List of Electric Vehicle Companies available in India

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List of Electric Vehicle Companies available in India

Electric Vehicle Companies in India:

India is gearing up to promote electric vehicles in the market & has issued ev Policy which provides complete strategy /road map to achieve the target of converting fuel-based vehicle into electric vehicle.

In this regard, many companies are there which aggressively working in this direction & manufacturing electric vehicles in all segments like Two-wheelers, Three-wheelers, Four-Wheelers & Buses.

A list of electric vehicle (cars/4-wheeler) manufacturing companies in India, their products along with approximate cost is given below in INR –

  • Tata Motors

Tata Nexon EV (Approx Rs 15.26 Lacs)

Tata Tigor EV (Approx Rs 12.61 Lacs)

Tata Tiago EV (Approx Rs 8.49 Lacs)

  • Mahindra

Mahindra e2oPlus (Approx. Rs 7.57 Lacs)

Mahindra e-Verito (Approx. Rs 10.11 Lacs)

  • Jaguar

Jaguar I – Place (Approx. Rs 1.14 – 1.5 Cr)

  • Hyundai

Hyundai Kona Electric (Approx. Rs 25.21)

  • MG

MG ZS EV (Approx. 22.28 Lacs)

  • Audi

Audi e-tron GT (Approx. Rs 1.8 Cr)

Audi RS e-tron GT (Approx. Rs 2.05 Cr)

Audi e-tron (Approx Rs 1.0 Cr)

  • BMW

BMW iX (Approx. Rs 1.2 Cr)

  • Porche

Porche Taycan (Approx. Rs 1.55 Cr)

  • Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz EQC (Approx. 1.05 Cr)

  • Nissan

Nissan Leaf EV (Approx. Rs 30 Lacs)

  • Tesla

Tesla Model 3 (Approx Rs 70-90 Lacs) 

  • Mini Cooper

Mini Cooper SE (Approx. Rs 48 Lacs)

  • BYD E6

BYD E6 (Approx. Rs 29 Lacs)

  • Strom Motors

Strom Motors R3 (Approx. Rs 4.5 Lacs)

 

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Electric Taxi / Electric Cab Service in India

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Electric Taxi / Electric Cab Service in India

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Electric vehicles are not only good for environment as they don’t produce Green House Gases (carbon particles) but are generating lot of business opportunities in automobile market.

These business opportunities include manufacturing of electric vehicles, importing/trading of electric vehicles, manufacturing of charging stations, setting up of Public charging stations, manufacturing of Lithium-ion batteries, charging of Lithium -ion batteries etc.

Apart from above opportunities, one more area is there which is helping EV drive in India & that is – usage of electric vehicles as a taxi or cab service. Details of some companies are given below which are aggressively working in this direction specially in metro cities. These companies provide electric vehicles for taxi or cab purpose.

  • Blu-Smart

Contact details – hello@blu-smart.com, 8287000500

Blu-Smart is an Indian company which has office in Gurugram. It is founded by Puneet Singh Jaggi, Anmol Singh Jaggi & Punit Kumar Goyal. At present they operate in Gurugram, South & west Delhi area only with around 685 e -vehicles (according to a leading newspaper). Their operation is just like OLA /Uber where a user can book its ride through an APP. Just we need to download APP from Play store which suitable for Android & Apple mobile phones.

These cabs are booked in a given time slots by the company due to limited numbers of e-vehicles & their charging time also. They have their own charging stations in Gurugram & Delhi.

  • Lithium –

Contact details – info@project-lithium.com, https://project-lithium.com

Address: 158, 1st Floor, Seetharampalya Village, Mahadevpuram, Banglore, 560048

Phone- 080-48519866

Lithium Technologies is an Indian company based out of Bengaluru. It is founded by Sanjay Krishnan. At present they have around 1100 e vehicles which are running on roads in 9 cities of India starting from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi, Noida, Gurugram & Jaipur. Lithium technology run their cab service mainly for pick-up drop for corporate employees because of fixed time of movement of employees from office to residence & vice versa. This is due to range limitation of vehicles & lack of charging infrastructure.

