Scope, Opportunities and Challenges for E-Vehicle in India

Explore the scope, opportunities, and challenges for electric vehicles in India during this live webinar presented by Dr. Anil S. Dube, Professor and Head of Department at Sandip Institute of Engineering and Management. Gain insights into the future development of e-vehicles in India, considering the country's unique opportunities and challenges. Learn about EV classifications based on charging time, driving range, and maximum load capacity. Discover key consumer considerations, including driving range and battery types such as lead-acid and nickel-metal hydride. Examine the rapid growth of e-rickshaws in Delhi and Tripura's pioneering regulations. Delve into the challenges facing e-vehicle adoption, including the need for demand-side incentives, improved charging infrastructure, integrated grid management, weight reduction, cost optimization, hardware improvements, and battery technology advancements.

Intro
EVs can be classified on the basis of their attributes: i charging time. ii driving range, and iii the maximum load it can carry. Most important characteristics of E-vehicle of concern to the consumer are:- 1. Driving range : Maximum distance an EV can run when fully charged
1.Lead-acid Flooded lead-acid batteries are the cheapest and, in the past, most common vehicle batteries available as they are easily available and low cost. Efficiency:70-75% There are two main types of lead-acid batteries: automobile engine starter batteries, and deep cycle batteries, 2.Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries Nickel-metal hydride batteries have a much longer life cycle than lead-acid batteries and are safe and abuse tolerant. These batteries have been widely used in HEVs.
The number of battery operated e-rickshaws in Delhi has risen from 4,000 in 2010 to more than 1,00,000 in 2014, and is now an integral part of the transport eco-system in the state. In January 2014, Tripura became the first state in India to regulate the functioning of the e-rickshaws, and they came up with the Tripura Battery Operated Rickshaw Rules 2014 for the purpose. Tripura Battery Operated Rickshaw Rules 2014 consists norms/ guidelines such as driver age limits, license fee, renewal fee, etc. & 22,000 licenses granted.
Challenges for E-Vehicle: 1. Large scale penetration of EVs will require both demand side incentives (e.g.. tax incentives) and improved charging infrastructures as well as integrated planning for distribution Grid management 2. Reduce Mass. 3. Decrease material and manufacturing costs. 4. Improving the Hardware. 5. Battery - alternatives to/maximizing the nickel-metal hydride currently in use.