1.
What are your initial steps to promote electric vehicles ?
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Our initial aim is to replace the millions of diesel online cabs which have
increased to a great extent in the last decade. In India itself there are
more than 2 million online cabs which have risen within the past decade
itself and we make sure that this does not repeat in the next decade with
diesel vehicles but with the replacement of electric vehicles. Replacement
of diesel online cabs are done initially because these vehicles exhaust more
dangerous emissions than private vehicles due to continuous trips with
depreciating diesel engines during day and night. By doing so the private
vehicle segment will also automatically switch on to electric vehicles. To
promote this social cause we are also planning to increase charging
infrastructure for electric vehicles from our side, apart from the
respective government promotions for the same.
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How will the organization plan to replace diesel cabs initially ?
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Even the supreme court of India had banned the diesel cabs in the Indian
state capital for a certain period because of the increasing air pollution
in cities and these millions of online cabs along with the burning of
agricultural waste in the neighbouring states has made New Delhi as the most
polluted city in the world. We are creating much awareness among the diesel
cab owners about the huge savings of electric vehicles and also introducing
fleet operational support for electric online cabs to promote the same. This
will enable participation of people from all walks of life for joining the
fight against air pollution by conducting promotional programs and schemes
to convince these socially marginalized sectors to buy electric vehicles for
operating as an online cab which is an effective means of prosperous living
too.
3.
Why are the governments relying on fuel powered vehicles ?
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This is a part of a larger conspiracy because the respective state and the
central governments get an opportunity from petrol and diesel to collect
maximum taxes from the public. Actually the billing price of Indian oil
corporations to petrol bunks in India is less than half a dollar per liter
but it is sold for more than a dollar which shows the huge volume of tax
collected from every single liter of petrol and diesel consumed as excise
duties and different government taxes under many heads. We as an
organization after many studies cannot find any other serious reasons for
purposeful silence about the slow poisoning which is happening from fuel
powered vehicles. But now the governments are forced to implement many
schemes to introduce electric vehicles with subsidies and also take other
fruitful measures to produce electricity without pollution with the
promotions of windmills, solar thermal power plants, solar panels and so on.
4.
What is the percentage of tax imposed on fuel in India ?
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The Government of India collects almost 200% tax by selling maximum petrol
and diesel where the actual cost of a litre of petrol is less than a dollar
only but sold to the public for almost two times of the actual cost. As far
as a government is concerned they can easily have a policy of implementing
maximum charging stations wherever possible especially in all government
offices, hotel parking areas, flats, invite private people to open charging
stations with more incentives and promote the production of electric
vehicles by adopting proportionate volume of electric vehicles for every
petrol and diesel vehicle produced. Then the automobile companies themselves
will promote electric vehicles to the maximum. Electric vehicle charging
stations are not as complicated and expensive as petrol bunks but there
should be a quick policy from the concerned governments for establishing
maximum charging stations which is lacking.
5.
How can the government promote electric vehicles quickly ?
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The concerned governments have to control the production of new petrol and
diesel vehicles and also reduce import duty of electric vehicles or promote
vehicle manufacturers to the maximum by supporting them financially or
otherwise to produce electric vehicles only. The governments can follow the
Norway policy of making electric vehicles cheaper than petrol or diesel
vehicles. This will force our customers to buy electric vehicles only and
also enable our automobile manufacturers to produce electric vehicles with
global standards. Government can also direct the automobile companies to
impose a proportionate ratio for producing electric vehicles for every
petrol and diesel vehicle manufactured but still lagging. The government
should impose charging stations in all government offices, metro parkings,
residential and commercial flats, highway side hotels etc but it is sad that
the process is very slow. For name sake some tax exemptions have been made
by central and state governments in recent times and we welcome that move
also because it's always better to get something rather than nothing.
6.
Is there any country in the world which has at least 50% electric vehicles ?
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Norway, with the second longest coastline in the world behind Canada, may be
feeling the pinch of rising sea levels. Norway has gone where no other
democracy has gone with electric cars. It has made them more affordable than
their gas counterparts and over time, that has made electric cars.The
overwhelming majority of people purchasing electric vehicles say the number
one reason is the economic factor and to be honest the second reason is the
environment friendly aspect. Norway makes gas and diesel powered cars far
more expensive than they are in other countries. Taxation on gas and diesel
vehicles turns into incentives for electric vehicles, whether powered via
batteries or fuel cells. Collectively these zero emission vehicles have no
value added tax, which is 25% on gas and diesel vehicles. There is no
registration tax on used car sales, no annual ownership tax, and no fuel
tax. Road tolls are exempted, ferry fares are strongly reduced and much more
promotions for electric vehicles in Norway. The policy of electric vehicles
worked in Norway when the import tax was first abolished for electric
vehicles. This is how people react to taxes in capitalism all over the world
because if the product is very expensive, fewer people will buy it. Norway
had done the opposite of what other countries did by making fuel powered
vehicles more expensive and electric vehicles cheaper. It's high time
that others have to follow the same path to save our planet from the
disasters of air pollution.
7.
What is the annual consumption of petrol and diesel in India ?
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India is consuming more than 1000 billion litres of diesel and 400 billion
litres of petrol annually. Just imagine the huge amount of tax collected
from each and every litre consumed and the amount of pollution that has put
an end to millions of people. The governments have nothing to worry because
most of the people will keep quiet, even though they notice this disaster as
they are least cared about the environmental effects due to air pollution
and also have adequate money to spend for diesel or petrol which is very
easy for refilling and cannot take pain to charge electric vehicles which
they feel as a burden but the sad thing is that their lives are also
automatically affected. The poor people in India which are more than 50% do
not have the voice to react about these dangerous facts which kill millions
of innocent people every year. Nowadays battery price has also come down
considerably and there is no reason from the government side to slow the
process of promoting electric vehicles. They have to desperately make
the availability of electric vehicles for new buyers by stopping
the production of diesel and petrol vehicles which is so dangerous for the
people and the country as a whole.