Lithium has their own set of charging stations at various locations to run cab business.

  • Evera Cabs & Charging Stations by Prakriti e-mobility Private Limited –

Address – 1226, 12th Floor, DLF Tower B, Jasola, New Delhi, Delhi-110025

Ph: 011- 49540005/06

Email: info@epratriti.com

Prakriti e-mobality provides Evera Cab which is an Indian company, founded by Mr Namish, Mr Vikas & Mr Rajiv . This e-cab/e-taxi service available in Delhi, Gurugram & Noida. It is an App based e-cab/taxi service. User can book its ride through the App. They provide services

  • For individual ride &
  • Corporates for pick-up & drop of employees. They have approx. more than 500 e-vehicles which commute in Delhi-NCR. They have their own charging stations to run the e-taxi service.

  • Eee-taxi by A to Z Universal Solutions Pvt Ltd.

Address: Plot Dhani Ram Piayo, Main Palam Vihar Road, Old Delhi Gurgaon Rd, Gurugram, Haryana 122001

Head Office – 6th Floor, Unit No- 601-602, Vipul Square, Shushant Lok-1, Gurugram-Haryana

This is Indian company & headed by Mr Nishant Saini, Vipul Nanda & Shivkanth Khajuria. They provide E-taxi service in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Hyderabad & Bengaluru for various purposes like –

  • Daily commute which can be booked through an App,
  • Business Travel which includes point to point unlimited daily travel,
  • After hours travel which includes weekdays, weekends, holidays or late night.

At present they have more than 150 e-vehicles in their service.

  • Cab – Eez Infra Tech Pvt Ltd.

Address: Ground Floor, 29 Kala Nagar, Bandra East, Mumbai- 400051

contact@cabecars.com, 7208878771

This company is Mumbai based & founded by Mr Kuldip Ghosh, Mr Indraneel Chakravarty & Mr Nitin Sharma. AT present they provide E-taxi service in Mumbai only & provide  following services –

  • City commute – in which office, school, college, pub, movie, salon etc are covered with 24X7 services.
  • Intercity Travel – If user is planning to travel from Mumbai to other city.
  • In-city rentals – business meetings, shopping, city ride etc are covered with flat rate.

 

  • Envi

Address: Bellandur, Outer Ring Road, 216, Sobha Hibiscus Bengaluru east, Karnataka 560103 N.

It’s an App based E taxi service, based out of Bengaluru & started e-taxi services in 2020. At present they provide e-taxi service in Bengaluru only.  Envi E-taxi service has been started by Malbork which is an innovative & clean technology company.

 

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Why does Lithium-ion battery catch fire?

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Why does Lithium-ion battery catch fire?

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With recent incidents of fire in EV Scooters (two-wheelers) in India, people are worried about the safety of electric vehicles. These incidents happed in these brands of two- wheelers – OLA, Okinawa & Pure EV.

As we know that all electric vehicles get power through Lithium-ion batteries. Lithium ion batters are used these days in many electronic devices like laptops, mobile phones, smart watches etc as well as electric vehicles. The main reason of using these batteries is the higher storage capacity of power per Kg as compared to other batteries so that these devices could run for longer duration in single charge. Generally, the present energy storage capacity of Li-ion batteries is 150 watts-hour per Kg as compared to 25 watts-Hour per Kg for Lead Acid battery.

Design of Lithium-Ion Battery–

The design of battery is slightly different, it consists of an anode, a cathode, separator & electrolyte. The Anode, Cathode & Separator are assembled in a metal case/container where they are submerged in an electrolyte. In this configuration Anode (Lithium-cobalt-oxide) acts as a positive electrode while cathode (carbon) acts as a negative electrode. These two electrodes are separated by a thin sheet of separator which is made up of micro-perforated plastic. Generally, ether is used as an electrolyte.

