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
www.hemenparekh.in
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