8.
What happens if fuel powered vehicles are stopped now?
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Already millions of vehicles are there in the market and a gap of non
availability of new vehicles is just a psychological gap but the reality is
that it will not make any difference. Nothing negative will happen in a
country if the production of petrol and diesel vehicles is stopped for a
small gap to satisfy a noble cause, rather it will be the beginning of a new
positive era. In such a situation, the automobile companies have no other
option but to use all possible facilities in the world for producing
electric vehicles according to global standards. But now a person buying a
new petrol or diesel vehicle will think of replacing his car with an
electric vehicle after 5 or 6 six years and sometimes after decades. By that
time we could have saved millions of lives if there was no availability of
petrol and diesel vehicles. Only good things will happen if such a thing
happens now because we can save millions of innocent lives who die out of
air pollution, especially children below the age of 5 and the struggling
death of aged people above 60 years. Moreover respiratory diseases and
cancer also can be minimized within a short span of time. If you are
sleeping we can wake you up easily but if you are pretending to be sleeping,
then it will be a difficult process to wake you up. Yes, the governments are
pretending to be sleeping because they are well aware of the advantages of
electric vehicles as well as the disasters of petrol and diesel vehicles but
they still continue the same as a cunning luxury option of collecting
maximum taxes from the poor innocent citizens by selling maximum fuel
powered vehicles exhausting poisonous and most dangerous emissions by
hurting millions.
9.
What is the best way to promote electric vehicles by the government ?
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The government can direct the financial institutions in a particular country
to give good finance schemes with lesser interest rates and also more
percentage of loans with lesser down payments for electric vehicles. As far
as an online electric cab is concerned the concerned governments can direct
the online companies to remit all the digital payments received as daily
collections from the cab operations directly to the financed bank. Nowadays
the cash payments are very less too and this amount can be used for daily
expenses of drivers also. So the banks will be safe in getting their
repayments promptly and safely. This will enable the poor and average
drivers to buy electric vehicles and the banks will also be safe, which will
enable them to give loans for electric cabs much easier without the risk of
repayments. Moreover the import duty of electric vehicles should be
minimised or the production of petrol or diesel vehicles should be stopped
to give more importance to electric vehicles and thereby save millions of
people in the country. If the government feels that it cannot stop the
production of petrol or diesel vehicles, then they should make sure that
petrol and diesel vehicles are more expensive than electric vehicles by
further increasing the GST of fuel powered vehicles as in the case of Norway
where electric vehicles are cheaper than other types of vehicles
10.
Why are the banks in India negative in financing cabs nowadays ?
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The huge diesel costs have made the online cab operations more expensive and
this resulted in default of monthly loan instalments. But this problem can
be easily solved if we can avoid using diesel vehicles for cab operations
because in electric vehicles, the huge oil and maintenance expenses can be
saved and this paves way for the smooth repayment of vehicle loans easily.
Moreover the low profile drivers who had purchased diesel cars have no other
means to settle their loans, except the profit out of cab operations which
has become negligible due to heavy fuel and maintenance expenses. Moreover
the drivers will be tempted to deviate their taxi income for other urgent
needs in the family or an unexpected accident will put a halt on their
entire repayment schedules. There should be a professional management system
of cab operations vested with good fleet companies where these problems do
not normally arise.
11.
Is the organization solving the problem of getting loans ?
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We, as a non profit charitable organization, undertake this problem as a
commitment to convince the financial institutions of a particular country
about the huge savings in electric vehicles and motivate them to finance
these vehicles by the best possible schemes available. We speak on behalf of
the low profile people who are not well versed to describe the banking
authorities and thereby strengthen the aim of our project of reducing air
pollution to the maximum. Money spent for diesel or petrol will be more than
enough for paying the equated monthly instalments of an electric vehicle
loan.
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Will the banks be convinced about the profit of electric cabs ?
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Of course there will be a risk in funding a diesel vehicle which is normally
concentrating on cab services. But the story is completely different for the
loans given for electric vehicles operating as online cabs because an amount
of more than 600﹩monthly will be saved from the fuel aspect itself. Also in
electric vehicles the service expenses of changing oil and oil filter is not
there, maintenance charges are also negligible and above all the road taxes
are also completely exempted for electric vehicles in many countries. So the
money saved is money earned and this paves way for easy repayment of loans
along with a luxurious additional income also for the cab operators after
all expenses. But the real tragedy was that the regular increase in price of
diesel had become a nightmare for the cab operators and this resulted in
default of loan repayments and banks lost the confidence in funding diesel
cabs. But there are very attractive loan schemes for electric vehicles
termed as green loans in most of the countries with lesser interest rates
and longer duration.
13.
Will electric vehicles reduce air pollution ?
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Introducing maximum electric vehicles in a country is the initial positive
step for reducing air pollution to the maximum and if other nations follow
the same, it becomes a global contribution for reducing the effect of air
pollution. When electricity is generated from combustion sources, electric
vehicles have a net positive impact on air quality and climate change.
Electric vehicle adoptions reduce carbon emissions and have the added
benefit of reducing air pollutants, thereby improving public health.