Working of Lithium-ion Battery –

Working of Lithium-ion battery is different from normal lead acid batteries. In Lithium-ion batteries, ions are transferred between anode & cathode during charging & discharging of batteries while chemical reaction is required in conventional batteries.

During charging of batteries – lithium-ions are transferred from anode (positive electrode) to cathode (negative electrode) & during discharging – Li-ion moves back to anode from cathode & thus complete the cycle of battery. Per cell of Li-ion battery produces 3.5V which higher than any other type of batteries.

BMS of Lithium-ion Batteries –

Because of its usage for commercial purpose, Battery Management System (BMS) is used in all Lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles for the safety of the batteries. The main function of BMS is to manage the temperature of battery. It also manages current & voltage of the battery. A good health of Li-ion battery depends on BMS which must ensure following things –

  • Protection of battery cell from overcharged / over-discharged,
  • Manage heat levels of the cells,
  • Checks loose connection & short circuits if any,
  • Communicate with vehicle onboard software

Precautions required to avoid fire risk while using Li-ion batteries –

Following points are important to avoid fire in Lithium-ion batteries –

  • Separator plays a very important role in the safety of the battery. As we know that anode & cathode are two different charged electrodes & they should not come in contact with each other. Whenever they will come in contact with each other short circuit will occur which may lead to fire. That is why the designing of separator should be done very carefully. If too much thin separator is designed, then chances of contact of both electrodes will be very high.
  • Avoid external damage to the battery
  • Temperature management of Li-ion battery is very important. Therefore, we need to ensure that BMS software should remain in healthy condition so that temperature management of the battery is done continuously.
  • Thermal Runaway Condition should be avoided because it a condition in which heat is transferred to another cell when one cell fails & creates a chain reaction that results in fire in the battery. Therefore, there should not be any compromised in battery management system during manufacturing.

EV Policy in India

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EV Policy in India

As per guidelines issued by Ministry of Power dated 14th Jan,22 regarding “Charging infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV) – The revised consolidated Guidelines & Standards – reg”, some of the key points are given below –

Definitions –

  1. Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) – shall mean an element in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) that supplies electrical energy for recharging the battery of electric vehicles.
  2. Public Charging Stations (PCS) – shall mean an EV charging station where any electric vehicle can get its battery recharged.
  3. Battery Charging Stations (BCS) –shall mean an station where the discharged or partially discharged electric batteries for electric vehicles are electrically discharged.
  4. Captive Charging Stations (CCS) – shall mean an electric vehicle charging stations exclusively for electric vehicles owned or under the control of owner of the charging station e.g. Government department, corporate houses Bus Depots, charging station by owned by the fleet owners etc. and shall not be used for commercial purpose of charging other vehicles on paid for basis.
  5. Battery Swapping Stations (BSS) – shall mean a station where any electric vehicle can get its discharged battery or partially discharged battery replaced by a charged battery.

Guidelines –

  1. Owners may charge their vehicle at their residence/office using their existing electricity connection.
  2. Any individual / entity is free to set up public charging stations provided that such station can meet the technical, safety as well as performance standards & protocols laid down as well as norms/standards/specifications laid down by the Ministry of Power, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Central Electricity Authority (CEA) from time to time.
    • 2.1 Public Charging Stations (PCSs) may apply for electricity connection & Distribution Company Licensee shall release connection for EV Public Charging Stations in accordance with the timelines stated in section 4 sub. (11) of the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules 2020.
    • 2.2 Any public charging stations /chain of charging stations may obtain electricity from any generation company through open access. Open access shall be provided for this purpose within 15 days of receipt of the application complete in all respect.

