric cars  ( yet to be delivered since some ministries have

 

       not found time in last 12 months to lay down the “ specifications “ for those battery

 

       charging stations ! )

 

 

 

       I urge our Policy Makers to give up the idea of “ Traditional TESLA type Electric Cars

 

       “ and encourage Indian Manufacturers to go for SONO type cars

 

 

 

       By modifying  the  FAME Scheme  subsidy as follows :

 

 

       *  For TESLA type traditional cars      >   Existing Rs 1.4 lakh

 

       *  For SONO type solar roof top cars  >    Rs 5 lakh

 

 

       This simple measure will ensure no need for Battery Charging Stations !

 

 

        There is no better way to divert that Rs 3 Lakh*crore ( for 25,000 new Petrol

 

        Pumps ) than to use it for the enhanced subsidy as described above !

 

 

       [ Ref : https://sonomotors.com/sion.html/ 

 

       https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/02/holy-grail-for-electric-vehicles.html

 

 

 

 

If you are wondering why petrol prices in India are nearly DOUBLE of those in our

 

neighbouring countries, now you have the answer !

 



19  June  2018



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