Altigreen Propulsion Labs

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Altigreen customer ⚡AltMobility⚡! 👏 AltMobility’s pan-India fleet of Altigreen EVs has achieved the milestone of travelling 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀! AltMobility — which is a full-stack commercial EV leasing platform — is our first B2B customer to have achieved this distinction. Not only have their fleet of Altigreen EVs crossed 10M km, in the process, they have also 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭,𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗢𝟮. Here are some photos of the AltMobility and Altigreen leadership teams celebrating the occasion. 🎉 Dev Arora Anuj Gupta Manas Arora Kshitij Shekhar Amitabh Saran Prashant Sankeshwar Mainak Nandi viksit trivedi #ElectricVehicles #LastMileDelivery #LastMileMobility #MadeInIndia #MadeForIndia #SustainableMobility #Sustainability #Sustainable #ZeroEmission #ClimateAction

Earlier this week, ARAI released a report titled “eMobility R&D Roadmap for India.” The report proposes a budget of ~Rs.1,151cr, to be spent by the government over the next five years, to sponsor fundamental research in the field of electric mobility at premier academic institutes in India. Electrification of India’s transportation is critical to India’s target of achieving net-zero status by 2070. It is equally critical for India to develop indigenous capabilities in the ecosystem’s science and tech to insulate our economy from the whims of geopolitics, and to stay globally competitive. The report identifies four research buckets for government funding — Energy Storage Cells, EV Aggregates, Materials & Recycling, and Charging & Refuelling. The roadmap was prepared by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) with inputs from experts in the government, academia, and the industry. Several members of Altigreen’s R&D team were consulted for the report and acknowledged. To quote Dr. Amitabh Saran, our Founder-CEO, “Altigreen's vision and R&D capabilities have been appreciated by everyone. Our strength lies in our team — their maturity and knowledge beats all.” Go team Altigreen! #ElectricVehicles #LastMileDelivery #LastMileMobility #MadeInIndia #MadeForIndia #SustainableMobility #ZeroEmission #eMobility #NetZero

Karnataka’s public transport operator KSRTC will be deploying 300 intercity electric buses — 225 non-AC and 75 AC buses — to serve cities like Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Mysuru, etc. Private players will be contracted to operate the e-buses on a 12-year lease (gross-cost contract model). The contracted parties will hire drivers, operate and maintain the buses, and set up charging infrastructure. KSRTC will provide the conductor. The operator will be paid on a per-kilometre basis, subject to a 250-km daily run, and a minimum range of 180 km per charge. Early last year, KSRTC launched 50 intercity electric AC buses to provide emission-free bus connectivity between Bengaluru, Mysuru, Madikeri, Shivamogga, and Chikkamagaluru. They continue to remain operational. #ElectricVehicles #ElectricIntercityBus #ElectricBus #eBus #SustainableMobility #SustainableMobility #ZeroEmission #ClimateAction

Volkswagen is solidifying its EV future one deal at a time. Last week VW subsidiary PowerCo signed an agreement with solid-state battery maker QuantumScape for a non-exclusive licence to mass produce its technology. In June, the German auto giant said it will pump $5B into US EV startup and Tesla rival Rivian to jointly develop software and electronics for their future EVs. The VW group has stated the following as their generational strategy. “We are preparing ourselves for the global changes in mobility and thus playing a substantial role in driving Volkswagen’s transformation into a software-oriented company.” That plan involves a multi-disciplinary focus on mechatronics, software, battery and charging, and mobility solutions. With the latest deal, using QuantumScape’s technology, VW-owned PowerCo will be able to enter into large-scale production of solid-state lithium-ion cells. These cells will be used to power future VW vehicles. VW group is also the largest individual shareholder in QuantumScape. #ElectricVehicles #SolidStateBattery #BatteryTech #SustainableMobility #ZeroEmission #EVTechnology

While electrification of India’s road transport is both a health and climate imperative, so far, we have only taken baby-steps in that direction. The EV industry therefore has high expectations from Union Budget 2024. The budget is due to be presented next week. A well-thought-out successor to the FAME-II scheme (which ended in March this year) is necessary to build on the momentum we have gained. India is a notoriously price-sensitive market. For EV adoption to really reach the level where we need it to be, subsidies are required to bring upfront cost parity between ICE and electric vehicles. This is especially true for the electric two- and three-wheeler segments. In a positive sign, EV battery prices are plummeting in China. This will have a ripple effect in lowering battery prices everywhere, including in India. Further, efforts to on-shore Li-ion cell manufacturing are in full swing. So, while there is a clear and present need for demand side subsidy support to ramp up EV uptake, with battery prices appreciably coming down, incentives can be tapered off sooner. Alongside, there is a need to quickly standardise EV connectors and aggressively increase EV charging infrastructure. This also will require a strong push from the government. Now 🤞 for FAME-III 🙂 #ElectricVehicles #UnionBudget2024 #EVSubsidy #FAME3 #FAME2 #FAME #SustainableMobility #ZeroEmission #ClimateAction

