Project

Smart EV Sharing infrastructure with Solar Powered EV Battery Swapping/Charging Stations

The project titled “Smart EV Sharing Infrastructure with Solar Powered EV Battery Swapping/Charging Stations,” led by investigators M. R. Sindhu, Anu G. Kumar, S. R. Mohanrajan, and Sivraj P. from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, is funded by the MSME, Government of India for the period 2023–2024.

Project under MSME Innovative Scheme – 2023

Smart EV Sharing Infrastructure with Solar Powered EV Battery Swapping/Charging Stations – Rs. 15, 00, 000/-

India has the world’s largest untapped Electric 2 Wheeler (E2W) market. E2W’s have a present market penetration of nearly 5% in India (Oct 2022). Although, E2W’s have high market potential in India, in spite of the subsidies and incentives[1] it is yet to achieve wide acceptance among the users.

E2W’s in India presently faces major barriers such as:

• Confidence on Maturity of technology
• Availability of charging stations
• Safety Considerations
• Range Anxiety
• High capital cost
• Service Availability/Quality
• Short time usage
• Resale value
• Experience – Ride quality

The objective is to provide a zero cost EV experience to the user available at their doorstep with sustainable power source. The stake holders involved are the – residential EV user, EV Service Provider and the local electricity distribution company (DISCOM).

To overcome such barriers, offering Low cost /No cost investment options will make E2W’s attractive.  This project explores novel ideas to overcome these barriers and improve the E2W market penetration.