India’s electric vehicle drive: Challenges and opportunities

If you haven't noticed, the richest man just purchased a UK-based Sodium-ion company.


If they could make this work in few years down the line, opportunities are huge.

On Sodium-ion battery tech :


There are quite a few differences between Na and Li, but Na's advantages are extremely relevant to India and many other countries compared to Li in many areas.

SIB is not as useful in transportation, like EVs, but it is excellent for a cheap city vehicle of any type compared to Li, which is more relevant for long distance driving. So someone who doesn't drive more than what you get out of a single charge a day and has reliable access to a charge point can make do with SIB at a significantly lower cost. Most people won't mind 25% less distance at 25% less cost. A faster charge rate and higher lifespan sufficiently compensate for the difference.

But the real advantage of SIB is in static use, where weight and space constraints are more liberal. Like backup for houses, buildings etc, basically for grid infrastructure. Although it has a lower energey density, it is a lot more cheaper in comparison. So you can compensate for energy density with numbers.

It's also safer to use and cheaper to transport, since it uses less volatile chemicals. It can even be stored for a significantly longer time, since Na doesn't alloy with Al.

It guarantees security of supply.
 
Ratan Tata takes delivery of custom Tata Nano electric car. Check details.

This car can be a Game Changer for Tata Motors if its priced right.... 😊

Just imagine the EXPORT potential of Nano electric car... 😱
 
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India installs 678 public EV charging stations in the last four months: Power ministry​

NEW DELHI: India’s effort to expand public electric vehicles charging infrastructure gave a quick result as the country witnessed a 2.5 times growth in charging stations in nine mega cities in the last four months. It had installed 678 public EV charging stations between October 2021 to January 2022 in Surat, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai.

“The Government has made 360-degree efforts to enhance public charging infrastructure by involving private and public agencies (BEE, EESL, PGCIL, NTPC, etc.). Many private organisations have also come forward to install EV charging stations to develop a convenient charging network grid to gain consumers’ confidence,” said the power ministry in a statement.

To boost the electric vehicle infrastructure in the country, the power ministry revised its guidelines in January. It includes providing an affordable tariff chargeable by public EV charging station operators, enable owners of electric vehicles to charge EVs at their residences using their existing electricity connections. A revenue sharing model has been suggested for land use to make a public charging station financially viable from an operational perspective and technical requirements for public charging stations have been elaborated.

The Oil Marketing Companies have announced the setting up of 22,000 EV charging stations in prominent cities and on national highways across the country. Out of 22,000 EV charging stations, 10,000 will be installed by IOCL, 7,000 will be installed by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), and the rest of 5,000 will be installed by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL). IOCL has already installed 439 EV charging stations and plans to install another 2,000 EV charging stations over the next year. BPCL has installed 52 charging stations, while HPCL has installed 382 charging stations.