  • 3. Public Charging Infrastructure (PCI)

    – Requirements:

    • 3.1 Every PCS will comply with following-
  • i. An exclusive with all related substation equipment including safety appliance, if required by Supply Code as approved by appropriate Electricity Regulation Commission.
  • ii. Appropriate civil works
  • iii. Appropriate cabling & electrical works ensuring safety
  • iv. Adequate space for charging & entry/exit of vehicles.
  • v. Appropriate fire protection equipment & facilities,
  • vi. PCS shall have any one or more chargers or any combination of chargers.
  • vii. Charging station for (two/three wheelers) e-vehicles shall be free to install any charger other than those specified above subject to compliance of technical & safety standards as laid down by CEA.
  • viii. Tie up with at least one online Network Service Provider to enable advance remote/online booking of charging slot by EV owners. Such online information to EV owners should also include information regarding location, types & number of chargers installed/available, services charges for charging etc.
  • ix. Share charging station data with appropriate State Nodal Agency (SNA) & adhere to protocols as prescribed by Central Nodal Agency (CNA) i.e BEE for this purpose. The SNA & CAN shall have access to this data.
  • 3.2 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) should have been type tested by an agency/lab accredited by ny National Accreditation Board for Testing Calibration Laboratories (NABL) from time to time.
  • 3.3 The above minimum infrastructure requirements doesn’t apply to private charging points meant for self-use of individual EV owners (non-commercial owners).
  • 3.4 Captive charging infrastructure for 100% internal use for a company’s own/leased fleet for its own use will not be required to install chargers as per para 3.1 & to have Network Service Provider (NSP) tie ups.
  • 3.5 Public Charging Station may also be installed by housing societies, Malls, office Complexes, Restaurants, Hotels etc. with a provision to allow charging of visitor’s vehicles which are permitted to come in its premises.

  • 4. Public Charging Infrastructure (for long range EVs) and/or heavy-duty EVs:

    • 4.1 Fast Charging Stations (FSC) i.e. public charging stations for long range EVs) and/or heavy duty EVs (like trucks, buses etc) will have the following –
  • i. At least two chargers of minimum 100 KW (200- 750 V or higher) each of the different specifications (CCS/CHAdeMO chargers for above capacity or BIS Standard for e-Bus Charging Station (Level-4: 250 – 500KW) as provided under Annexure III (6)) with single connector gun each.
  • ii. Appropriate Liquid Cooled Cables for high speed charging facility as above 4.1(i), for onboard charging of Fluid Cooled Batteries (currently available in some long range EVs), if required.
    • 4.2 Such Fast Charging Stations (FCS) which are meant for 100% in house/captive utilization, for example buses of a company, wood be free to decide the charging specification as per requirement for its in-house company EVs.

  • 5. Location Public Charging Stations:

    • 5.1 In case of Public Charging Stations, the following requirements are laid down with regard to density /distance between two charging points:
  • i. At least one charging station shall be in a grid of 3Km x 3Km. Further, one charging station shall be set up by at every 25Km on both sides of highways/roads.
  • ii. For long range EVs and/or heavy duty EVs like buses/trucks etc, there shall be at least one Fast Charging with Charging Infrastructure Specifications as per para 4.1 above at every 100 Km, one on each side of highways/roads located preferably within/alongside the public charging stations. Within cities, such charging facilities for heavy duty EVs may be located within Transport Nagars, bus depot.
  • 5.2 Additional PSC/FCS can be installed even if there exists a PSC/FCS in the required grid or distance.

  1. Database of Public EV Charging Stations:

    • 6.1 Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) shall create & maintain a national online database of all the public charging stations in consultation with State Nodal Agency (SNAs). BEE shall create a web portal/software/Mobile Application for the database of Public Charging Stations throughout the country.

  2. Tariff of supply of electricity to EV Public Charging Stations:

    • 7.1 The tariff of supply of electricity to EV Public Charging Stations shall be a single part tariff and shall not exceed the “Average Cost of Supply” till 31st March, 2025. The same tariff shall be applicable for Battery Charging Stations (BCS).
    • 7.2 The tariff applicable for domestic consumption shall be applicable for domestic charging.
    • 7.3 The separate metering arrangement shall be made for PCS so that consumption may be recorded & billed as per applicable tariff for EV Charging Stations.

