PluginIndia's Podcast

Get some popcorn or get ready for a long drive while you listen to this fascinating discussion on the Origins of the Indian Electric Car Industry and what has happened over the past 20 years.

Kamlesh form PluginIndia has a candid conversation with Mr Zarryl who has been servicing Reva and e2o electric cars in his own factory when Mahindra has abandoned hundreds of EV owners.  We salute Zarryl's team for enabling Reva's and e2o's to help go beyond 2025!

Visit their sites to know more.
http://www.xtrafrp.com and 
https://mokepeoplemovers.com
Contact Zarryl
[email protected]
+91 98450 12306

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Sections
00:00 - Start
01:03 - The Reva Electric Car
05:00 - Made in India Components
06:22 - Reva Battery & EMS
10:00 - Maintenance Costs 
11:53 - Reva Parts
15:33 - No Small Cars for 'Working Class'
19:33 - Zarryl's Small Electric Car
20:52 - Chetan Maini
22:37 - Reva Servicing All Over India
25:45 - Reva Lithium Ion or Lead Acid?
31:15 - Mahindra Never Serviced Reva
33:00 - e2o's Incredible Made in India Tech
37:43 - Mahindra servicing the e2o
38:52 - e2o's Made In India Components
40:38 - e2o Battery Pack Cell & Pack Changes
45:18 - Active Cell Balancer for e2o 
50:25 - Getting New Cells for e2o owners 
52:10 - e2o Electronic Components Part Availability 
53:59 - Mahindra XUV 400 Shame
58:55 - Wish Chetan Maini did not sell to Mahindra...
01:01:01 - Read the Book on Reva Story
01:01:53 - Auto Media's Fakeness
01:02:59 - XUV 400's Failure 
01:06:40 - Tata Electric Cars
01:08:55 - Software Updates Tata vs Mahindra 
01:09:00 - e2o was ahead of its time
01:10:55 - Bury me with my Reva! 
01:12:18 - Market for small city electric car
01:13:04 - What about Safety for small cars?
01:17:00 - Chinese & OLA Electric 
01:18:06 - Zarryl Needs Funding!

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This week in PluginIndia podcast, Amit Gupta our Host spoke with Mr. Awadesh Jha, Founder of Fortum Charge & Drive India. 

A very interesting conversation about Charging Station, Flexible Payment systems, Reliability of chargers, Battery Recycling, their future innovative plans. 

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This week in PluginIndia podcast, Atul Gopal visited the EMotorad factory near Pune. He spoke in detail with Kunal Gupta, founder of EMotorad. They are largely into 2 Wheeler Electric Vehicles including e-cycles.

They spoke about how the company has grown from experience. Maintaining the objective of making the commute for the consumer easier.

To know more about them https://emotorad.com/ourstory

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Watch Part 1 and 2 here
Here is why Electric Vehicles ARE the Future - Regulations, Coal, Pollution | #1 | हिंदी
https://youtu.be/jTzZWkDkEXw
Here is why Electric Vehicles ARE the Future - Lithium, Manufacturing Emissions | #2 | हिंदी
https://youtu.be/gzmZZAegIrU

A random YouTuber, put out a video - ‘Here is why Electric Cars Are Not the Future’ and in addition there is another video which came out some time ago by a reputed reviewer of ICE cars.

Many of you wrote to us asking us to make a reaction video. So we checked it out and the entire video has a lot of incorrect information with no references - Anyone that doesn't provide authentic references that you can verify yourself, is a big suspect in our opinion.

Ultimately we hope you can understand why electric vehicles are far superior compared to pollution vehicles and why it's important to phase out petrol and diesel for India’s betterment and wellbeing.

Sections
00:00 - Start
01:21 - Exporting Pollution
02:45 - China Dependency
07:47 - Politics & EVs
08:54 - Hatred for Tata, OLA
12:55 - Charging Infra
17:13 - Anti India
20:01 - Why subsidies? 
22:22 - Battery Performance
22:22 - Battery Performance
26:27 - EV Resale Value
29:14 - Old Batteries
30:14 - Charging Time
32:29 - EV's are not fun!
34:15 - Grid Capacity