Electric vehicles can help keep your town and your world clean. In general,
electric vehicles produce negligible emissions that contribute to climate
change more than conventional vehicles. To be honest electric vehicles are a
reason to save the lives of innocent people affected by air pollution but
diesel or petrol vehicles are like demons who are the carriers of disasters
especially to tiny children below the age of five and the old aged people
beyond 60 years by slowly suffocating them to death or long living
respiratory diseases resulted out of air pollution. We know that in the
recent coronavirus pandemic also, these two sectors, the children and the
old aged had to take special precautions because the cases are almost the
same in the case of disasters due to air pollution also where the
respiratory system is affected more.
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What are the two general categories of vehicle emissions ?
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There are two general categories of vehicle emissions namely direct emissions
and life cycle emissions. Direct emissions are emitted through the tailpipe
as evaporation from the fuel system and during the fueling process. Direct
emissions include smog forming pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, other
pollutants harmful to human health, and greenhouse gases, primarily carbon
dioxide. All electric vehicles produce zero direct emissions, which
specifically helps to improve air quality in urban areas. If we compare
electric vehicles to other conventional petrol or diesel vehicles, there are
disadvantages only for the latter and the most positive life saving
advantages for electric vehicles.
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What are life cycle emissions ?
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Life cycle emissions include all emissions related to fuel and vehicle
production, processing, distribution, use, recycling and disposal. For
example, for a conventional gasoline vehicle, emissions are produced when
petroleum is extracted from the ground, refined to gasoline, distributed to
stations, and burned in vehicles. Like direct emissions, life cycle
emissions include a variety of harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases. All
vehicles produce substantial life cycle emissions but electric vehicles
typically produce negligible life cycle emissions than conventional vehicles
because most emissions are lower for electricity generation than burning
gasoline or diesel. Electric vehicles cannot be even compared to fuel
powered vehicles because there is a day and night difference between the two
in terms of dangerous emissions where petrol and diesel vehicles are
manufactured mainly for polluting the air through its poisonous emissions by
killing innocent people but electric vehicles are born to save the lives of
the people without hindering a healthy green environment.
16.
Which is the best place for installing an electric vehicle charging station ?
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We are aiming to concentrate more on installing an electric vehicle charging
station in hotel compounds situated in the highway road sides, having a good
restaurant with adequate parking facilities. This will enable the passenger
to have their breakfast, meals, dinner or a time pass with snacks during the
charging duration. Many income related factors together like identity of
hotels, electricity unit incentives, more hotel sales, charging station rent
and above all an opportunity to encourage a social cause of promoting a
green environment will naturally motivate the hotel management to demand for
more charging units in one particular hotel itself. Moreover an alert will
be made on the smartphone about the nearest charging station, along with the
busy or available status. In addition to hotels, normal paid parking areas
which include mall parking, residential and commercial flats, independent
charging stations like ordinary petrol bunks etc are also perfect places for
installing charging stations. Above all pollution can be reduced to a great
extent if the government vehicles are completely replaced with electric and
all the government establishments have charging stations.
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Is it compulsory to make a full charge of the batteries during the journey ?
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It's not compulsory that you should do the full charging at one time
itself but it's always better to complete your full charge at one
stretch itself when you are charging from your residence because you can
enjoy your trip further without any charging hindrances for a considerable
distance and that too more economically. Normally it takes very less time to
get 80% charged and it's also advisable to do so in the middle of your
trips for saving your precious time on the way rather than trying for a full
charge. If you have enough charge to reach your house which has a proper
charging facility, then the best option is to avoid charging on the way.
It's always better to charge your electric vehicle by using home
chargers because the life of batteries will be much more while charging in
AC current used in residences than DC charging in public charging stations.
Moreover, it's more economical to use home chargers for charging where
the charging expenses can be very less and paid along with normal
electricity charges which happens once in two months normally. Apart from
the life of the batteries, the charging expenses will be much more in public
charging stations. Always bear in mind that an electric vehicle should not
take the risk of running on a very low charge for the battery because if the
charge is completely over, there is no other option but to tow the vehicle
to the nearest charging station like a truck equipped to hoist and pull
wrecked cars which is pathetic and expensive too.
18.
How do you know about the location of the charging stations ?
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When you purchase an electric vehicle you will get the whole details and the
Google location of the charging stations in a particular district and the
state as a whole, along with the current status of charging units which are
not busy at your location. Moreover you will get an alert about the
available charging stations when you are about to pass that particular
place. Even though you get all the details of the charging stations,
it's always better to complete the initial charging from your residence
itself and use the other charging options during long trips only. This will
save your precious time as well as money also because the commercial
charging rates will be more. The charging stations are on the rise gradually
but there will be dramatic increase in the electric vehicle charging
stations in the near future and we take it as a challenge to promote maximum
charging stations possible because this is the basic necessity of an
electric vehicle which leads to the initial step of reducing air pollution
which saves the lives of millions and also the planet as a whole. More
charging stations will naturally boost the confidence of the people to opt
for electric vehicles.
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How will we know about our vehicle charging status ?
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The screen on the dashboard of all electric vehicles will surely display the
number of kilometers you can run further and also the
available charging percentage of your battery which makes you
comfortable to very well decide and plan accordingly. When you buy an
electric vehicle, always make sure that the vehicle has these basic features
and also it's better to buy a long battery range vehicle to enjoy your
journey without charging tensions. The electric vehicle should be considered
as a long term investment, because the resale value and life of the vehicle
will be much more than the ordinary petrol or diesel vehicles. The amount
spent for huge diesel and petrol which is burned out by poisonous carbon and
other dangerous emissions can be used as a savings amount to pay EMI of a
more costlier electric vehicle which later becomes an asset rather than
liability which you normally experience for a petrol or diesel vehicle where
the depreciation is too high.
