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ESB, IIT Madras,
Chennai, India 600036
Contact
solardc@iitm.ac.in
Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday: 9am to 1pm
Sunday: Closed
ROUTE
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
The question is, “Are we ready with Electric vehicle technology? Can India afford them?” We need Volumes and we need R&D to drive down the cost of electric vehicles. With time the cost of EV will come down while the cost of IC engine vehicles will go up. Similarly, with some innovation in Battery Systems, the cost/km of running an electric vehicle could be far less than that for oil based IC engine vehicles .
While Government and industry would drive volumes, what is needed is some serious joint academia-industry R&D for electrical batteries, electrical motors, vehicle air conditioners, battery chargers and motor controllers. In less than 5 years, EVs will be cheaper than petrol vehicles and will take-off.
IIT Madras is taking a lead in carrying out such Research and Development . It is setting up a Centre for Battery Engineering and EV to help India realize this goal at the earliest. While Mahindra Auto, ABB and TI are the cosponsor for the center and many more industries are willing to work with it, Department of Heavy Industry is in the process of finalizing its grant.