Name: Mayank Verma

Imb2022042

Delivery Through EV in Rural India

Rising environmental concerns and growing fuel prices in India are
simultaneously raising the worries of common residents and
governments. The only solution to such a difficult issue is to
transition to "zero-emission" EVs. Commuters using "silent
automobiles" will be a familiar sight by the end of the year 2030.
Governments throughout the world are putting a lot of pressure on
the EV30@30 campaign, which calls for at least 30% of new car sales
to be electric vehicles.
Problem Identification:
Although India's urban centres were the primary focus of the EV culture.
Recent data demonstrates how the shift is fundamentally altering. Around 800
million people live in rural India, where rural regions provide nearly half of the
country's total GDP and work extremely hard every day to raise their level of
living. According to data from Vahan, the national vehicle register, the sales of
electric cars and 3Ws from the contribution of India's top 10 districts have
drastically decreased, from 55–60% in the fiscal year 2021 to 25–30% in the
fiscal year 2022. The number has decreased from 40–45 percent to 15-20
percent in 2W's section. Smaller towns and rural India fill up the obvious gaps
in this.
 About 60% of consumers think that the initial cost of an EV is well out of
their price range. An EV typically costs between 15% and 20% more than
an ICE.
 Much more of a distance exists between the 1640 EV charging stations
and the 65,000 gasoline pumps.
 As installing an EV charging station would require a service upgrade in
order to be able to charge big four-wheelers like tractors and cargo
trucks, it may be more expensive to create and operate EV charging
stations in rural India than in urban India.
Some of the key problems are:
 Less Power capacity in the power station to build EV stations:
Less appliances are used in rural locations, which results in low
consumption. Less than half of electrified rural homes use electricity for
entertainment, and less than a fifth use it for medium- to high-power
equipment like refrigerators, irons, and mixer-grinders. The majority of
electrified rural households use electricity for lighting and air circulation.
Electric companies must make sure that all metres are covered, that bills
are sent out on time, and that payments are collected. This can allay
worries about the cost of grid electricity and guarantee that consumers
with low requirements and limited financial resources would continue to
use electricity.
 Trust issues:
Urban regions were the primary target of the first EV education,
preparedness, and deployment initiatives since there, early-market EVs
with smaller battery sizes and shorter ranges were better suited to the
shorter driving distances that are typical in urban areas. Rural locations
often have lesser levels of public knowledge and exposure to EV
technology as a result. The EV industry is further hindered by subpar or
absent infrastructure signs along highways and by a general lack of
knowledge on the presence of charging facilities.
 Population of the rural areas.
While the population of rural area is very low and there is no awareness
of adoption ev so there is a problem.
 Connectivity issues:
 Some safety concerns:
 Short lifespans of components:
 High costs:
 Repairing issues as less service station in rural areas:
For rural EV drivers, at-home charging stations offer the most
potential, and the extra comfort of overnight charging at home
should significantly impact EV adoption rates. For households and
business owners, government subsidies can assist defray the cost of
chargers and installation.