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Which will be a better charging option for electric vehicles ?
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It's always better to make maximum charging from your home itself because
the electricity charges will be much cheaper than the commercial rates which
will be more than double. Normally it will be advisable to charge your
vehicle during the night which will automatically become a daily routine
because you don't have to worry about the distance range of your vehicle
battery. But always make sure that you fix a fast charging option in your
residence itself, which makes charging so easy with a maximum charging time
of 2 hours. The expenses for this fast charger should be considered as the
initial purchase price of the vehicle itself because the ordinary charging
time varies from 6 to 10 hours normally, which depends on the capacity of
the battery. Always consider the fast charging kit as an essential part of
the electric vehicle rather than considering it as an optional accessory.
Battery is considered as the heart of the vehicle and charging will be the
most important aspect as far as an electric vehicle is concerned. So there
should not be any idea of saving certain important aspects as fast chargers
in electric vehicles but normally most of the electric vehicle price is
included with fast chargers also. Moreover the life of the battery will be
the maximum if you charge your battery in your residence itself which has AC
current rather than using public fast charging stations with DC current
which will reduce the life of your battery. There should be a three phase
electricity connection in your residence for installing a fast charger.
21.
What is the life of the batteries installed in electric vehicles ?
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Normally the battery of an electric vehicle will be given an 8 years warranty
or 1.5 million kms whichever is earlier and it can be used further with some
minor repairs comfortably for another 5 years Even a replacement of
battery after the warranty period will not be a costly affair because after
a decade the cost of the batteries will come down considerably and you can
even fix a more powerful battery with a longer range in the future. Moreover
there is very less tendency to use a particular vehicle nowadays for more
than 5 years but the life of an electric vehicle is almost treble than that
of other conventional petrol or diesel vehicles because of the long life of
the batteries, absence of diesel or petrol engines, gearbox and so on.
Moreover the use of proper fast chargers for recharging will also increase
the life of batteries. Normally the fast charger is an additional accessory
of an electric vehicle but its always advisable to own a fast charger at the
time of purchase but there is a tendency to save the cost by depending on
the normal home chargers available along with the cost of the vehicle and
start complaining about the difficulty in charging. So always make sure
that a fast charger is always a necessity for the smooth functioning of an
electric vehicle.
22.
Is there an engine or gearbox in an electric car ?
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There is no engine and gearbox in a pure electric vehicle, which makes the
latter an automatic transmission car. This makes it easy for the freshers to
use the car more efficiently without much fear of driving because of the
absence of gear and other complications you feel in a normal diesel or
petrol vehicle. In an electric vehicle the battery is considered as the
engine of the vehicle which will be connected into a motor. The absence of
these vital aspects like fuel powered engines and gearbox makes the electric
vehicle more effective in terms of pollution, depreciation and also the
monetary benefit in its operations. In addition to that the electric
vehicles are absolutely free from noise pollution and vibrations which you
feel in other fuel powered vehicles,which also adds to the reason of less
depreciation when compared to others
23.
How is the resale value of an electric vehicle ?
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The most important advantage of an electric vehicle is the huge resale value
when compared to other vehicles. This is mainly because the electric
vehicles do not use oil or any fuels to make any harmful or poisonous
exhaust that normally comes out of the huge diesel and petrol engines which
makes more depreciation for the fuel powered vehicles. Actually the diesel
and petrol engines depreciate on a daily basis and the vibrations of these
engines make the whole vehicle weaken considerably and result in very less
resale value when compared to electric vehicles. Apart from that, the long
life of the batteries which gets a warranty for almost 8 years along with
the negligible maintenance cost due to the absence of huge diesel or petrol
engines, gear box, oil and oil filters, will naturally enable the pure
electric vehicles to have much more resale value than that of a fuel powered
vehicle. You can never imagine to get such a long warranty for fuel powered
engines but a battery which is considered as the heart of an electric
vehicle is getting an unbelievable warranty period. Even a replacement of
battery after the warranty period will not be a costly affair, as the cost
of the batteries after a decade will come down considerably and you can even
fix a more powerful battery with a longer range in the future more cheaply
and this is also a reason for the increase in resale value of an electric
vehicle. In a fuel powered vehicle there is no option to replace the engine
of the vehicle which will be depreciated to the maximum over a short period
of time, where it's not worth and practical to replace it with a new
engine.
24.
Why are fuel engines and batteries together seen in certain vehicles ?
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These vehicles are termed as hybrids, which will be having a fuel powered
engine along with a powerful battery which will be recharged automatically
while running on petrol or diesel engines. The technology of these cars are
extremely different but these vehicles are not in the category of zero
emissions but it extends the mileage of the fuel with the help of a battery
installed in the vehicle. We don't entertain hybrid vehicles although
there is no burden of charging batteries because the pollution from these
vehicles are almost the same and the cost of the vehicle is more expensive
too. Most of the automobile companies have hybrid models but have not become
popular like the normal petrol and diesel vehicles, even though it is cost
effective in operations. We also strongly believe that any new concept to
replace petrol and diesel vehicles will highlight more on the pollution
factor rather than any other aspect and that may be the reason for less
importance to hybrid vehicles and more value for electric vehicles.
25.
What is the percentage of air pollution from fuel powered vehicles ?
