3,000 IoT-enabled smart charging stations to be installed across 5 cities for electric two wheelers
The cost of charging will be very low as compared to petrol prices. It will cost about 20-50 paise per kilometre to charge the two-wheelers as well as three-wheelers.
New Delhi : Quick urbanization has filled versatility needs in the country, driving an expanded interest for vehicles. While it is an indication of progress, it has prompted low air quality and expanded reliance on rough oil. In order to counter the evil impacts of non-renewable energy sources, electric portability is genuinely considered as another option now.
In fact, India has vowed to diminish carbon power by 33-35% by 2030. Changing vehicles to run on inexhaustible wellsprings of energy is vital to tending to concerns over energy security and environmental change. Electric vehicles that are completely or somewhat fueled by batteries charged from the electrical lattice, consider such a progress. Note that over 80% of the total vehicles in India include 2 wheelers, as opposed to 4 wheelers in western countries.
About 1.56 lakh electric 2 wheelers were sold in the country in the last financial year ending March 2020 which is 20% higher than the previous year. However, there has been a lack of sale of electric bikes and electric vehicles in general due to lack of EV charging infrastructure.
To increase the demand for electric vehicles, eBikeGo, India’s leading smart electric two-wheeler mobility platform, is planning to launch its own IoT enabled smart charging stations – eBikeGo Charge. These smart charging stations will be IoT enabled where every two-wheeler can charge its vehicles.
In the first phase, 3,000 Charging stations will be installed in five cities including New Delhi/NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai in 3 months and in one-year, eBikeGo aims to install 12,000 to 15,000 charging stations all across the country. The company will start installing these charging stations with effect from 1st December 2020.
How to charge vehicles:
In these smart charging stations, users can charge their vehicle using QR code. After scanning QR code, the charge will activate, then the user can see in their phone app how many units of electricity they consumed and even the shop owners who install these charging stations can know and monitor how much units they sold. Using IoT, eBikeGo can monitor how much battery is left in the vehicle and how much charge is required for the vehicle.
Through the Battery management system, eBikeGo will notify the user about the battery percentage, nearby charging stations, when the battery is reduced, how many kilometres a vehicle will go in the remaining battery. Users can even pre-book at the charging station. eBikeGo will launch the app called eBikeGo Charge app to monitor all these systems.
Payment option, charges and location:
After charging the vehicle, the user can pay using UPI, credit, debit cards or cash. The cost of charging will be very low as compared to petrol prices. It will cost about 20-50 paise per kilometre to charge the two-wheelers as well as three-wheelers. The cost of the charging will be 5 times cheaper than the cost of petrol. It will be installed in densely populated market places and shops. It will also reduce the problem of battery swapping stations. In these swapping stations, users have to reduce the battery and change it on a swapping station. The cost of battery swapping is approximately the same as the cost of petrol.
“We are very happy and delighted to install the charging stations in the first phase in all the prominent cities which saw higher demand for electric vehicles. This step will not only help to boost the demand for electric vehicles and its ecosystem in the country but can also help to reduce the pollution and problems of battery swapping systems. Now more people will go for electric vehicles when there are a lot more charging stations. We hope that state governments will also come forward with us to install more and more charging stations across the country to promote the eco-friendly way of commuting” said Irfan Khan, Founder & CEO of eBikeGo.
Source : timesnownews