  1. Service Charges at PCS –

    • 8.2 Charging of EVs is a service as already clarified by Ministry of Power vide letter no-23/08/2021 -R&R dated 13.04.2018.
    • 8.1 As electricity is being provided at concessional rates and also considering the fact that subsidy is being provided by the central/state govt in many cases for setting up Public Charging Stations, the State Govt shall fix the ceiling of Service Charges to be charged such PCS/FCS.

Electric Vehicle Chargers as provided under Para 3.1 (vi) of the Guidelines

Type of Charger Type of Charger Connectors Rated Output Voltage No of Connector Guns EV Type
Slow/Moderate Bharat DC -001 (15 KW) 48 1 CG 4-Wheeler, 3-Wheeler, 2-wheeler
 
Bharat DC -001 (15 KW) 72 or higher 1 CG 4-Wheeler
 
Bharat AC -001 (10 KW) 230 3 CG of 3.3 KW each 4-Wheeler, 3-Wheeler, 2-wheeler
Fast Type-2 AC (min 22KW) 380-415 1 CG 4-Wheeler, 3-Wheeler, 2-wheeler
CHAdeMO (min. 50 KW) 200-500 or higher 1 CG 4-Wheeler
CCS (min. 50KW) 200-750 or higher 1 CG 4-Wheeler
Specification as per E-mobility I BEE

 

Indian Standards EV Charging notified by BIS of 01.11.2021

 Light EV AC Charge Point

Power Level 1 Charging Device EV-EVSE

Communication

 Charge Point Plug Socket Vehicle Inlet/ Connector
Up to 7Kw IS -17017-22-1 Bluetooth

Low Energy

 IS -60309 As per EV Manufacturer

  1. Light EV DC Charge Point

Power Level 1 Charging Device EV-EVSE

Communication

 Charge Point Plug Socket Vehicle Inlet/ Connector
Up to 7Kw                   IS -17017-25 Combined socket under development IS -17017-2-6

  1. Parkbay AC Charge Point

Power Level 2 Device /Protocol EV-EVSE

Communications

 Infrastructure Socket Vehicle  Connector
Normal Power -11Kw/22Kw IS -17017-1 IS-15118 (PLC) for Smart Charging IS -17017-2-2 IS -17017-2-2

  1. Parkbay DC Charge Point

Power Level 2 Device /Protocol EV-EVSE

Communication

 Infrastructure Socket Vehicle  Connector
Normal Power -11Kw/22Kw IS -17017-23 IS-17017-24 (CAN)

IS-15118 (PLC)

 IS -17017-22-2 IS -17017-2-3

  1. DC Charge Protocol

Power Level 3 Charging Devise EV-EVSE

Communication

Connector
DC 50Kw to 250Kw IS -17017-23 IS-17017-24 (CAN)

IS-15118 (PLC)

 IS -17017-2-3

 

  1. eBus Charging Station (Level-4: 250-500 Kw)

Power Level 4 Charging Device EV-EVSE

Communication

 Connector
DC High Power (250 Kw to 500Kw)
Dual Gen Charging Station IS -17017-23-2 IS-15118 (PLC) IS -17017-2-3
Automated Pantograph Charging Station IS -17017-3-1 IS -17017-3-2

 

Electric Vehicle Charger Companies in India

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Electric Vehicle Charger Companies in India

India’s plan to gear up for EV will depend on the network of charging stations across India, especially in major cities where people can afford to buy electric vehicles & they must have public charging arrangement close to their office, market, residence etc. so that without any fear, they can use their electric vehicle (EV). Also the running cost of electric vehicle is very less as compared to internal combustion engine.

In this regard, many national & international companies are putting efforts to provide charging stations at different locations in India. There are two types of activities involved in setting up charging stations, detail is given below –

  1. Supply & installation of chargers for domestic and commercial purpose (Public Charging Stations).
  2. Providing services to the customers/users (in case of public chargers) that includes Mobile APP facility which helps users to locate the chargers, show best routs up to the charging points, payment collection, maintenance of charging stations etc.