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Nearly 50% of the air pollution is caused out of poisonous exhaust and carbon
emissions from diesel and petrol vehicles. This percentage is so huge that
it kills millions of people all over the globe and also results in dangerous
climate changes like rise in sea level, thunder storms, floods, earthquakes
and so on. Apart from all these disasters, the most important factor is that
air pollution is the reason for billions of people suffering from severe
respiratory diseases and certain chemicals which come out of these exhaust
emissions causes cancer too. Actually the volume of these deaths are so huge
when compared to other recent dangerous pandemics like coronavirus and so on
but the respective governments are least concerned about this huge disaster
because petrol and diesel are the most cunning way of income source for
governments. As it has been prevailing for decades, this disaster of air
pollution was not addressed globally as a destruction to the whole world by
the respective governments but as a gift of improving the economy by
collecting more taxes from its huge consumption. Oil, which is available
cheaply as a natural resource in few countries, has no obligation towards
promoting a healthy green environment which was proved by their backing out
strategy from the Paris agreement that stands for reducing air pollution.
26.
How can we reduce the pollution caused by other factors than oil ?
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We as a non profit organization is trying all possible ways to reduce air
pollution by promoting solar panels to the maximum for producing electricity
without pollution, especially a different type of customised solar roofing
structure which gives a better look than the other ordinary solar panels and
also giving awareness to the government about the importance of solar
thermal power stations instead of coal to produce electricity that reduces
air pollution to a great extent. Moreover we are also promoting machines to
destroy agricultural waste which causes much carbon emissions out of burning
waste. Another important aspect is to find a solution for replacing
poisonous petrol and diesel vehicles with electric and hydrogen powered
vehicles as we promote certain multinational companies who are taking vital
steps for producing hydrogen powered pollution free vehicles. Although there
are a lot of financial constraints and limitations, we give awareness about
the importance of introducing hydrogen ships by finding global investors for
the same because the huge pollution from certain ships will be almost equal
to the pollution generated from 50 million diesel or petrol vehicles. Carbon
emissions can be very much controlled by planting mangrove trees also by the
concerned governments where these trees absorb carbon to a very great
extent.
27.
How will electric vehicles impact ozone levels ?
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The electric vehicle adoption which actually matters for the environment,
would improve overall air quality level and lower carbon emissions. The
differences in air pollution generated from battery powered electric
vehicles versus internal combustion engines found that even when their
electricity is generated from combustion sources, electric vehicles have a
net positive impact on air quality and climate change. To quantify the
differences between the two types of vehicles, the researchers used an
emissions remapping algorithm and air quality model simulations. They used
these methods to closely examine two pollutants related to automobiles and
power emissions which is ozone and particulate matter. More vehicles that
transitioned to electric power, the better for ozone levels. No matter how
the power is generated, the more combustion vehicles you take off the road,
the better the ozone quality.
28.
How can electric vehicles remove poverty in a country ?
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When the Online cab market became a big boom in the past decade, millions of
online cabs have been invested into the market. But the huge diesel expenses
which were increasing considerably was the real constraint behind the
struggle of this online taxi project. In the year 2020- 2021 itself more
than ₹ 30 has been increased for a litre of diesel in India. Normally an
online taxi operating in two shifts consumes more than 20 litres of diesel
daily which means an extra expense of ₹ 600 per day and that will be ₹
220000/- in a year. If this trend continues there will be another ₹ 30
increase in the next two years also and if that is the case an online taxi
having a five year loan will have an extra diesel price increase burden of
nearly ₹ 15 lakhs. So we can just imagine the extent of loss a diesel online
taxi owner has to suffer at present. But now the electric vehicle is a new
boost to the millions of drivers and cab owners because the diesel expenses
are almost completely reduced by the electric vehicles and the profitability
of the process has become a big relief for the common man which
automatically removes poverty to a great extent. But in the case of a diesel
vehicle with two shift operations, there will be nearly 1000﹩as monthly
expenses for oil, diesel and maintenance but in the case of an electric
vehicle, the expenses for charging the battery will amount to a maximum of
200﹩in a month which is a huge difference. Apart from the drivers expenses
there will not be any other major expenses for an electric vehicle because
the maintenance is almost negligible due to the absence of gearbox, oil, oil
filter, depreciative and vibrative diesel engines. So this huge difference
in diesel expenses and maintenance cost will naturally increase the profit
margin of electric vehicles to a great extent and naturally becomes a tool
to remove the poverty of millions who depend on online cab operations.
29.
Can an online electric cab generate a monthly collection of 1500 USD ?
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Although the main aim of introducing electric vehicles is to reduce air
pollution for saving the millions of people losing their lives tragically
and also to protect the environment from the dangerous effects of climate
changes, an online electric cab will also be a source of prosperous income
for millions of people across the globe. Normally the online cab is operated
by 2 shift drivers during day and night which can run a minimum of 200 - 250
kms daily. This automatically fetches a monthly collection of more than
1500﹩ in a month. Apart from the drivers expenses there will not be any
other major expenses for an electric vehicle where the fuel expenses itself
will be nearly 1000﹩for diesel vehicles. Moreover the maintenance cost is
almost negligible due to the absence of vibrative diesel engines, gearbox,
oil, oil filter and so on. Our mission is to replace the taxi segment
vehicles, both three wheelers and four wheelers to electric initially
because these diesel online cabs with continuous trips and depreciated
diesel engines result in more pollution than private vehicles. In the last
decade millions of diesel online cabs have been on roads and we will take
all possible steps to avoid repeating the same in the coming decade with
diesel vehicles but with electric online cabs.
