The electric vehicle segment in India has indeed come a long way, with limitations of mass adoption. As per data compiled by Bloomberg, a little over 8,000 EVs were sold locally in the past six years, while India currently imports almost all of its lithium ion batteries that predominantly power these vehicles.
According to an analysis by BloombergNEF, in early 2019 there were 316 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of global lithium cell manufacturing capacity. China is home to 73% of this capacity, followed by the U.S., far behind in second place with 12% of global capacity. In order to avoid our dependence on China for these batteries, we have to encourage alternative battery technology.
In this direction, a Bengaluru-based nanotechnology company specialising in Graphene called Log 9 Materials, founded by Akshay Singhal along with his father in 2015 , have developed their own brand of aluminium fuel cells (AFCs) that offer five times the range than an average lithium ion battery can offer, costs 30 per cent cheaper, is easier to use and doesn’t require the hassle of constantly recharging it.
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Better than Lithium Ion batteries, this innovation runs on water, air, aluminum and graphene. #DriveGreen #ElectricVehicles The electric vehicle segment in India has indeed come a long way. However, there remains limitations when it comes to mass adoption.
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