Emails (Others): RE: FW: The Sion is going on tour again!

Dear Christine,

Thanks for your response

Sion ( Electric Cars ) are more of a solution to India than for Germany !

( Ref :

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/the-potential-impact-of-electric-vehicles-on-global-energy-systems )

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/the-future-of-mobility-in-india-challenges-and-opportunities-for-the-auto-component-industry

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/eesls-big-challenge-make-cheaper-evolved-electric-vehicles/articleshow/65495622.cms

[ Energy Efficiency Services (EESL)- India, along with World Bank and World Resources Institute (WRI), has sought variants of electric cars that can run 200 km or more on a single charge and is priced not more than Rs 10 lakh. ( 12,346 Euro ) ]

Here is why :

· India has over 200 million vehicle population ( all petrol / diesel ) which is growing by 12-14 million per year

· By 2030 , India wants 30 % of its new vehicles production to be Electric . As per a McKinsey Report , that may mean 18 million E Vehicles !

· India has currently some 57,000 Petrol / Diesel pumping stations , with an investment of Rs 6.5 lakh*crore

( Euro 926 Billion ? )

· A Govt-owned Petrol Marketing company is planning to add another 25,000 pumps !

· As of today , there are no manufacturers of Lithium-ion Batteries in India although several are planning

· Most regions in India get 300 days of sunshine per year

· Biggest hurdle to E Car adoption in India is lack of Battery Charging Infrastructure

· Indian Space agency , ISRO has come up with two interesting developments, viz :

# A small / high efficiency Li-ion Battery ( and offered technology to Indian firms )

# A solar panel roof top capable of continuously charging onboard battery

· Should SONO decide to set up a manufacturing base in India on the premise that “ SONO does not need road-side Battery Charging Infrastructure “ – then such a proposal will receive a very warm welcome from our Central Transport Minister , Mr Nitin Gadkari [ email@nitingadkari.org / nitin.gadkari@nic.in / http://www.nitingadkari.org/ ]

· You may want to look up : https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/06/25000-new-petrol-pumps-why.html

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

From: Sono Motors [mailto:info@sonomotors.com]
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 1:47 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: FW: The Sion is going on tour again!

Dear Hemen,
Thank you very much for your email and your interest in our Sion.
The first Sions will be delivered to Germany at the end of next year. Unfortunately we are not yet planning any test drive tours to India.
Don't hesitate to get back to me with any further questions!

With kind regards from Munich,
Christine

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2018-08-16 7:39 GMT+02:00 Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com>:

From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2018 11:07 AM
To: 'Isabel - Sono Motors'
Cc: hcp@RecruitGuru.com
Subject: RE: The Sion is going on tour again!

Dear Isabel,

Thank you for sending this update on Sono Motors

For over 2 years , I have been advocating to India’s policy makers ( includes all Central Cabinet Ministers ) that an Electric Car which gets its charge from roof top mounted Solar Panels , is the ONLY answer to any number of problems that we face

Among the dozens of emails that I have sent to them , is the following :

25,000 New Petrol Pumps ? Why ?

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/06/25000-new-petrol-pumps-why.html

Questions :

· How soon do you think Sono cars will become commercially available to the public ?

· Any possibility of Sono conducting a TEST DRIVE in India ? If yes , how soon ?

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / Mumbai / India / hcp@RecruitGuru.com

From: Isabel - Sono Motors [mailto:newsletter@sonomotors.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2018 10:35 AM
To: Hemen
Subject: The Sion is going on tour again!

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Dear Hemen,

The sun outside is glorious and we’re making sure the cheer spreads to your letter box too. We’ve put together a little summer surprise for you this year.

The Sion is going on tour again!

By now we’ve grown from 5,000 people to almost 7,000 people all believing in our concept of sustainable mobility. That also means there are more and more people wanting to drive the Sion.

So, with this in mind, we think it’s time: time for the next Sion test drive tour!

This means our journey across Europe is continuing! The Sion will be on its way to you again beginning in September. Our team will of course also be there to keep you company during your joyride with the Sion and, most importantly, to answer any questions you might have about the car or Sono Motors.

We’ll be making lots of pit stops in Germany and, at the same time, cruising to a new destination: the Netherlands. Our neighboring country is considered one of Europe’s leaders when it comes to electro mobility. We’re already looking forward to catching up with people on the ground and seeing how their experience has been, and are excited about all the ideas and suggestions we’ll get for the Sion. Your family and friends are warmly invited to attend too!

We have 12 cities in Germany and 6 cities in the Netherlands on the agenda and we’ll set the wheels in motion in Fürth on 1 September. Our arrival in the Netherlands is slated for 7 September in Maastricht. We’ll then head home to Munich in the middle of October for our final event.

You can sign up to test drive the Sion on our website. Here’s where you’ll be able to meet us:

Fürth (1 – 2.9.2018), Darmstadt (3 – 4.9.2018), Siegburg (Bonn) (5 – 6.9.2018), Maastricht (7 – 8.9.2018), Eindhoven (9 – 10.9.2018), Delft (11 – 12.9.2018), Almere (13 – 14.9.2018), Groningen (15 – 16.9.2018), Hengelo (19 – 20.9.2018), Detmold (21 – 22.9.2018), Hildesheim (23 – 24.9.2018), Göttingen (25 – 26.9.2018), Fulda (27 – 28.9.2018), Heilbronn (29 – 30.9.2018), Memmingen (3 – 4.10.2018), Weilheim (eRUDA) (5.10.2018), Passau (9 – 11.10.2018) and Munich (13.10.2018).

Together for a more sustainable future

At Sono Motors, we always act based on our belief that mobility needs to be climate-friendly, resource-conserving and fair. This firm belief is even rooted in Sono Motors’ articles of association. Beyond that, you’ll find this fundamental idea reflected across all areas of our everyday business, and our 2017 Sustainability Report can show you everything that’s been going on so far.

Driven by sustainability: our colleagues in Business Development, Katja, Berke and Isabel, wrote the report together.

In addition to our no paper policy, an employee participation program and using recycled computer hardware, you’ll see that our endeavours stretch to healthy food, avoiding waste and minimising water consumption. Our efforts to reduce CO₂-emissions play a particularly important role. We try to prevent them or reduce them and, if nothing else works, we offset them. You can see exactly how much CO₂ we offset last year here.

Read our Sustainability Report

We want to protect and improve the environment and everyone’s living conditions. Our most important goal is to protect the environment. It’s the reason Sono Motors exists in the first place.

Sunny regards from Munich,

Isabel
Junior Business Development Manager

I am responsible for a variety of sustainability aspects at Sono Motors. A great deal of my work focuses on asking what impact the Sion and Sono Motors will have on our environment. This might explain why my co-workers have taken to calling me the ‘green sheriff’.