CONTENTS Introduction Working of EV Types of EVs Comparison Li-Ion Batteries Usage of EVs by various countries TESLA : A REVOLUTION IN EV Conclusion
INTRODUCTION An electric vehicle (EV) is one that operates on an electric motor, instead of an engine that generates power by burning a mix of fuel and gases.
Working of Electric Vehicles
TYPES OF EVs
Comparison Parameters Electric Vehicles Other Vehicles Energy From electricity produced by batteries By combustion of Fuel. Price Higher due to usage of expensive batteries and higher maintenance Cheaper due to more availability and feasibility of resources Pollution Does not produce harmful emissions and contributes in clean air Produces harmful carbon emissions Running Cost Running cost per km is Rs 1.5 Diesel per Km running cost is 4 to 4.5 and petrol per km running cost is 6.5 where as for CNG it is 3 to 3.5
Lithium Ion Batteries A lithium ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery that is charged and discharged by lithium ions moving between negative and positive electrodes Efficiency The batteries can work upto 10+ years and over 7000+ charging cycles.
USAGE OF EVs BY VARIOUS COUNTRIES As of Dec 2016, China has the worlds largest stock of highways legal light duty plug in electric vehicles with sales of more than 6,00,000+ electric cars. US ranks second with more than 5,00,000+ electric vehicles. Japan is the worlds third Largest electric car country market with about 1,00,000+.
USAGE OF EVs BY INDIA Gujarat topped the list with sales of just over 4330 units. WB appeared in the second place with sales of 2,846 units. followed by UP which sold a total of 2,467 electric vehicles during the said period. Rajasthan reported sales of around 2,388 EV units.
TESLA : A REVOLUTION IN EV Tesla was founded by Elon Musk in 2003. In June 2008 it announced Model S Tesla launched Model 3 in 2017 which has a high range battery which can run for 354 kms or 500kms . Tesla has proved the capability of an electric vehicle by developing high performance sports car and affordable cars for daily use.
CONCLUSION There are various challenges including financial, technical, supply chain challenges for development of EVs in India. Charging stations can be increased once the sales of EVs increase , This could be achieved by customer awareness about EVs. Educational activities can be organized by company so that the awareness about EVs is increased, which would further lead to increase in sales of ev’s .