The Ajanta group in India currently produces electric scooters and bikes under the Oreva brand, but in the works is a new electric car which Ajanta aims to price at Rs 85,000, or 0.85 lakh Indian rupees.
Production of an electric car is not difficult for us as the technology is almost similar and 70 per cent of its parts can be produced in-house, giving us an edge over the vehicle’s pricing,” said Ajanta group director Jaysukh Patel.
The company’s R&D department is currently studying both the feasibility of an electric car under Indian motoring conditions, as well as other electric cars. THe TImes of India’s sources say Ajanta has purchased as many as 8 different electric cars from different manufacturers for study.
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so the future is gonna be electric, hybrid, biodiesel or other?
So it gets cheaper and cheaper… 1lakh, 0.85lakh… next time 0.5lakh with 4 wooden stools in the car and 4 bicycle wheels? Pondering…
Lots and lots of R&D are going on India. This is what we call the real ‘modal insan’.
The future is electric.
Its as close to zero emission as it is currently possible. However, the bottleneck in the development would be the batteries and not the electric motor. And the 12V accessories power for aircond, radio, lights. Its not just as simple as plugging in a transformer as the heat would mean loss of efficiency.
It would be easier to develop 2 seaters than a mid sized sedan. So, the take up would target young people who is conscious enough about the environment. But I am glad the Indians have seen the promise that it holds.
The future is expected to be electric.
For now, we have to stick with petrol, our next best choice is NGV.
electric is good but we have to make sure that it comes from a power
plant that uses renewable energy for example solar, hydro, geothermal,
wind, biogas and so on
slowly study…
don rush…
coz no ones gonna buy 1..
Yes, eletric car is coming…
But the study must be very detail, which doesn’t only looks into only attaching batteries to the motor and gearbox only. The battery type, maximum milage consideration, charging mechanism, motur type whether is single phrase or plenty phrase etc. And the major problem is about environment, as most of current batteries even lithium ion (LI) batteries is very sensitive not just becaused it made from chemical stuff but also instability of the cell. Remember previous callback by major Notebook manufacturer because their batteries could even explode. I remember Tesla has produced a electric car, but with a booming price.
Long long way to go but may come to reality.
Now there is a option for those of car lovers who also loves nature. Though there are many things to be done. Well done Ajanta Manufacturing Group !
— Mehul Vansdadiya
Pay more heed to safety and performance rather than costs!! Instead of backward engineering of multiple products, Ajanta should be more focussed. Take some learnings from Chetan Maini.
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1. First of all i am not certain who was the press reporter, and if he can follow up with Ajanta – whether their study of 8 months yielded any fruitful out come!
2. If any company buys some raw material for R&D, and gossip about wild possible dream, that should be made public, as it disturbs expectations and create chaos and sensation.
3. I checked Ajanta Limited(orpatgroup.com) website and only product seen there is SP,DP,TP,FP WHICH ARE SWITCH(MCB) circuit breaker. They do not have any news section, nor this is authentic announcement
4. Price tag : In the article mentioned above, a person can “probably buy” high quality battery used for the electric car.
5. Future announcement :- No body knew in 1995 when motorola cell phone was weighing 900gm, and battery was weighing 600gm and airtime was 18Rs per minute ; where as today we get cell phone battery with 40 days standby time weighing 15gm, in 500 rupees. Only contributory factor in this entire development is economy of scale. if 40% market of total number of cars is captured by electric car, such dream is possible.
In current scenario, >70% of staff of company has to work for R&D if they have to launch the car in 2012. Lets hope for the best.
May I request the article reporter to make a second visit to Morbi(Ajanta Ltd), and post their current opinions from this manufacturer on this page?