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There are AC chargers of higher know business will follow. They are
capacity which reduces the time to already seeing that in the charging “We will continue to
charge to half. Now come the DC stations that they are operating.
Fast chargers. A typical DC charger “As far as the EV ecosystem is expand our charging
of 15/20 KW capacity can reduce concerned, let me share my view station infrastructure
the charge time to 60 mins. Higher of how things are going to pan
capacity chargers are available out in the next couple of years. in the country through
which can reduce the time even 2018 and 2019 will be spent on strategic and technological
further to 30 mins but the cars on discussions and standardisation. collaborations with
Indian roads are not yet ready for We will also see government
the same. Charging time also varies bodies pushing for EV adoption partners including auto and
according to ambient temperature, both in purchase of vehicles and charger OEMs.”
the state of the battery (e.g. empty setting up public charging stations.
or half full) and the maximum By that time, the take off in the
charging rate of the vehicle. 2W and 3W segment will drive
Magenta’s pricing model will be the EV market. Come 2020, the
by units of energy charged and EV infrastructure will move into and NITI Aayog, which include a
not dependant on the charger the private space with more and pilot project in electric vehicle (EV)
type. This makes it a unitary pricing more companies getting interested charging infrastructure in New
plan. Off course the time taken to and investing in this space. 2020 is Delhi.
charge the vehicle will be longer also the time when manufacturers ABB’s 50kW fast charging
in the normal/ slow charging like Maruti Suzuki will launch their station can provide a full charge
stations. EVs and will possibly change the to an electric vehicle in only
“A lot is spoken about electric market dynamics. By 2020, car 30 minutes. “ABB’s 50kW fast
cars which probably will be the manufacturers will be forced by charging station can provide a full
laggard in the EV movement, market dynamic to offer electric charge to an electric vehicle in only
but fortunately or unfortunately versions of their top end selling 30 minutes. “We are honoured
is the point of most discussions. vehicles”, Lewis said. to support Indian Government’s
It is the two-wheeler and three- By 2022 the vehicle buying thought leadership and drive
wheeler segment which is slowly decisions of potential customers to systematically transform the
but strongly moving towards will have to consider electric nation’s transportation base to
e-Mobility”, added Lewis. Cities options. This will also be interesting electric vehicles. ABB reinforces its
like Delhi which have a huge times when vehicle manufactures commitment to the nation’s future
population of e-rickshaws and no will be competing with their of renewable power generation
one even noticed. While these electric vehicles. By 2025, the and clean electric transportation
e-rickshaws are already on the vehicle purchase decision will truly with our global technologies made
Indian roads, they are using Indian be favoured towards electric and in India, stated Sanjeev Sharma,
jugaad for the charging which is a fossil fuel options which be an
safety hazard and not economic. option not the default. Managing Director of ABB India in
Magenta is soon launching their Demonstrating its commitment a company announcement. “We
two-wheeler Bike Port and three- to clean energy and sustainable
wheeler charging port under the transportation, the Indian
ChargeIn brand, which will address government’s premier policy think-
some of the issues they have seen tank, NITI Aayog recently installed
with the charging of these vehicles. an ABB Terra 53 fast charging
Car manufacturers are waiting station for electric vehicles at the
for charging infra and vice versa. organization’s office in the New
The grid lock must be broken and Delhi.
that is exactly what Magenta Power The installation by ABB supports
has been doing. They are investing recent proposals by the Ministry
in setting up the infrastructure and of Highways and Transportation

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