Electric Vehicles – A Promising Takeover

Planet Earth has experienced in total 4 industrial revolutions that have assisted humankind in the process of upgrading and developing in ways that cannot be embossed in time without actual statistics and graphs. Amongst these revolutions, Industry 4.0 has been the age of digitalization and modernization, which has led to milestones being achieved in different spheres of work and education. Amidst the organized, digital chaos, the world has witnessed the emergence of Electric (EV) and Hybrid ElectricVehicles (HEV), that have risen up, overshadowing their primitive, combustion-based predecessors.

Since Henry Ford’s first production line for commercial vehicles in 1913, today we are in the middle of the biggest boom in the automobile industry. World renowned brands, ranging from Jaguar, Lotus, Mercedes, and the giants of electric vehicles, TESLA, have paved the way to a promising takeover led by EVs and HEVs in the upcoming years. This has led to multiple nations in the world declaring how they plan individually to reduce emissions and incorporate more renewable and electric-based devices and machines to play their role in forming a Green Earth again.

The Electric Revolution

Following multiple seminars held by the United Nations, UNESCO, and more, the world has accepted to step towards building a cleaner and greener environment. This automatically leads to the agreement regarding the abolishing of primitive combustion-based vehicles and incorporating more vehicles that utilise an Electric Drivetrain primarily to function.

• An HEV comprises of two components, namely the conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), and a modern fully Electric Propulsion System.
• Regenerative braking is one of the foundational features that eliminates the long-standing plug-in charging factor, and leads to energy saving and increases vehicular performance.
• With time, unlike the earliest EVs and HEVs, the efficiency rate has increased and for certain configurations, surpassed the efficiency of primitive automobiles.
• Power electronics plays an essential role in the development of power converters that regulate the flow of power between the different components in the drivetrain, and allows the system to handle the electric loads from auxiliary and primary components.

Hence, due to their unparalleled efficiency and performance statistics, HEVs have been gaining high popularity globally, which is why incorporating and updating the existing systems with technology from Industry 4.0 is a necessity to sustain market appeal and furthermore, is essential for user interaction. Smart Grid technologies are based on big data and IoT fundamentals, and often overseen, have a deep connection with respect to plug-in electric vehicles that include an external port which allows the battery to charge itself for commutation purposes. Interlinked with the Smart Grid, the recharging process can be completely automated and monitored at ease, while excess energy stored can be reserved for future purposes.

Future of EVs in The Indian Subcontinent

With the widespread network and sales of EVs globally, the largest manufacturer of the modern-age EVs and HEVs, TESLA, is set to launch its cars in India. This is supposed to be a milestone for the whole agenda of taking constructive measures to a safer and greener environment in the second highest populated country in the world. With the probability reports, India’s GDP could increase by 25% due to the same.

• EV adoption campaigns are established in cities like Delhi and Kolkata to promote e-mobility and abandon mainstream commutation myths.
• The Switch Delhi Campaign has received a great response in the process of promoting the adoption of EVs.
• Multiple metro-cities have incorporated the smart bikes and have installed charging/parking stations around the city for easy travelling and clean environmental purposes.

Furthermore, the office and educational campuses, alongside malls and hospitals have reserved separate parking spots with charging equipment for EV users. With TESLA’s very own signature EVs shipping into the peninsula, car models like TESLA Model 3 shall stir up the market with their performance stats and overall efficiency. Mumbai, the financial capital of India, itself has its government recently announcing net zero emissions by the year 2050. This plan includes setting up an overall renewable energy power generation hub, green buildings, and incorporating EVs to reduce emissions.

Then What’s the Problem?

Every revolutionary idea has its own set of flaws. The EV revolution is not a stranger to the same, although these issues can be resolved over time. Currently, the major factors of EVs not being successful at the very start include:

• A shortage of charging stations.
• High electricity costs.
• Disappointing battery capacity that limits the distance the cars can be driven between charges.
• Painfully long charging times.

From what one can understand here is that the presence of the PSD brings an integration between the ICE and the electric motor, allowing the wheels to be driven by them simultaneously, or independently. Furthermore, highly intelligent vehicles are developed at Tesla that run on voice control and are fully equipped to drive the user to their respective destination. With the reserves of fossil fuels depleting drastically on a global scale, it is essential to turn to HEVs and EVs rather than conventional vehicles, since the former are the future of worldwide transportation.