At Long Last ?
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Thanks ISRO
For acceding my repeated requests to licence your
technology for Lithium-ion Battery to interested
firms
This is what Times of India reported recently :
I find that , for
transferring this technology to potential firms , ISRO has stipulated :
# Companies to
submit their application with Rs 4 lakh as Security Deposit
# There will be a 3
stage “ Evaluation Process “
# A high level
Committee will scrutinize genuine contenders
# Deposit will be
refunded to companies not selected / backing out
# Shortlisted
companies to pay Rs 1 crore as one-time fee for technology transfer
Batteries will be 50 Ah and 100 Ah capacity
Whereas no one can fault
this elaborate / transparent evaluation process , it is of utmost importance to
keep in mind the following :
# 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 )
Questions :
# What is ISRO’s estimate of the manufacturing cost of its 50 – 100 Ah batteries ?
# When installed in an E Car , what would such a locally designed / manufactured battery cost as a percentage of selling price of those e cars ?
In currently available e-cars ( M&M /
TATA ), this cost ( but of fully imported batteries
) , is approx. 50
% of its selling price
Can this ( locally
manufactured battery ) cost , be brought down to ( say ) , Rs 2 lakhs , ( from current import cost of Rs 5 lakhs ), thereby bringing down the ( On Road
) Selling Price of e20 ( M&M ) / TIGOR ( TATA ) e-cars , to below Rs 7 lakhs ( from current Rs 10 lakhs ) ? It is most important to ensure ZERO % GST on locally manufactured batteries
# If E Car selling prices drop from Rs 10 lakhs to Rs 7 lakhs , then there will be no need
for extending any SUBSIDY , either to the car manufacturers or to the
car buyers
No one will want to buy a Petrol / Diesel
car ( costing Rs 10 lakhs ) anymore !
# If ISRO designed battery is capable of charging from a 220 V domestic outlet at night ( as in
case of NISSAN Lyf ) – and give a range of 130 km / charge – then , will that
not eliminate the need for road-side Battery Charging Stations ?
No “ range anxiety “ coupled with “ cheaper to buy / operate than a petrol car “ will
ensure rapid adoption of e cars !
# In May 2017 , ISRO also demonstrated a converted ONMI van with Solar Panelled Roof, capable of charging a small
Lithium-ion Battery ,as long as the car roof is exposed to sun light
What is holding back “ bundling “ this technology – transfer, along
with the technology for the Lithium-ion Battery ?
If “ bundled “ , that would enable India to :
* leapfrog rest of the World and fully
switch over to E
Cars by 2025
* dramatically cut down on air pollution
* save millions of lives
* generate millions of new jobs
For comprehensive suggestions on “ Desired Policy in respect of Electric
Cars “ , refer to :
23 July 2018
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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