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  Being one of the largest market in the world in every sector, adoption of electric vehicles in India is much faster than expected. It has become inevitable to change from fossil fuel driven vehicles to greener and sustainable electric motoring. Govt. is adopting EV Policies to support the change and within last 5 years, and companies based on EV and it's component gives a huge boost to electrify India fleets by manufacturing and developing in house technologies. Bharathi Business Machines International (BBMI)   is a Hyderabad based company founded on 2012 which manufactures  electric scooters and Three wheelers. The company led by  Mr. Abhinay Raju,  an MBA, M.TECH graduate, with a great vision and vast industrial experience alongside a team of experienced members focus on giving electric mobility access to millions of people on the bottom of the pyramid. And this is exactly what needed to revolutionize Indian EV Sector. BBMI , an advanced organization alw...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Electric battery is the power source that drives EV  and like every other part battery also degrades over time and its performance drops. Apart from conventional batteries, lithium ion batteries used in EVs requires a different type of maintenance. As battery is the most vital part, EV owners can take several steps to prolong the life of battery pack. In this article we enlist some important maintenance tips that can extend the life o your EV Battery pack. Balance your battery and periodic full charge Battery technology often has memory issues and lithium ion technology are designed to minimise this drawback. Large battery packs are complex and need proper balancing to extend its performance.  Cell balancing  is the process of equalizing the voltages and state of charge among the cells when they are at a full charge. There are always slight differences in the state of charge, self-discharge rate, capacity, impedance, and temperature cha...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF One of the advantages of electric vehicle apart from greener and sustainable mode of transport is the less maintenance required. As world is in a beginning stage of a switch over from fossil fuel to electric vehicles, people are somewhat reluctant as they fear that maintenance cannot be done properly. Maintenance procedures of electric vehicles is not similar to conventional fossil fuel driven engine. Here we are trying to analyse the maintenance cost of EV compared to conventional vehicles. Fewer Moving Parts and Simple Mechanics Electric vehicles have fewer moving parts and their mechanism of operation is simple. Comparing to the parts of conventional fossil fuel vehicles, which consist of hundreds of moving parts like engine, radiator, piston, fuel pump, spark plug, timing belt and so on, thus a lot can go wrong in that complex operation. Electric vehicle mechanism is simple as mechanical elements and moving parts are limited and thus EVs have arou...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Solid state batteries are considered as the future source of power that drives the electric mobility around the world. Advanced technology is the cure for the problems faced by conventional Li ion battery powered EVs and Solid state batteries are considered as one of the best cure. According to Nikkei Asia , Toyota is currently a world leader in solid state battery technology  and also another Japanese company, Nissan, whose first EV powered by a solid state battery could arrive in 2028. Toyota plans to unveil a vehicle fully powered by solid sate battery next year and it has more than twice range of the vehicles running in conventional Li ion batteries. Solid state batteries are a viable alternatives to li ion and it reduces the risk of fire as they no longer use aqueous electrolyte solutions , and also gives high energy density. Solid state batteries can be powered within 10 minutes and increase the range by multiple times. As name suggest...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF American Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla officially entered in India by registering it's office in Bengaluru, Karnataka. As per the latest reports, they officially registered with the Registrar of Companies in India at Bangalore branch and their office is located at Richmond circle junction opposite to Bangalore club. According to the reports, Tesla India motors and Energy Pvt ltd has been incorporated in Bengaluru on January 8 and Karnataka Chief minister BS Yediyurappa took on Twitter to welcome Tesla and Elon musk to Bangalore. From the reports we can say Vaibhav Thaneja ,  Venkatrangam Sreeram, and David Jon Feinstein are directors of the incorporated Tesla entity. Taneja is Chief Accounts Officer at Tesla Inc and Feinstein is Global Senior Director, Trade Market Access at Tesla. The company has been registered with an authorized capital of  Rs 1.5 crore and a paid-up capital of  Rs 100,000. India today reported that  Karna...