30.
Will the charging facilities be effective for online cab operations ?
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As far as an online cab is concerned, charging will not be a burden or
problem at all but it will be a herculean task for very long distance fleet
operations. In the case of online cabs, the change of drivers shift will be
an opportunity to fully recharge the battery within 2 hours which will be
done by a fast charger installed by the organization, government and private
vendors within the area of online cab operations of a particular city.
Normally the online cabs operating in two shifts will be online for almost
20 hours and three to four hours will be halted in any case which makes the
charging aspect as a normal process during intervals. As the online cab
operations are concentrated in a particular area within the city limits and
not in distant areas like other long distance ordinary fleet operations, the
charging facilities have to be arranged in several points within the limited
area of operations. This makes a smooth charging atmosphere for these
vehicles which is the most important factor for electric online cab
operations.
31.
What is the battery capacity needed for online electric cab operations ?
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For the smooth and effective operation of an online electric cab, the battery
capacity of the vehicle should be at least 45 KW which can run a minimum of
250 - 300 kms from a single recharge. This will enable the electric vehicle
to travel without any charging hindrances in a particular day which is so
crucial for cab operations. There will be a 2 hour halt normally available
in the middle of the two shift cab operations which is the normal time taken
by a fast charging option to fully recharge the battery. This will make the
electric cab fully capable to run the next 250 kms without any break or
further charging. So both the charging infrastructure and the battery range
of the vehicle should go hand in hand to generate maximum output from the
advantage of an electric vehicle. Now the global battery rates have come
down considerably which enables the common man to afford buying a long
battery range vehicle with maximum savings in addition to the valuable
contribution of promoting a healthy green environment. Moreover 80% of the
battery will be charged within a very short span of time which will be more
than enough for travelling considerable distance.
32.
What are the benefits of electric vehicles other than online cabs ?
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The biggest benefit is that electric vehicles do not cause any air pollution
because of zero carbon and other poisonous emissions which are normally
exhausted from diesel and petrol vehicles. This saves the lives of thousands
of people who are losing their precious life out of air pollution in a
particular city and more than a million of yearly deaths in countries like
India, China and so on. Moreover the millions of people suffering from
chronic respiratory and cancer diseases which are caused by the dangerous
poisonous emissions, mainly from the transportation sector can also be
minimized to the maximum. Apart from that online electric cabs will be a
main source of income for millions of people across the globe and we take
all possible measures to support and ensure the same. Moreover the
depreciation is very less for an electric vehicle which leads to more resale
value and much more life than the petrol and diesel vehicles.In addition to
that the driving comfort without engines and gearboxes with
negligible noise and vibration is also a big advantage for electric
vehicles.
33.
What are the running expenses incurred for an electric vehicle ?
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An electric vehicle charging expense depends on the basic capacity of
different batteries available in electric vehicles but normally it consumes
50 units of electricity for running 300 kms. In India one unit of
electricity costs nearly ₹ 3 for domestic purposes as the lowest slab and
the highest slab will be almost equal to the commercial rates which is ₹ 7
for commercial purposes. So the cost of 50 units will be almost ₹ 350/- for
running 300 Kms which is almost equal to one Indian rupee per kilometer for
running an electric vehicle which will be more than ₹ 5 for running a
kilometer in diesel vehicles. This is a huge difference when compared to the
fuel expenses of a diesel or petrol vehicle when calculated for 250 - to 300
Kms daily. This huge profit of electric vehicles can be used as a value
added income by using part of this profit as a loan repayment amount which
will later lead to the value of the vehicle. The electric vehicle has very
less depreciation and can easily be used for the next 15 years due to the
absence of fuel and vibrative engines but the huge expense spent for diesel
or petrol in fuel powered vehicles is burned out as polluted poisonous waste
which is killing and hurting millions of people, worse than a ruthless war
or a pandemic.
34.
Why has the government delayed so much in launching electric vehicles ?
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The cost of batteries was very expensive till recent times which proved
unaffordable for the common man to own an electric vehicle. But now the cost
of batteries has come down considerably and moreover the establishment of
charging stations also had plenty of constraints before but the process is
not much expensive and complicated nowadays. Above all, in recent times the
voice against air pollution has become a big storm in many countries with
many organisations starting maximum awareness programs of air pollution
disasters, dangerous effects of climate change and also strong agitations
against the governments for neglecting the importance of taking necessary
steps to reduce this global disaster of air pollution. In addition to this
the respective governments enjoy the advantage of collecting exorbitant
taxes from the heavy consumption of petrol and diesel which continues in
full flow, even now
35.
What is the government support given for electric vehicles ?.
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Now most of the governments universally have understood the importance of
electric vehicles, disasters of air pollution, drastic effects of climate
changes and so on, which has led to many unbelievable tax exemptions for
electric vehicles. In India the GST rates have been reduced considerably
along with complete waving of life time road tax for some states which
amounts to more than 15% of the cost of the vehicle. There is also a huge
promotion for electric vehicle loans where it is termed as green loans in
many countries and the manufacturers have also been given huge subsidies
under various schemes to encourage maximum production of electric vehicles.
Moreover the government of India has imposed green number plates for
electric vehicles as a symbol of promoting a healthy green environment and
also as a positive message for avoiding fuel powered vehicles to the maximum
and its high time to go green.
36.
Why is India having green number plates for electric vehicles ?
