PLANNING TO BUY AN EV? READ THIS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!

EV SCOOTERS ARE NOW COSTLIER IN INDIA. OUTLETS, TODAY, WITNESS LESSER BUYERS. AN IIT-K STUDY CLAIMS BEVs ARE MORE HARMFUL. A BEV OWNER REQUESTS THE MANUFACTURER ‘TO TAKE IT BACK’. READ BEFORE YOU PLAN TO BUY ONE.

Electric Scooters were being considered as the best thing for the environment. They were being aggressively supported by the GOI. Not anymore.

The EV (electric vehicle) scooter prices have gone costlier by estimated rupees 30 thousands to 40 thousands from June 1st 2023. This has happened because the subsidy that was provided under FAME-II has been reduced. FAME is Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India, a GOI (Government of India) scheme applicable on electric two wheelers. In simpler words, the cap on incentives for electric two wheelers on the ex factory price of an EV scooter is now down to 15 per cent from 40 per cent.

A stroll down the EV scooter market, reveals the downbeat mood. Since EV scooters are priced more than the petrol scooters, the demand was rather slow. With prices moving up, the buyers are now even rarer to find. Indiainput.com team visited the EV market in two of Indian metros, witnessed the gloomy faces and heard the depressing reactions. The same is being echoed by Industry bigwigs.

According to a tweet by Tarun Mehta, the CEO of Ather Energy, in 2019, the subsidy was 30 thousand rupees. It went to 60 thousand rupees in 2021 and is now down by 22 thousand rupees.

EVs MORE HARMFUL, CLAIMS STUDY

Reports of a study by IIT Kanpur may make things worse for Electric Vehicles. It says EVs are doing more harm to the environment. The study says the manufacturing, the use and the scrapping of the Battery Electric Cars (BEVs) emit 15 per cent to 50 per cent more greenhouse gasses (GHGs) in different categories than the other vehicles (like hybrid and conventional engine cars). The BEVs need electricity for charging the batteries. Presently, 75 per cent electricity is thermal, that is generated using coal. And coal emits Carbon Di Oxide.

“TAKE MY BEV BACK! EATS MORE ENERGY ON CLIMBING INCLINES!”

Plus, there are reports on the customer dissatisfaction. A BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) user Carmelita Fernandes has pointed out that, the battery electric cars eat more energy while climbing the inclines but the same amount of lost extra energy is not saved or recuperated while coming down on the slopes or declines. She is a Tata nexon EV car user and has observed this while travelling on Mumbai Pune express highway. She has pointed out that topping up becomes mandatory but India’s charging infrastructure is still in its infant stage and charging stations often don’t work as expected. She has even written to the manufacturer requesting to take the BEV back.

 

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