Sources 
1) Cell Manufacturing in India
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ril-unit-ola-among-companies-selected-for-pli-for-acc-battery-storage-122032401422_1.html
1.5) Lithium Battery Recycling is happening in 2022 | Attero in India | Redwood Materials
https://www.pluginindia.com/blogs/lithium-battery-recycling-is-happening-in-2022-attero-in-india-redwood-materials
2) Oben EV Makes their own battery pack and motors
https://www.pluginindia.com/blogs/tigor-ev-highway-drive-bengaluru-coimbatore-ooty-mysore 
3) Tata AutoComp systems makes battery packs for Tata Motors
https://tataautocomp.com/battery-pack/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiCNI3b7MaE
3) Atmanirbhar Bharat, EV's and China 
https://youtu.be/7yrEWi11wrA
4) OLA electric makes their own battery packs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aZZKbXH6V8
5) The Price of OIL - How Oil industry commits genocide for profits
https://priceofoil.org/thepriceofoil/human-rights/
6) Global worldwide oil demand by sector (% share, 2016)
https://energypolicy.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/pictures/CGEP_Electric%20Vehicles%20and%20Their%20Impact%20on%20Oil%20Demand-Why%20Forecasts%20Differ.pdf
7) Electricity Generation By Source India
https://powermin.gov.in/en/content/power-sector-glance-all-india

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Watch Part 1 and 3 here
Here is why Electric Vehicles ARE the Future - Regulations, Coal, Pollution | #1 | हिंदी
https://youtu.be/jTzZWkDkEXw
Here is why Electric Vehicles ARE the Future - Tata, OLA, Grid | #3 | हिंदी
https://youtu.be/i_Co6sAYsOo

A random YouTuber, put out a video - ‘Here is why Electric Cars Are Not the Future’ and in addition there is another video which came out some time ago by a reputed reviewer of ICE cars.

Many of you wrote to us asking us to make a reaction video. So we checked it out and the entire video has a lot of incorrect information with no references - Anyone that doesn't provide authentic references that you can verify yourself, is a big suspect in our opinion.

Also the guy seems to have a visceral hatred towards Electric Vehicles. When you are filled with so much hatred, you can never be objective.

If you think EV’s are bad, don't watch this video. If you think we need to stop using petroleum, you won't like this video. Petroleum unfortunately will be there for sometime.  
There are people who enjoy learning things that they were not aware of or things that challenged their notion, you will find this interesting. 
If you like to stay in the bubble and get confirmation bias then stay away from this video. This is not for you.

Ultimately we hope you can understand why electric vehicles are far superior compared to pollution vehicles and why it's important to phase out petrol and diesel for India’s betterment and wellbeing.

Sections
00:00 - Start
00:11 - Lithium FUD
02:13 - EV vs ICE Emissions
05:35 - Lithium Supply Chain
06:08 - Sustainable Lithium
08:40 - Cobalt FUD
12:47 - Oil Industry Atrocities
15:12 - Summary 
17:35 - VW Research Paper 

Sources 
8. The spiraling environmental cost of our lithium battery addiction
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/lithium-batteries-environment-impact
11. EV’s Win
https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/stories/2021/02/e-mobility-is-already-this-much-more-climate-neutral-today.html
12. Electricity used in OIL Refineries and Extraction, Transportation
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353038845_Estimating_the_energy_consumption_of_Indian_refineries_an_empirical_analysis_based_on_panel_data_econometrics
https://www.pluginindia.com/blogs/the-dirty-truth-of-petrol-diesel-vehicles
Gas Or EV On Screen Text For Translation
15. Sustainable Lithium Mining
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/02/08/is-fair-lithium-from-chile-possible/
17. Diamond Mine shown as Lithium Mines!
https://www.nnsl.com/business/rio-tinto-takes-full-ownership-of-diavik-diamond-mine/
18. Battery Manufacturing and EV vs ICE Manufacturing 
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2020-09/2020_study_main_report_en.pdf
19. Social Media post create anti EV FUD
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.328N2RY
20. The World Bank’s Climate-Smart Mining Initiative showing Lithium Battery Production  
https://www.climateminerals.org/build-supply-chain/choose
21. Using low-carbon hydrogen or biofuels as the source of heat energy to process lithium and manufacture li-ion batteries would cut carbon emissions by half.  https://blogs.worldbank.org/energy/how-secure-sustainable-lithium-supply-chain-electric-vehicles
22. A typical ICE passenger vehicle emits about 5.07 tons of carbon dioxide while driving 18,500 km per year 
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P100U8YT.pdf
23. An electric vehicle emits about 3000 pounds or 1.36 tons of GHG each year assuming 50% energy generation from renewable energy
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A random YouTuber, put out a video - ‘Here is why Electric Cars Are Not the Future’ and in addition there is another video which came out some time ago by a reputed reviewer of ICE cars.

