If China can , so can We
--------------------------------
And
even better
In
my yesterday’s blog, ( sent as E Mail to EESL ) , I wrote :
If “ sub-contracting “ is the
idea , why go through this entire “ Challenge Exercise “ ?
Why not just contact the 38
existing e – car manufacturers , encouraging them to set up manufacturing
facilities in India ? [ TATA and M&M are already producing ]
If assured of guaranteed
order from EESL [ say 25,000 cars each per year , to two selected manufacturers
] , they will be happy to make cars as per winning design
Then
today, I came across the following news reports :
Nissan's first electric sedan designed for China began production Monday at the start of a wave of dozens of planned lower-cost
electrics being created by global automakers for their
biggest market.
Manufacturers including General Motors and Volkswagen are poised this year to launch a flood of electric
sedans, minivans and SUVs designed for Chinese tastes and budgets.
Nissan, Tesla, GM and others sell imports or
electrified versions of models made by Chinese partners, but the market is
dominated by low-cost local rivals including BYD Auto
( source : https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nissan-launches-china-focused-electric-car-57419932
)
China's government sees
electric cars as a promising industry and a way to clean up its smog-choked
cities.
Government subsidies have
built China into the biggest market for electrics, but Beijing is shifting the burden to
automakers with sales
quotas and tougher
fuel efficiency standards
( source : https://www.ien.com/product-development/news/21019573/nissan-designs-electric-car-for-china
)
Strength of demand in China means global car makers are turning to the country as an ideal place to develop new
electric vehicles, with the government’s support for the
technology adding impetus
“Western companies want to be in such a big
market and the only way to get access is to partner up with a local company.”
( source : https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/08/29/renault-nissan-plugs-chinese-electric-car-market-joint-venture/
)
And as to “ how we can do better than China “ ,
this is what I suggested in my yesterday’s email to EESL :
If at all , there has to be a
“ Challenge “ , it should read :
“ E Car with a range of 100 km /
charge and costing no more than Rs 7 lakh
It should have Solar
Panel mounted roof top to continuously charge a small Li-ion Battery which can be also
charged overnight at home , using a standard 220 V domestic
outlet “
No need for any roadside “
Battery Charging Infrastructure “ , no “ Range Anxiety “ for the buyers , no
need for any Subsidy ( under FAME II being launched in Sept and
expected to cost Rs 5,500 crores ) !
Dear
Shri Saurabh Kumarji [ MD – EESL
] :
I urge you to consider my
above-mentioned suggestion
And while negotiating with
those Global E Car Manufacturers , you may want to make it clear that EESL will
not “ BUY “ e-cars but only take these
on “ WET LEASE “
28 Aug 2018
www.hemenparekh.in/ blogs
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