EESL : It is your move now !
For
over a year , I have been urging EESL to ,
· Scrap
it current purchase orders ( for a total of 10,000
Electric Cars ) on TATA and M&M
( Delayed deliveries – by over ONE YEAR –
is a sufficiently good reason )
· Convert
that order into a “ Wet Leasing “ ( driver /
maintenance / insurance included )
In
my following emails ( to Shri
Saurabh Kumarji – CEO , EESL ) , you will find detailed COST / BENEFIT
analysis of “ Buying vs Leasing “ and the
potential for saving of a huge INITIAL INVESTMENT , running into thousands of
crore of rupees
I
have no idea what internal deliberations held back EESL from implementing my
suggestion but , it seems , now they are left with no other option !
How
come ?
Highlights
:
· Lease
period …………………5 years
· Lease
Rent……………………Rs 13,499 pm for KUV 100 NXT / Rs 32,999 pm for XUV 500
· Furher
Details………http://www.mahindra.com/news-room/press-release/1293780398
If
we assume that a typical car runs 2000 km per month ,
then the amounts mentioned above , would translate as follows :
· For
KUV 100 NXT……………… Rs 7 per km
· For
XUV 500…………………… Rs 16.5 per km
To
this , add following additional costs :
· Petrol
……………………………… Rs 9 per km ( assuming 10 km per litre of petrol
)
· Driver
Salary……………………. Rs 10 per km ( assuming Rs 20,000 per month )
So
, the total cost for KUV 100 NXT would come to :
· Rs
7 + Rs 9 + Rs 10 = Rs 26 per km ( for a
petrol car )
But
EESL order is for an Electric
Car which does not need any petrol
And
battery charging cost would be around Re 1 per km only , taking the total
per km cost of an electric car to :
Rs
7 + Rs 1 + Rs 10 = Rs 18 per km
Of
course , both TATA and M&M would readily bring down this figure to , Rs 12 per km when EESL
floats a fresh tender for “ Wet Leasing “
I
strongly urge EESL to insist
on a “ Per Km “ , lease rent method only ( under no circumstance , “ per
month “ method )
This
has the following distinct advantages :
· Burden
of setting up a vast Battery Charging Infrastructure , all over the country
would fall on the EV supplier since he would not want his cars to stay parked (
idle ) if discharged
· EESL
do not need to worry about a “ fully charged km range “ – even if it is only 80
km !
· Car
supplier would ensure immediate replacement of any defective car
· Car
supplier would also ensure sufficient standby drivers to take care of
absenteeism
Dear Shri Saurabh Kumarji ,
This
is your golden move to “ check
mate “ the TATA and Mahindra !
#1
EESL
: Lease cars , do not Buy ! ………………………………………………………………[ 16 Aug 2017
]
#2
Waiting
to be proved wrong ! …………………………………………………………………….[ 30 Sept 2017
]
#3
To
Buy or not to Buy ? ……………………………………………………………………………….[ 11 Oct 2017
]
#4
Logical
to Lease ………………………………………………………………………………………… [ 06 Mar 2018
]
#5
Scam
? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[ 08 Mar 2018 ]
#6
Buy or Lease
? ………………………………………………………………………………………………[ 03 Apr 2018 ]
#7
Do
they have an option ? …………………………………………………………………………..[
14 Apr 2018 ]
#8
Evidence
is piling up ! …………………………………………………………………………….[ 13 May 2018
]
#9
EESL
: a wake up time
?
[ 27 June
2018 ]
#10
OK , TATA ! ………………………………………………………………………………………………….[
29 June 2018
]
#11
EESL
: Grab this chance ! ……………………………………………………………………………..[ 01 Aug 2018 ]
#12
EESL
: Put it off indefinitely ! ………………………………………………………………………[ 19 Aug 2018
]
#13
EESL
: Getting Away from Straitjacket ? ……………………………………………………….[ 26 Aug 2018 ]
#14
If
China can , so can
We
[ 27
Aug 2018 ]
#15
Cars
on Subscription ? Convenience Redefined ……………………………………
[ 10 Sept 2018
]
As in case
of my earlier emails , this blog too is being sent to :
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In addition
, this time , I am also sending this email to the following :
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PM’s
Economic Advisory Council :
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Some others
:
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Trade
Advisory Group :
Surjit Bhalla………………………………….. ssbhalla@gmail.com
S
Jaishankar………………………………… psfs@mea.gov.in
Rajeev
Kher……………………………….. Rajeev.kher@ris.org.in
Sanjeev
Sanyal……………………… Sanjeev@sanjeevsanyal.com / contact@idfcinstitute.org
Shekhar
Shah……………………………. ashah@ncaer.org
Vijay
Chauthaiwale……………………. { Not sending since requested to opt out
}
Pulak
Ghosh……………………………….. Pulak.ghosh@iimb.ac.in
Jayant
Dasgupta………………………… ictsd@ictsd.ch
/ amb-indiawto@nic.in
Rajiv K
Luthra……………………………… rajiv@luthra.com
Chandrajit
Banerjee…………………… cb@cii.in
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