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Electric vehicle dream for the
India automotive market is the latest buzzword among the manufacturers, though
with the deadline of 2030 being cancelled has brought the sigh of relief among
the manufacturers. As now they can focus on making automotives compliant with
BS-VI.
Deadline
for the electric vehicles might have been removed, but the dream and the
working on the project is still intact. Now dreams seems not so farfetched as
our government has asked Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO) to allow interested players including from
private sector to obtain the technology for mass production of Lithium-Ion
batteries for electric vehicles.
The lithium-ion battery
technology ISRO developed was originally meant for space applications, but it
has finally agreed to transfer them at a cost to interested companies in order
to promote mass production of e-vehicles in India.
The glitch is that battery
manufacturers will need to pay ₹ 10 million to ISRO as a one-time technology transfer fee. Thereby some
experts are of the view that the electric vehicle technology is still in the
development stage and the cost is substantially higher. Besides, the ecosystem
for e-vehicles is not yet ready, charging stations are not in place, the cost
of the battery itself is high.
Another
concern is the flammability of the lithium-ion battery. In view of weather
conditions, this is a technological challenge and cooling the battery will
raise operational costs. Thereby electric vehicles, in view of their cost, will
justify deployment only as public transport buses, taxis and three-wheelers.
Hence ISRO and Bharat Heavy Electricals
(BHEL) have tied up to help develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric
vehicles.
The cabinet
secretary has asked ISRO to create a framework for enabling even interested
private players to obtain the technology for mass production.
With all
the steps government and manufacturers are taking its not far, when you will be
driving a fully electric automotive in India. But till that day comes, play
your part in making India pollution free, by acquiring BS-IV compliant used
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