Many of you wrote to us asking us to make a reaction video. So we checked it out and the entire video has a lot of incorrect information with no references - Anyone that doesn't provide authentic references that you can verify yourself, is a big suspect in our opinion.

Also the guy seems to have a visceral hatred towards Electric Vehicles. When you are filled with so much hatred, you can never be objective.

Hopefully the facts shared in this video may help you see things in a different light and help you think differently. 
If you think EV’s are bad, don't watch this video. If you think we need to stop using petroleum, you won't like this video. Petroleum unfortunately will be there for sometime.  
There are people who enjoy learning things that they were not aware of or things that challenged their notion, you will find this interesting. 
If you like to stay in the bubble and get confirmation bias then stay away from this video. This is not for you.

Ultimately we hope you can understand why electric vehicles are far superior compared to pollution vehicles and why it's important to phase out petrol and diesel for India’s betterment and wellbeing.

Sources 
5. Electricity Generation By Source
https://powermin.gov.in/en/content/power-sector-glance-all-india
6. Power plant efficiencies & EV efficiencies 
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/power-generation-efficiency
https://i0.wp.com/cleantechnica.com/files/2020/06/most-efficient-automobiles.png
7. How Electric Cars Beat Gasoline Cars on Lifetime Global Warming Emissions
https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/11/Cleaner-Cars-from-Cradle-to-Grave-full-report.pdf
http://www.pluginindia.com/blogs/calculating-well-to-wheel-efficiency-of-electric-vehicles
8. The spiraling environmental cost of our lithium battery addiction
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/lithium-batteries-environment-impact
9. The Price of OIL - How Oil industry commits genocide for profits
https://priceofoil.org/thepriceofoil/human-rights/
10. Health Issues caused by OIL Refining & Air Pollution in cities.
https://blogs.edf.org/texascleanairmatters/2014/08/21/now-is-the-time-to-protect-our-children-from-the-dangers-of-oil-refineries/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8071463/
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2008940117
11. Electricity used in OIL Refineries and Extraction, Transportation
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353038845_Estimating_the_energy_consumption_of_Indian_refineries_an_empirical_analysis_based_on_panel_data_econometrics
https://www.pluginindia.com/blogs/the-dirty-truth-of-petrol-diesel-vehicles

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This week in PluginIndia Podcast Atul Gopal, speaks in detail with Mr. Mithilesh Jain from ERise Drive Electric.

We spoke about 2 Wheeler electric vehicles. We found out a little history about KL group and their shift to Electric vehicles, their dealership experience and skills to provide after-sales service.
Know more about ERise: http://eriseev.in/

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This week in PluginIndia Podcast Atul Gopal, speaks in detail with Mr. Avinash Punekar CEO, iCreate Ahmedabad.

He speaks about avenues created by iCreate in Ahmedabad with support from Government. An incubator / institution for entrepreneurs. The incubated projects are encouraged to set up their companies in Gujarat, which would create clusters of high-tech companies and contribute to the growth of Gujarat's overall economy.

Know more about iCreate: https://www.icreate.org.in

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Gowri Omanakuttan from Purpose and Atul Gopal from PluginIndia were a part of the #EVmyDelivery campaign to reduce  emissions, spoke with AshrafEngineer from All Indians Matter.

There’s a cost in the form of emissions to e-commerce deliveries; EVs are part of the answer
India logs 2.6 billion e-commerce deliveries a year and the last-mile emissions per delivery, 285 gCO2, are way higher than the global average of 204 gCO2. Five cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai – emit more CO2 from last-mile deliveries than the last-mile emissions of entire countries such as France and Canada. Gowri Omanakuttan and Atul Gopal, who’re part of the #EVmyDelivery campaign to reduce such emissions, talk to All Indians Matter.

About All Indians Matter: https://www.allindiansmatter.in/about-us/
About Purpose: https://www.purpose.com/about/

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The community gathered to speak about the Tiago EV after Kamlesh and Atulji along with our EV pioneers Vivek and Akash visited the TATA Tiago event held at the Jio Convention Centre in Mumbai.

It was a great space held on Twitter.  Many speakers shared their experience. We also spoke about Charging etiquette and more.

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