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Sonalika ,  an Indian multinational company headquartered in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, launched India's first electric tractor. On the occasion of Farmer's day, Sonalika took a major step to electrify Indian agro products by launching India's first electric tractor, Tiger Electric. In this article, you can read the details of new Tiger Electric. The Tiger Electric is powered by Etrac Motor which is energy efficient and offers 100% torque everytime. It offers high performance even in tough terrains with its 35 hp electric engine. Etrac motor is offering quick pick ups in any load conditions. Tiger electric offers 24.93 kmph as top speed. The vehicle is loaded by 25.5 kWh  IP 67 Compliant natural cooling battery and offers 75% less running cost compared to its conventional diesel counter parts. Battery can be charged in regular 15 amp charger from domestic connection and takes around 10 hours to charge 100%.  Also company is working on fast ch...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Electric vehicles are the sustainable mode of transportation for the future. As batteries are the source to drive electric vehicles, many companies started to research on batteries and manufacture. Battery energy storage system and cell chemistry of the batteries are under continues upgradation  and people are debating over its performance, efficiency and safety. Apart from cell chemistry, performance of the battery depends on various other factors. In this article you can read about factors affecting cell performance and things needed to know about li ion cells and its manufacturing. In Battery energy storage system, apart from battery cell, there are several other components that keeps the system function efficiently. It includes power conversion systems for charging and discharging and power control systems which controls the charging and discharging. Also cooling and other safety arrangements will be there. But here we focus mainly on battery...

  Credit: Automotive iQ BY    AFZAL YOUSAF The term regenerative braking is familiar along with electric and hybrid vehicle technology. In an electric vehicle, regenerative braking is a key feature to save power and make vehicles more efficient. This energy saving technology is under continues research and upgradation by the automakers.  In this article, you can understand how regenerative braking works and its effectiveness in various vehicles. While motion, vehicles will have a lot of kinetic energy. When brakes are applied to slow down the vehicle, the kinetic energy has to go somewhere and in conventional IC Engine vehicles, this energy is wasted into heat energy. So all of that energy is lost to environment in the form of heat. Regenerative braking technology converts this kinetic energy lost into electricity and stores in battery. Electric motor acts as a generator and converts this kinetic energy losing while braking and stores in the battery with the help of ...

Credit: Zero Lab BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Zero Labs , A California based EV Workshop, launched a modular EV Platform which can turn every classic cars into EVs. Beloved classic cars can be restored and make suitable for future mode of transportation by converting them to electric. In this article you can read in detail about Classic electric platform by Zero Labs. Zero lab is describing this modular EV Platform as " Classic Electric Platform " as they aim to help people to keep every classic cars they love without affecting the future. Zero lab platform conversion will be available on wide range of vehicle formats as built to order commissions. Zero Lab's powertrain chassis can completely convert classic gasoline vehicles into Electric. Initial focus is on classic off-road vehicles but later it will be expanded to classic sports cars, muscle cars and pickups. Zero Lab design team already fabricated classic electric vehicles, including fully electric Ford bronco and Land rover ...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Off-road and adventurous vehicles are one of the exciting segment in world vehicle industry. As Electric vehicles going to dominate vehicle industry in future, many companies already developed stunning electric SUVs. Electric propulsion so far avoided SUV design for deep off-road, but now its coming strongly and ready to dominate the segment. New Breed of electric SUVs and pickup from companies like Tesla, Rivian, Nikola, GM, Ford and many more companies are very promising and properties of EV makes it easier and better on off-road.  Electric vehicles have better off-road ability than IC Engine vehicles. Read why EV has an upper hand in off-road ability. Main reasons are listed below. Easy Modulation of Electricity Electricity is easy to modulate and control. So this adds an advantage in EVs for easier control by ease of adjusting the torque sent to electric motor. In IC engines, need to cut the fuel supply and get the response a second lat...