Emails (Others): ATTN : SHRI AMITABH KANT

Mobility on the Move - Finally

From the following news report , it seems Mobility may finally get moving :

Cabinet approves setting up of National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage

Highlights :

• The mission will recommend and drive the strategies for transformative mobility and Phased Manufacturing Programmes for EVs, EV Components and Batteries.

• The Phased Manufacturing Program will be launched to localise production across the entire EV value chain and the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage will determine the final details of the programme

• The details of the value addition that can be achieved with each phase of localisation will be finalised by the mission with a clear make in india strategy for the electric vehicle components as well as battery.

• The mission will also coordinate with the key stakeholders in the ministries and departments and the states to integrate various initiatives to transform mobility in India.

• A phased roadmap to implement battery manufacturing at Giga-scale will be considered with an initial focus on a large-scale module and pack assembly plants by 2019-20, followed by integrated cell manufacturing by 2021-22.

• The details of the PMP for Batteries shall be formulated by the mission. The mission will ensure the holistic and comprehensive growth of the battery manufacturing industry in India.

• It will also prepare the necessary roadmap that will enable India to leverage upon its size and scale to produce innovative, competitive multi-modal mobility solutions that can be deployed globally in diverse contexts.

• Further, the mission will define the roadmap for transformative mobility in ‘New India’ by introducing a sustainable mobility ecosystem and fostering Make-in-India to boost domestic manufacturing and employment generation in the country.

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I urge Committee Chairman , Shri Amitabh Kant ( CEO – NITI Aayog ) to consider my following earlier emails on these topics :

[ A ] STRATEGIES FOR TRANSFORMATIVE MOBILITY

Speaking at the Global Mobility Summit , Shri Modiji had said :

“ My vision for the future of mobility in India is based on 7 Cs :

Common , Connected , Convenient , Congestion-free , Charged , Clean , Cutting Edge “

Following are my suggested “ Strategies :

COMMON

A Rickshaw by any other Name ? ………………………….[ 20 Aug 2016 ]

CONNECTED

Internet of Vehicles ( IoV ) ? …………………………………[ 04 March 2017 ]

Welcome ! Elon Musk ………………………………………..[ 10 Feb 2017 ]

Smart Cars , Safe Cars , Social Cars ? ………………….[ 31 Aug 2017 ]

CONVENIENT

A Radical Radial Revolution ! …………………………………[ 18 Aug 2016 ]

EESL : Lease cars , do not Buy ! ……………………………..[ 16 Aug 2017 ]

To Buy or not to Buy ? ………………………………………………[ 11 Oct 2017 ]

Cars on Subscription ? Convenience Redefined ………….[ 11 Sept 2018 ]

CONGESTION-FREE

Urban Transport Policy ………………………………………………….[ 09 June 2017 ]

CHARGED

All Charged Up ? …………………………………………………………….[ 15 Aug 2016 ]

A Take-Off Time ? ………………………………………………………….[ 20 April 2017 ]

An Electric Future ? ………………………………………………………..[ 17 Aug 2017 ]

India : Energy Storage Mission ………………………………………[ 04 Dec 2017 ]

CLEAN

Building Castles in the Air ? ……………………………………………[ 12 March 2017 ]

Carbon Conspiracy ? ……………………………………………………..[ 13 Nov 2017 ]

Is there a parallel ? ………………………………………………………….[ 08 Dec 2017 ]

CUTTING EDGE

Solar Panels charging Li-ion Batteries of Electric Cars ? [ 04 May 2017 ]

Look Before You Leap ……………………………………………………..[ 22 May 2017 ]

A “ Reverse Toll “ ? Possible ! ………………………………………..[ 07 May 2017 ]

Not Tough At All ! ……………………………………………………………[ 08 May 2017 ]

Time to get Charged Up ? ……………………………………………… [ 27 May 2017 ]

The Missing Link ……………………………………………………………..[ 05 June 2017 ]

Sun Rises in West ? ……………………………………………………..[ 16 Oct 2017 ]

Who Will Win this Race ? ……………………………………………[ 07 Nov 2017 ]

NITI proposes : NITIN disposes ……………………………………….[ 20 Nov 2017 ]

ISRO : the EV Game-Changer ………………………………………….[ 22 Nov 2017 ]

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[ B ] PHASED MANUFACTURING PROGRAM / EACH PHASE OF LOCALIZATION

2 years ago, following was written context of encouraging TESLA to set up manufacturing facility in India

With some changes, this 5 year phased program could still apply to any foreign E Vehicle manufacturers

As far as existing Indian Manufacturers are concerned, this could perhaps get telescoped into 3 years if their basic platform remains, more or less , the existing

2017-18 :

Set up factory next to Mundra Port ( Gujarat ) to facilitate world-wide exports

2018-19 :

Source locally , Tyres / Chasis / Body / Electricals / Windows / Dashboards ..etc

2019-20 :

Manufacture in your own factory , Li-ion Battery / Wall-mounted Powerpack Storages /

Solar Roof Tiles

2020-21 :

Manufacture RFID Sensors - Cameras – GPS locators

2021-22 :

Augmented Reality Devices / Autonomous Navigation Devices ( Radar – Lidar )

( source : Will Tesla follow Apple ? / 23 May 2017 )

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[ C ] INTEGRATING VARIOUS INITIATIVES

( source : Gadkariji is Angry / 12 Sept 2017 )

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[ D ] BATTERY MANUFACTURING AT GIGA – SCALE

WHAT IS THE WAY OUT :

· Government to launch “ Battery Infra SPV “

· Under Indonesia type “ Black Money Amnesty Scheme “ enable stashed away Black Money to come out in the official banking channel ( through deposits made in “ INFRA ACCOUNTS “ – like Jan Dhan Accounts ) . Remember , Indonesia managed to raise $ 342 Billions !

Read :

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/12/but-where-is-money.html

· Such converted ( Black to White ) monies can only be invested in “ Battery Infra SPV “

Hoping for any other way to raise such HUGE amounts of “ Risk Free “ and “ Interest Free “ funds , in such a short time , would only amount to WISHFUL THINKING !

( Source : India : Energy Storage Mission / 04 Dec 2017 )