A list of companies is given below with contact details such as company name & contact numbers. These companies are aggressively working on EV chargers. In this list, some companies provide chargers, some of them may be service providers & some of them are doing both.

  • PlugNgo (EV Motors India Pvt Ltd)

Office: Corporate Block B-152, first Floor, Sector-6, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301,

Ph- 0120 4088009, info@ev-motors.com

  • Tata Power Co. Ltd.

Registered Office – Bombay House, 24, Homi Mody Street, Mumbai (400 001),

Toll free No- 1800 209 5161, 191234

  • Fortum Charge & Drive India Pvt Ltd

The Oberoi Centre, Building, N-11, DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase 2, Sector 24, Gurugram, Haryana 122022.

Ph – 0124 4418800, fortum.india@fortum.com

  • Magenta Group (Charge Grid – Brand name)

Magenta House, D-285, near Unitech Motors, TTC Industrial Area, Turbhe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400705

Magenta House, # 389, 5th Main Rd, Vijaya Bank Layout, Bilekahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076

Ph: 7400490903/18001230267, sales@magentagroup.com

  • Volttic (Parent Company Tvesas Electric Solutions Pvt Ltd.) –

Registered office – New Colony Bijaura Bhawarnath, Ajamgarh, Uttar Pradesh 276001

Ph- 9711829983, 9591485996. Contact@volttic.com

  • Delta Electronics India

Corporate office – HSIIDC, plot no -43, sector-35, Gurugram 122001,

Ph-0124-4874900,

  • ABB India

Ph- 1800 420 0707, contact.centre@in.abb.com

  • Mass-Tech Control Pvt Ltd

Registered Office – 2/7, Meghal Industrial Estate, Devidayal Road, Mulund (W), Mumbai – 400080, India.

Ph- +91-22-4170 4338, sales@masstechcontrols.com

Other Branch Office – Delhi (9810729708), Badodra (9998981085), Banglore (9845126703), Truchirapalli (9629333201), Bhilai (0788-3293972), Chennai (9444081427), Jamnagar (9974430308)

  • Charge+Zone (Tesco ChargeZone (P) ltd

Headquarters – 401, BENISON Complex, Opp. Shiv Mahal Palace, Old Padra Road, Vadodara, Gujrat – 390007, India.

Ph- 7227025948, 7226999590. info@chargezone.co 

  • ChargeMOD

BPM Power Pvt Ltd. Palayam, Calicut-63002

0120 685 0723, 6850 674 

  • AARGO EV Smart

Village Kaili, 40 Mile Stone, Mathura Rd, Ballabgarh, Faridabad, Haryana 121004

Ph- 093112 91378, evinfo@aarpowersolutions.com

 EVQ point Solutions Pvt ltd

Corporate office – 3154, Prestige Tranquility Off-Old Madras Road, Budigere Cross Bengaluru Karnataka 560049 INDIA

Ph-9372 660010, info@evqpoint.com

Role of EESL in Electric Vehicles in India

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Role of EESL in Electric Vehicles in India

EESL stands for Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. It is founded in 2009 & promoted by Ministry of Power Govt of India (GOI). It is a joint venture of 4 Public Sector Undertaking Companies like NTPC Ltd, Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), REC Limited & Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). This company is backed by Union Ministry of Power.

The role of EESL is to develop energy efficiency programs/technologies for consumers, industries & Government.

Apart from this, its responsibility is to implement energy efficiency program successfully in India which includes lighting, smart metering, agriculture, electric mobility etc.

Seeing the huge market potential & aspiration, GOI has given direction to ESSL to enter into EV filed. The first National E -Mobility Program was launched by Ministry of Power in March, 2018. The purpose of this program is to provide support/push manufacturing of e-vehicles in India, providing technology for charging stations, fleet operators, service providers etc so that India could emerged as a global leader in EV industry.