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Recently the look and feel of the vehicles on the road have changed
dramatically with the introduction of electric vehicles as a symbol of
promoting green environment and a fight against air pollution to save the
lives of innocent citizens across the country and to protect our universe
from the adverse effects of climate change disasters. Green number plates
can be considered as a welcome promotional move of government response for
promoting a healthy green environment by the introduction of electric
vehicles to the maximum which will be an initial positive step to provide
justice for both the people and the universe as a sincere fight against air
pollution globally. The digital communication developments and movements
have made a global unity in many aspects, especially after the coronavirus
pandemic. In India there will be white letters in green boards for private
vehicles and yellow letters in green boards for taxi vehicles.
37.
How expensive is an electric vehicle suitable for online cab operations ?
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Now electric vehicles are available from 15000﹩ onwards but it's always
better to buy a long battery range vehicle for smooth taxi operations, even
though it's a little more costlier. The huge profit margin when compared
to conventional diesel vehicles can easily afford long battery range
vehicles of even 20 000 ﹩ also for fleet operations. The huge diesel price
which is more than a dollar in India, will force the cab operators to buy
electric vehicles nowadays and the latter's decision can be justified
because the huge amount spent for oil expenses can be used for paying the
EMI of an electric vehicle loan which automatically adds to the value of
vehicle in the long run instead of the amount spend for diesel that is
burned out as polluted emissions. In India there are more than 2 million
diesel vehicles operating as online cabs within the last decade and we
cannot allow another decade to repeat the online cab operations with diesel
vehicles but with electric vehicles.
38.
Has the time really arrived for purchasing electric vehicles ?.
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Now it's the perfect time to own an electric vehicle because our money
saved is equal to money earned. If you spent 10 USD a day for diesel
continuously for 10 years, the amount is nearly 3 million USD. We are not
actually calculating the huge amount spent for dangerous and poisonous fuels
like petrol and diesel because it normally happens as a daily routine.
If you really want to save your country and be honest to your citizens, then
the best patriotic deed you can do today is to buy an electric vehicle
instead of petrol and diesel vehicles and join hands to promote a green
movement of saving the lives of millions across the country affected by air
pollution rather than being selfish enough to be a part of spreading
poisonous emissions. Always consider the purchase of an electric vehicle as
a long term investment because the life and resale value of electric
vehicles is very much more than the normal petrol or diesel vehicles because
of the absence of depreciative and vibrative elements like engines, gearbox
and so on
39.
With few charging stations, is it possible to run electric vehicles currently ?
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Actually there is no need for too many charging stations for private electric
vehicles. If the electric vehicle is having 300- 350 kms of battery range,
then there is no need for charging stations because in most of the cases 90%
trips will be concentrated within this battery range only. Then the need for
a public charging station is not needed for these private vehicle owners who
have the necessary facilities in their residence for charging. Now most of
the governments have realized the disaster of diesel and petrol vehicles.
India, China and Japan have already started thousands of charging stations
across the country which especially suits people residing in cities and for
online cab operations but not for long distance journeys. In the case of
electric vehicles for private use, home chargers available along with the
vehicle, will serve the purpose by using your sleeping time at night to
fully recharge your vehicle. Moreover the latest fast chargers available
will complete your charging within 2 hours. As far as an online cab is
concerned, the operations are concentrated within a specific city area
limits and this will make charging much easier. We as a non profit
organisation aiming to reduce air pollution by all means recognize that
charging stations are the most vital requirements for online cab operations
in the mind of the people. We are responsible and fully committed to promote
the vital aspect of charging requirements for electric vehicles which are
operating as online cabs.
40.
How can a person open a charging station for electric vehicles ?
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Setting up public charging stations shall be delicensed and any individual is
free to set them up, provided the stations meet standards of the power
industry. The person should apply for connectivity and the distribution
company is bound to provide connectivity. Electric vehicle charging stations
will be more profitable and less expensive than opening a normal petrol
pump. A small 25KW charging station can be installed at a total expense of
nearly 15000 USD and a 50 KW charging station will have a total expense of
about 25 000 USD. Compared to the normal petrol bunks, this is very less
expensive and also you can install more charging units in the same place
itself which will increase your profit margin considerably. Lack of
awareness and the lesser number of electric vehicles on the roads makes it
hidden from the business community about the success of opening an electric
vehicle charging station. All formalities required to start an electric
vehicle charging station will be guided by us with essential information
because we are committed to take necessary steps for installing maximum
charging stations without any hassles.
41.
How profitable is it to open an electric vehicle charging station ?
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Utility rates and tariffs determine charging station profits or losses.
Profitable charging stations with reasonable utility costs, can expand and
drive a greater buildout of vehicle charging infrastructure. The profit of
the electric vehicle charging stations depend on the volume of electricity
units consumed from the particular charging station where the incentives
will be calculated on the amount decided for operators from every unit of
electricity consumed. Normally thousands of units will be consumed everyday
and this will give a good monthly income which will be increasing day by day
because the number of electric vehicles are also on the rise. Moreover long
battery range electric vehicles with more than 350 kms are also increasing
considerably and this will also boost the income of electric vehicle
charging stations. The main aim of our organization is to
establish more charging stations across a particular country because
maximum charging facilities available for the common man, more will be the
number of electric vehicles into the market and lesser will be the deaths
caused out of air pollution.
42.
Will a rise of ₹ 30 for oil be a loss of ₹ 10 lakhs for cab operations ?
