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India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

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Re: India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

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Post by kartickv »

readme3 wrote: post #24

I read recently , just some numbers that many TPS (Thermal power stations) are slowly being shutdown , because of myriad of reasons including water shortages , coal emission norms and falling costs of power (TPS /unit power is much higher than other sources) https://numerical.co.in/numerons/collection/5afecac0291c55fc... There are places like Raichur (famous for Rice cultivation down here) that has Super thermal stat…

> improved public transport (metros)

Where can I find statistics on how many metro stations are in operation today vs a decade ago?

Re: India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

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Post by pjc50 »

0xFFFE wrote: post #27
readme3 wrote: post #24

I read recently , just some numbers that many TPS (Thermal power stations) are slowly being shutdown , because of myriad of reasons including water shortages , coal emission norms and falling costs of power (TPS /unit power is much higher than other sources) https://numerical.co.in/numerons/collection/5afecac0291c55fc... There are places like Raichur (famous for Rice cultivation down here) that has Super thermal stat…

If only we can get an efficient & cost effective Thorium reactor working, most of the coal plants can be shutdown much sooner. Going by publicly available data, we are no where near a working prototype.

Aren't these also going to be vulnerable to the lack of water problem?

Re: India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

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Post by _jgdh »

kartickv wrote: post #41
readme3 wrote: post #24

I read recently , just some numbers that many TPS (Thermal power stations) are slowly being shutdown , because of myriad of reasons including water shortages , coal emission norms and falling costs of power (TPS /unit power is much higher than other sources) https://numerical.co.in/numerons/collection/5afecac0291c55fc... There are places like Raichur (famous for Rice cultivation down here) that has Super thermal stat…

> improved public transport (metros) Where can I find statistics on how many metro stations are in operation today vs a decade ago?

For India specifically? The wikipedia articles for each metro, perhaps. They provide a timeline when each was constructed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai_Metro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Metro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namma_Metro

Re: India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

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Post by sudhirj »

I'm in a major city, and the grid isn't very stable, but stable enough for me to get an electric vehicle that I need to charge once a week. Solar panels are easy to get, but the utilities are realizing that nett metering isn't a good deal for them - my otherwise high electricity bill will be zero if I get solar panels, and so they have no incentive to service my house.

That aside, because our cities are so crowded and generally hot already, everyone is very keenly aware of the heat and smoke diesel and petrol vehicles put out - if electric vehicles are affordable and charging infrastructure is in place, there's going to be no problems with adoption. The issue, of course, is that making them affordable and setting up charging infra go against the interests of the oil and gas companies that built India up to where it is so far.

To its credit, though, the government seems keen to get things going, even at the expense of breaking earlier promises to big oil and big auto. Now it's just figuring out the chicken and egg situation of bringing down costs and setting up infra without clear current demand.

Re: India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

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Post by bobsil1 »

nautical wrote: post #13

I have been living in Delhi city since a LONG time and I have seen these cropping up mainly on metro routes. There is a major shift towards using public transport in general. Many people having cars have started to prefer e-rickshaw and metro combination for daily travel. It is very cheap ( about 1 dollar e-rickshaw and metro combined - both ways - basically about 30 dollar your monthly travel is sorted ). It is clea…

Delhi metro is fantastic — new, modern, floor-through, nicer than NYC’s/London’s.

Re: India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

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Post by readme3 »

_jgdh wrote: post #43
kartickv wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> improved public transport (metros) Where can I find statistics on how many metro stations are in operation today vs a decade ago?

For India specifically? The wikipedia articles for each metro, perhaps. They provide a timeline when each was constructed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai_Metro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Metro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namma_Metro

Hyderabad as well (another IT city) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad_Metro

Smaller ones : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaipur_Metro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochi_Metro

etc.

Re: India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

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Post by vinay427 »

oska wrote: post #35
srean wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right of way works a little differently in India, different from what you may be used to.

I like it. I like pedestrians asserting themselves in traffic. I think in urban areas pedestrians should have precedence. Walking is our natural way of getting around.

In most places in Europe or the US, you wouldn't have to stand in the way of a vehicle to get them to stop. You would just use the nearest crosswalk and vehicles will nearly always stop as soon as it's clear that you're crossing.

Re: India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

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Re: India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

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Post by dillllan-li »

About 60 million Indians hop on an e-rickshaw every day, analysts estimate. Passengers pay about 10 rupees, or 14 cents, for a ride. In a country with limited shared transit options and a vast population of working poor people, the vehicles provide a vital service as well as a decent living for drivers, who are mostly illiterate.
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