India Ready For Electric Vehicles, Thoughts from Mr. Ananth , M.M. Technologies , Mysore

These thoughts are shared by Mr. Ananth from M.M.Technologies, Mysore. He owns an electric bicycle company and recently showcased his products in Bangalore International Auto Expo 2010. He is EVHUB's regular visitor. 

This is in response to EVHUB's post “Is the country ready for Electric cars?”

Definitely our country is ready for Electric Vehicles, to my knowledge following are sections that are willing to for electric vehicles:

1. The one who is really concerned about the negative effects of pollution, but there may be very few who are really concerned about the pollution.

2. Then the major market comes from the lower middle class segment that is bent upon savings from the mobility.  This market is two-wheelers predominantly and this is basically an urban market.

3. Then we have the rural market segment which is highly price sensitive and bent upon the durability of the product.  Again this is also for two-wheelers and the durability of the product in this segment is very essential.

 All of us have been watching that the number of electric two-wheelers manufacturers is more than the bicycles or three wheelers or the four wheelers.  This is a clear cut indication that the demand and essentiality of the electric two wheelers falls in the third category.

Many manufacturers are ready to cater to the need of this segment but why no one is able to dominate this particular segment due to the following reasons.

1. All of us are dependent on the import of majority of the components, while importing components there are lot of hurdles, the majority of the efforts goes into the time consumed to bring the material from China to India.

2. Under the above circumstances it is only the trader who can survive the situation and not a manufacturer.

3. We don’t have many manufacturers who are equipped with in house manufacturing facilities.  We are all dependent on import of components from China.

4. Batteries and motors are the two main components that our manufacturers are totally dependent on the China manufacturers.

5. If some manufacturer in India targets this market, they will have a very huge and encouraging market, but at the same time Chinese motors may drop their prices, even if we manufacture the motor here, again we are dependent on China magnets for the motors

6. Then the batteries are definitely imported from China, Taiwan or Korea. We don’t have any facility to manufacture the batteries. Depending on the Chinese Batteries results in higher landing cost of the product.

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ELECTRIC BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES, AND SCOOTERS TO GAIN INCREASING ACCEPTANCE WORLDWIDE

Increasingly accepted as capable, even appealing, forms of transportation, particularly in densely populated urban areas, electric two-wheel vehicles, a category that includes electric bicycles, motorcycles, and scooters, will spread rapidly over the next several years.According to a recent report fromPike Research, worldwide sales of electric two-wheel vehicles (E2WVs) are expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4% through 2016.

“While electric two-wheel vehicles tend to be a lifestyle choice in North America and much of Western Europe, in the developing world they’re used more as primary means of transportation,” says industry analyst Dave Hurst. “Rising incomes and increased urbanization are driving the need for, and the ability to purchase, reliable transportation, and electric two-wheel vehicles fill a growing niche.” Battery improvements that extend the range and speed of the vehicles, Hurst adds, will also hasten adoption of e-motorcycles and e-scooters.

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The Future of Electric Vehicles: Technology, infrastructure developments and the future outlook

Recently published research from Business Insights, "The Future of Electric Vehicles: Technology, infrastructure developments and the future outlook", is now available at Fast Market Research

Interest in electric vehicles is on the rise. For a variety of reasons this interest is unlikely to dissipate in the foreseeable future. These reasons range from climate change and environmental pollution, to the gradual depletion of fossil fuels worldwide, and to the nationalistic desire to reduce dependence on imported oil. Each country faces its own unique set of challenges.

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Fleet operators pushing toward 'green'

If the average Joe wants to reduce his environmental impact, he might switch to a car that uses less gas or one that runs on alternative fuels.

But what would be the environmental impact if the people who operate hundreds, even thousands, of vehicles decided to do the same?

Turns out, a number of them are doing just that.

Driven in part by tougher federal and state emissions rules and in part by the recession and uncertain fuel prices, many major companies have decided it's good business to reduce the environmental impact of their fleets, industry experts say. As a result, owners of many of the nation's largest commercial fleets are experimenting with alternative-fuel vehicles.

Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. , which is headquartered in Dallas and has the nation's largest commercial fleet with more than 77,000 vehicles, is in the early stages of a 10-year ,

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Nissan’s Leaf electric car gets sound effect for pedestrian warnings

Eco Factor: Eco-friendly hybrid car adds noise for safety measures.

It seems like being extra quiet did not work for Nissan’s much-awaited hatchback, the LEAF. Due to the guidelines for pedestrian warnings in electric vehicles that make little noise when in operation, Nissan has added sound effects to its otherwise nearly silent vehicle. After considering a variety of sounds like chimes, motorlike, futuristic, the company finally selected a soft whine that fluctuates in intensity with the car’s speed.

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Car review: electric cars

If you have ever driven a remote-control toy car, you will have experienced – in miniature – the pros and cons of driving a full-scale, grown-up electric vehicle (EV). You'll have appreciated the instant, clean power harnessed to the exhilarating performance of the high-revving, very quiet and surprisingly powerful engine. You'll also have developed a loathing for batteries. Too many, too big, too expenisve, too weak…

The battery problem has been such a sticking point that many manufacturers have put all their eggs in the petrol-hybrid basket as an eco solution to the future of motoring. Hybrids, such as the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight, have both an electric and a back-up petrol engine.

A few makers, however, have been plugging away at a purely electric solution, and the fruit of their labour is appearing on our roads. The breakthrough came a few years ago with the introduction of the lithium-ion battery. These already power your mobile phone and laptop. They are powerful, relatively light, have a high energy-to-weight ratio, recharge quickly and hold their charge when not in use.

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