There are not many EV specific courses or curriculum in colleges. Therefore one needs to either have “on the job” learning experience or do some in-depth self study of the EV powertrain to be able to pursue a serious career in the EV industry. There is a lot to be learnt in the space of...Continue Reading
It is true that one of the main source of revenue of indian govt is taxes on petrol and diesel. Currently central and state govt gets around Rs.35 and Rs.25 per litre of taxes in petrol and diesel and any significant drop in consumption will reduce the govt tax kitty substantially. On the other side...Continue Reading
On a well to wheel comparison, even after accounting for 80% polluting thermal power and the CO2 that will be produced when all the lithium battery cells are produced in India, there is a 40% reduction in the CO2 in an electric two wheeler over the life cycle of the product. When calculated at the...Continue Reading
Some forecasts that by 2025 one petrol and bottled mineral water may cost the same. We feel it is not likely. In the last 3 years the new exploration on crude oil drilling has reduced considerably because of the softening of crude prices. The consumption of crude oil and China and India is no way...Continue Reading
In FY17, 17.6 million two wheelers were sold out of which 5.6 million (32%) were scooters. Scooters have been growing at a CAGR(compounded annual growth rate) of 17% against a 2% growth in motorcycles. The forecast for next 5 years in 12% CAGR for scooters. Out a total forecasted market of two wheelers at 27...Continue Reading
Tork Motorcycles, a startup showcased an electric motorcycle few years back but haven’t been able to commercialise. Another startup Emflux India is showcasing a sports E-Motorcycle in Auto Expo, however an affordable E-Motorcycle is still some years away. Electric Motorcycles need similar torque and speed as the petrol one to succeed in the market. At...Continue Reading
At present there is only one large player Hero Electric, one of the group companies is in the electric two wheeler business for the last 10 years. TVS is most likely launching their Jupiter IC engine 2W in the electric version in few months. HeroMoto may launch e-Duet this year and Leap next year. Bajaj...Continue Reading