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Normally an online cab is operated by two shift drivers during day and night
with a consumption of more than 20 litres of diesel everyday. This means an
increase of ₹ 30 per litre of diesel which has occurred during the recent
coronavirus pandemic in India will become an extra expense of ₹ 600
everyday. So it will automatically become an extra expense of ₹ 1 80 000
yearly. Diesel online cabs are easily operated for a minimum period of five
years with the same vehicle due to the absence of long distance trips and
when this yearly extra expense is calculated for almost 5 years, the loss
will be nearly ₹ 9 lakh Indian rupees as of today. When we calculate the
increase in oil prices for the next 2 years then the loss will shoot up to
more than ₹ 15 lakhs which is unbelievable. So electric cabs are the only
option for online cab operations in the future and we are introducing all
possible measures to convey this good news to maximum citizens of a
particular country to buy electric vehicles for private use as well as
online cab operations and thereby promote a healthy green environment, which
will be the initial step of fighting against the disasters of air pollution.
43.
How is safety of electric vehicles when compared to other vehicles ?
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Another huge advantage of electric vehicles over the fuel powered vehicles is
the safety aspect. There are no dangerous fuel tanks which store hundreds of
litres to cause explosions during accidents. Electric vehicles are safer due
to the lower flammability of batteries. Incidents of issues with electric
vehicles are far less than gasoline vehicles. According to a study in the
United states there are more than fifty thousand vehicle fires in gasoline
vehicles as to negligible figures for electric vehicles. Moreover the
electric vehicles have more control by the driver over the vehicle because
of the absence of powerful fuel engines and over speed gears but the overall
performance of an electric vehicle is the same in terms of speed or power
when compared between each other.
44.
What will be the cost of an electric vehicle for cab operations ?
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Electric vehicles are available even for 15000﹩ which is suitable for private
users with less trips. But the situation is totally different for an online
electric cab. If you want to buy an electric vehicle for generating maximum
income out of online cab operations, the battery range of the vehicle should
have a minimum of 300 kms from a single recharge. Don't ever think or
hesitate that these long battery range vehicles are really costly because
the cost can be easily covered by the huge amount saved for buying fuel in
diesel vehicles. Considering these basic facts and your social commitment,
it's the perfect time to start buying an electric vehicle for cab
operations as well as for private use also and thereby promote a healthy
green environment in addition to the huge savings from the electric
vehicles.
45.
Apart from electric, do any other vehicles have zero carbon emissions ?
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Electric vehicles will definitely be a new revolution on the roads because it
acts as the real weapon for the fight against air pollution as well as a
measure for removing global poverty for the common man. There is no
alternative for electric vehicles in the world which gives zero carbon and
poisonous emissions. Apart from being a medicine for air pollution and
climate change, electric vehicles are a dream alternative as far as savings
is concerned because it has a huge difference in using electricity as an
alternative for expensive petrol and diesel in fuel powered vehicles.
Hydrogen powered vehicles are also an alternative for electric vehicles which
have zero carbon emissions and other poisonous gases which normally generate
from fuel powered vehicles but the cost for the hydrogen powered vehicles
are too high when compared to electric vehicles. As of today and in the
coming decades, electric vehicles will be the only option for the common man
to fight against air pollution from the transportation sector
46.
How many companies have launched electric vehicles in India ?
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Most of the automobile giants have already launched their electric vehicle
models into the Indian market like Mercedes Benz with EQC, Jaguar with i
PACE, Morris Garage with MG electric, Tata with nexon, Tesla, Volkswagen
models coming soon, Hyundai with Kona, Mahindra with verito, Nissan with
leaf and so on. Some of the recent electric vehicles launched by automobile
giants like Mercedes Benz, Jaguar and Morris Garage are outstanding electric
vehicles with much longer battery range beyond 400 kms for a single charge
and exquisite stylish designs too. Now most of the automobile companies in
the world are concentrating on launching their electric models to survive in
the market. The automobile companies have no option whatsoever but to start
the production of electric vehicles at the earliest. Now the world as a
whole and even the respective governments have become conscious about the
disasters of fossil fuels resulting in massive air pollution leading to
climate changes.
47.
How is the organization promoting electric three wheelers ?
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Even electric three wheelers have launched into the Indian market and we as a
non profit making organization feels that the crores of three wheelers are
the greatest number of diesel and petrol vehicles in most of the Asian
countries and this has to be replaced at the earliest as a initial move to
make a change in the transportation sector. This will be an initial move to
reduce air pollution because it will be the lowest price electric vehicle
available in a country for cab operations targeting the common man and the
latter will also get an opportunity to travel in an electric vehicle along
with huge savings for those who are concentrating on three wheeler cab
operations. Our organization even acts as a facilitator to promote the
weaker sections of the society for exploiting maximum income for their
livelihood from these low cost electric three wheelers by undertaking all
the processes involved in operating a three wheeler online cab and also
reducing the burden involved in these cab operations. This paves way for the
registered owner of a three wheeler cab to enjoy maximum profit out of the
operations without knowing the hurdles involved whatsoever.
48.
What is the demo donation of electric vehicles ?
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Demo income for the registered owner of an electric vehicle is a part of the
awareness program promoted by the organisation where your electric vehicle
can be given for demonstration purposes during your free time to the social
workers of the organization near your place of residence. The vehicle should
be given with enough battery charge and a driver to the organization and
this will be a bonus income for the electric vehicle owners in addition to
the huge savings of avoiding petrol and diesel.
There are many factors to be convinced for the common man to get more
awareness of electric vehicles like absence of fuel powered engines, gear
box, sound factor, smoke, vibration, normal number plates and many more.
These vehicles can be attached to the slot available in an application where
the number of days allotted in a month for each pincode can be known very
easily. The terms and conditions for these demonstration vehicles can be
known clearly by interacting with your registered social worker in your
locality.