Under this program, EESL has done following work –

  • Procurement of 10,000 e -cars completed which will save over 1.65 Cr liter fuel every year & reduce CO2 emission by 4.42 t.
  • Approx 1514 e-cars have been deployed for Govt purpose
  • Provided electric vehicles on lease /purchase basis to Govt organizations to replace existing diesel/patrol vehicles.
  • It has signed MOUs with various stakeholders (municipality, DISCOM etc) for setting up charging stations in municipality areas in major cities of various states.
  • More than 300 charging stations have been set up at different locations in India.

EESL could be contacted on following address –

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd

5th & 6th Floor, Core-III, Scope Complex, 7 Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003

Email: info@eesl.co.in,  Website: www.eeslindia.org

Battery Swapping in Electric Vehicles

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Battery Swapping in Electric Vehicles

With increasing use of electric vehicles, users are looking for more options to make electric vehicles more affordable, economical & easy to charge. Battery swapping is the best alternate option for all these things in present scenario.

Battery Swapping –

Battery swapping is a process in which battery stations are installed at different locations where multiple batteries are charged constantly for next use. Electric vehicle users have to locate the battery swapping stations & replace the down/empty battery with charged battery. The Empty battery is put for charging at the station & after making payment we can leave the place. This process is very fast & simple.

Many key players are entering into battery swapping business like Energy Efficiency Service Ltd. (EESL), BSES & Sun Mobility. Also, Ola has it’s own battery swapping station for their e-rikshaws in Gurugram. Other players like Delhivery, Dominos, Flipkart, Amazon are showing interests in battery swapping business in order to reduce operation cost through e-vehicles.

Indian Govt has said in its recent budget for 2022-23 that a new policy for battery swapping will be introduced to push electric vehicles in the market which will help in achieving decarbonization target.

Two & Three wheelers EV sales are picking up in India due to high fuel cost & subsidy/incentives offered for these vehicles. Image of one of the Battery Swapping Units (for 2 wheelers) is given below –

     Process of battery replacement –

  •  Take empty battery which is to be replaced.
  •  Press tap button.
  •  One battery window will open which will be empty, there we can place our down/drained battery.
  •  Close the battery window & another battery  window will open where fully charged battery is  kept.                                                                                      .  Take out this charged battery & make payment.

Cost of charging of an electric vehicle (EV)

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Cost of charging of an electric vehicle (EV)

Cost of Charging Of Electric Vehicle: 

Running Cost of Electric Vehicle:

This is a very good question? One would ask about an electric vehicle. The cost of electrical vehicle is already high so people would be more interested to know whether the running cost of EV is more/less as compared to Internal Combustion Engine vehicles.

As per study done by BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) on Tata e-vehicles is given below –

Tata Tigor (petrol version) & Tata Tigor EV were considered for calculation. Let’s say Tata Tigor’s average range is 20Km/ltr for patrol version. It means a Tata Tigor would consume 5 ltrs of patrol to cover 100Km distance. Assuming (as of 8th feb,21) the cost of petrol is Rs 86.95/- per ltr. Hence the cost of travelling of 100Km is Rs 434.75 (5X86.95).

On the other hand, Tata Tigor EV with total battery capacity of 21.5KWh (units), the total cost of charging EV would be 21.5 Units X Rs 4.5 per unit (assuming EV home charging unit in Delhi). The total cost would be Rs 96.75. So, the running cost of electric vehicle is much cheaper than ICE vehicle (patrol version).

Other advantage of electric vehicle over ICE vehicle is – low maintenance cost & operating cost of an EV is lower as compared with than ICE vehicle which in turn reduces the overall cost of an EV.

 

What is EVSE?

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What is EVSE?

EVSE stands for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment which includes external electrical equipment and associated devices which supply electrical energy for recharging the batteries of electric vehicles.

EVSE can be customized by adding the following features in it –

  • Authentication
  • Integrated payment system
  • Remote monitoring software

Based on speed, charging infrastructure is divided into three categories – Level -1, Level-2 & DC (Direct Current) also known as Level-3.

How does Charging Station concept work?

