The Future of Electric Vehicles – Innovations and Technologies
#EVEcosystemConclave #ElectricVehicles #FutureSeries #EmobilityThe role of R&D heads and OT bosses is critical to achieve long term commercial success in the journey to an electric future.
January 2023: The increasing demand for EVs due to policy reforms, technological advancements and consumer preference has brought a paradigm shift in automotive engineering and manufacturing processes. Thus, the role of R&D heads and OT bosses is critical to achieve long term commercial success in the journey to an electric future. In this context, some of the top professionals got together to discuss the Future of Electric Vehicles in the context of Innovations and Technologies at the Future Series EV Ecosystem Conclave organized by the Alumni bodies of IIT (BHU), Varanasi (Association of IIT BHU Alumni (AIBA) & AASSII), PanIIT Alumni India, and Pro MFG Media recently. The Conclave’s Supporting Partners were ACMA India, MeitY- NASSCOM Centre of Excellence, IIT Delhi Alumni Association and PHD Chamber of Commerce and industry. This Conclave brought together the entire mobility ecosystem on one platform.
The Panel speakers included Dr Shankar M Venugopal, VP - Technology Innovation & KM, Dean Mahindra Technical Academy, Mahindra & Mahindra, Vikas Gupta, Founder, e-Ashwa Automotive & Sampoorn EV, Prof. Akshay Kumar Rathore, Singapore Institute of Technology, and Tarun Aggarwal, Executive Director, Maruti Suzuki. The session was chaired by Narasimhan Eswar, CEO, Ki Mobility Solutions Private Ltd. (TVS Group Company).
The panellists deliberated on the following points:
✔ Navigating the Evolving Manufacturing Landscape
✔ Dealing with Multiple Design Iterations
✔ Agile and Adaptable Manufacturing Solutions
✔ Smart & Flexible Production Processes
✔ Research on New materials
✔ Intelligent Inspection Techniques.
Vikas Gupta, Founder, e-Ashwa Automotive & Sampoorn EV, highlighted the need to create an import hub with someone responsible for continuous imports as the 60-day import cycle is too long. Akshay Kumar Rathore, Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology, pointed out that coal-based electricity charging infrastructure is only shifting the emissions from the vehicle to generation side. “Therefore, it is essential to introduce sustainable energy in the charging infrastructure,” he said.
Tarun Aggarwal, Executive Director, Maruti Suzuki, said that there is a need for appropriate government mandates to promote EV adoption among consumers. “Even in the CNG market, adoption happened after mandates and economic incentives were given by the government. At the same time, there is the need for right information and awareness among consumers. A balance must be struck between information, infrastructure and the value or price with regards to EVs,” he remarked. Dr Shankar M Venugopal, VP - Technology Innovation & KM, Mahindra & Mahindra, said that there is a need to focus on battery localization as well as on building the charging infrastructure in the country. “On the manufacturing front, flexibility and modularity will be the key differentiating factors. Moreover, we need to simplify the EV architecture to reduce cost while also ensuring that the next gen EVs are smart as well as connected,” he said.
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