In 2021, Altigreen sold its first EV. Since then, we have steadily risen to become one India’s most trusted commercial electric 3W brands. Today, our EVs run in 20 states/UTs (110+ cities) and cover more than 1M km every single week. Commercial last-mile vehicles are workhorses — they make money for their owners when they are operational. Therefore, as a customer-centric company, we make it our mission to ensure that vehicle-downtime is kept to an absolute minimum for Altigreen’s B2B and B2C EV owners. This is done through a combination of service offerings including Warranty Service, Scheduled Maintenance, and Repair Service. So how do we provide service to our growing pan-India customer base? Altigreen service is provided nationwide at: 1) Dealership locations; 2) Authorised service centres; 3) EV-location by mobile service personnel This three-tier approach ensures that our customers receive quality service from trained technicians in the shortest possible time. The first rule of vehicle maintenance is driving a vehicle with care. We therefore provide driver training to all our new customers. It introduces them to aspects of EV driving like regen-braking, range, and charging. The training also encourages them to embrace good EV driving practices to extract the most cost-effective performance from their new vehicle. Altigreen EVs are packed with sensors that collect copious amounts of vehicle and ride related data in real time. This rich data will soon allow us to implement AI-powered predictive maintenance to further reduce asset downtime for our customers. #ElectricVehicles #EVMaintenance #EVService #LastMileDelivery #LastMileMobility #MadeInIndia #MadeForIndia #SustainableMobility #ZeroEmission

Last month, Shyam Kishor, one of our driver-owners from Delhi, achieved the amazing feat of covering 337 km in a single day in his Altigreen EV. He drove from Delhi, via Agra, to Mainpuri (in UP) to see family. Because, why not? 😄 Kishor started at dawn from Delhi with a fully-charged unloaded vehicle. He drove for six straight hours to reach Agra. There he put his vehicle to charge and rested. Once the vehicle was sufficiently charged, Kishor loaded his EV with 300 kilos of vegetables, and at around 5:30pm, set off for Mainpuri. By 11:30pm Kishor had dropped off his cargo and reached his final destination in Mainpuri. Shyam Kishor and his Altigreen EV made short work of the total distance of 337 km. When we reached out to Shyam Kishor, he said he was very happy with his six-month-old Altigreen EV. Congratulations Shyam Kishor-ji! You are an #AltigreenSatisfiedSuperhero 🙏 #ElectricVehicles #IntercityEV #LastMileDelivery #LastMileMobility #MadeInIndia #MadeForIndia #SustainableMobility #ZeroEmission

In February, a major storm in the Australian state of Victoria left thousands of residents without electricity. Within seconds, a fleet of V2G-capable EVs, connected to chargers 500 km away in Canberra, started sending power back into the Australian national grid. The event was a world-first for vehicle-to-grid response to an emergency. Demonstrating during an actual blackout that V2G technology could help ease grid calamities of the future. The EVs in this story are part of a V2G-enabled fleet of 51 EVs owned by the local government and studied by researchers from the Australian National University. When the blackout happened, 16 EVs were plugged in at properties across Canberra. Four were charging, while 12 were idle. The EVs immediately stopped charging, and within seconds, started sending power back into the grid, exactly as programmed. Most EVs today can only draw power from the grid. However, in the coming years, through use of V2G technology, thousands of fully-charged-but-idle EVs plugged to the mains could behave as distributed power sources capable of pushing electricity back into the grid acting as load balancers during peak demand hours or during a blackout. #ElectricVehicles #VehicleToGrid #V2G #BidirectionalCharging #SustainableMobility #ClimateAction

America's largest public EV charging network operator, Electrify America, is conducting an interesting pilot to reduce congestion. At 10 of its high-traffic urban locations in California, EVs would only be allowed to charge till 85% state-of-charge. Modern electric cars take much less time to charge from zero to 80% than they take to charge from 80 to 100%. Once 80% SoC is reached, battery management software dramatically reduces charging rate to prevent overheating in order to prolong battery life. For Electrify America, EVs which remain connected to their fast chargers beyond 85% SoC are just creating a bottleneck for other customers. The company said it will carefully study charging station performance and customer feedback during the pilot before expanding the programme to other locations. This may well turn out to be a template to follow for charging stations everywhere. #ElectricVehicles #FastCharging #PublicEVCharging #80percentSoC #SustainableMobility #ZeroEmission

Last November, Bengaluru Climate Action & Resilience Plan (BCAP) was launched by the city’s civic body BBMP. It is an ambitious roadmap for achieving net-zero by 2050. The initiative is part of Bengaluru’s C40 commitment. C40 is a global network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities who are working together to address the climate crisis. C40 member cities have committed to reducing carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Six Indian cities — Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Jaipur, Kolkata, and Mumbai — are members of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. Implementing BCAP across multiple sectors with many stakeholders will be supremely challenging, to say the least. But if the plan is executed with accountability, transparency, and inclusivity (a tall ask), it will improve the health and well-being of Bengaluru residents and result in economic prosperity. #ElectricVehicles #BluGreenUru #ZeroEmission #ClimateAction #SustainableMobility #SustainableCIties #BCAP #C40Cities