This is very important because as a owner how will you know where charging stations are available in a city especially in metro cities when you are out with electric vehicle & battery needs charging.

In this case, a mobile app plays a very important role which connects an EV with charging station. It means there are three major components in it– a) an EV b) Public Charging Station & c) a mobile App. Let’s understand this in detail.

  • Charging station companies will install charging stations at various locations in the city,
  • A mobile app is developed to support EV owner or user,
  • User has to download that app through play store,
  • Mobile app will have following features –
  •     It shows the map of the city where these charging stations are installed,
  •     It shows the status of charging station like available, in use, under maintenance,            upcoming etc.
  •     It will help you to locate nearest charging station by showing best route.
  •     It shows the history of charging units,
  •     It will show log of transactions with details available to the user.
  • The user has to register with a mobile app to use the charging station
  • Once registered, you will be allowed to use the charging station.
  • After charging of vehicle, the amount/payment against electricity consumption is to be paid by user.
  • The charging station may be self-service type or in some cases operator may be available to assist.
  • RFID tag may be used to use charging station by user.

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Charging connectors for Electric Vehicles (EV)

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Charging connectors for Electric Vehicles

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In EV industry, there is no universal charger that can be used for all types of vehicles rather different types of chargers are available & used for different levels of charging.

Let’s understand it. Following types of charging cables/connectors are used for charging purpose –

  1. Type 1
  2. Type 2
  3. CHAdeMO
  4. Type 2 CCS

Type 1 &2 are mostly used for charging a vehicle through AC supply / Socket – typically for house charging as well as for public charging. These types of charging cables fall under slow / moderate chargers. While CHAdeMO & Type 2 CCS charging connectors are used for public charging system & fall under fast charging category.

Type-1 Charging cable/connector- 

Type 1 charging cable/connector needs single phase supply to charge the vehicle where one end of cable is connected with 1-ph AC socket/supply & other end is connected with vehicle socket. This cable has a 5-pin plug with no latch/lock pin arrangement to hold it while charging, therefore it can be unlocked by anyone. Normally, this cable comes with the vehicle for charging at home.

Type-2 Charging cable/connector- 

While Type 2 charging cable/connector requires 3-ph supply to charge a vehicle. Therefore, Type 2 charging system provides moderate charging due to provision of 3-ph supply. This cable has a 7 pin plug with no latch arrangement but the vehicle that use this cable has latch/lock- in facility which provides safety during charging of vehicles.

This cable is normally bought by the owner of the vehicle for fast charging. Type 2 cable is not only used at home but also used at charging stations also when we are on road & needs charging. Because same cable could be used at charging station for AC fast charging, if not available at charging station.

CHAdeMO & Type 2 CCS – 

CHAdeMO & Type 2 CCS are DC chargers & used for fast charging. The full form of CCS is Combined Charging System. The design of these two chargers is different & an electric vehicle can’t be charged with both DC chargers, therefore, one has to be very careful before going to charging station that charging station must have charger suitable for his vehicle’s charging socket. But, some charging station may have both types of charging arrangement.

Note: An electric car comes with both home charging & fast charging arrangement (Type 1 & Type 2).

Details of different types of chargers are given below (as per India EV guidelines). 

Type of Charger Type of Charger Connectors Rated Output Voltage No of Connector Guns EV Type
Slow/Moderate Bharat DC -001 (15 KW) 48 1 CG 4-Wheeler, 3-Wheeler, 2-wheeler
 
Bharat DC -001 (15 KW) 72 or higher 1 CG 4-Wheeler
 
Bharat AC -001 (10 KW) 230 3 CG of 3.3 KW each 4-Wheeler, 3-Wheeler, 2-wheeler
Fast Type-2 AC (min 22KW) 380-415 1 CG 4-Wheeler, 3-Wheeler, 2-wheeler
CHAdeMO (min. 50 KW) 200-500 or higher 1 CG 4-Wheeler
CCS (min. 50KW) 200-750 or higher 1 CG 4-Wheeler
Specification as per E-mobility I BEE