NextGen Battery Technology to address the challenges in Indian electrification market
2022-01-0866
03/29/2022
- Event
- Content
- Despite the Indian consumers becoming more open about adopting e-mobility than before, the negative perception about EVs still persists. The range anxiety, lack of charging infrastructure, High Upfront cost which contributes for a wide gap between EV and ICE vehicle prices, safety & maintenance aspects, lack of assurance about satisfactory resale value are the major pain points to be addressed for the faster EV adoption in India. In this paper, we will address all these restraining factors which is prevalent with the existing conventional Lithium Ion batteries and come up with alternate solutions for the uptake of EVs. A Pro-active transition towards Solid State Batteries which could offer a longer range; available in lower cost; has fast charging capabilities; safer with minimal environmental impact & maximum longevity would be a promising solution. Raw materials for EV batteries - Li, Co, Ni, Mn & Graphite are rare earth materials. In addition to this the procuring cost & manufacturing process is very expensive. A zero effluent recycling is totally inevitable with the depleting resources and recycling Solid-State Batteries (SSB) is intrinsically safer than conventional Li-Ion Batteries. Charging station Availability/Proximity Concerns can be addressed through cloud-connected navigation & by strengthening cloud-based services of EVs including OTA updates. In this paper we address all the existing challenges by focusing on the research & development of SSB - its manufacturing/ recycling processes & Vehicle to Grid(V2G) technology for OEMs to penetrate the Indian Electrification market.
- Citation
- Neela, L., B, V., and Ramasamy, V., "NextGen Battery Technology to address the challenges in Indian electrification market," SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-0866, 2022, .