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How BIG ICE Killed the Indian EV Ecosystem and Wasted 10 years

April 06, 2023 The Indian Electric Vehicle Knowledge-base Season 2 Episode 6
PluginIndia's Podcast
How BIG ICE Killed the Indian EV Ecosystem and Wasted 10 years
Show Notes

Get some popcorn or get ready for a long drive while you listen to this fascinating discussion on the Origins of the Indian Electric Car Industry and what has happened over the past 20 years.

Kamlesh form PluginIndia has a candid conversation with Mr Zarryl who has been servicing Reva and e2o electric cars in his own factory when Mahindra has abandoned hundreds of EV owners.  We salute Zarryl's team for enabling Reva's and e2o's to help go beyond 2025!

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http://www.xtrafrp.com and 
https://mokepeoplemovers.com
Contact Zarryl
zarryl@gmail.com
+91 98450 12306

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Sections
00:00 - Start
01:03 - The Reva Electric Car
05:00 - Made in India Components
06:22 - Reva Battery & EMS
10:00 - Maintenance Costs 
11:53 - Reva Parts
15:33 - No Small Cars for 'Working Class'
19:33 - Zarryl's Small Electric Car
20:52 - Chetan Maini
22:37 - Reva Servicing All Over India
25:45 - Reva Lithium Ion or Lead Acid?
31:15 - Mahindra Never Serviced Reva
33:00 - e2o's Incredible Made in India Tech
37:43 - Mahindra servicing the e2o
38:52 - e2o's Made In India Components
40:38 - e2o Battery Pack Cell & Pack Changes
45:18 - Active Cell Balancer for e2o 
50:25 - Getting New Cells for e2o owners 
52:10 - e2o Electronic Components Part Availability 
53:59 - Mahindra XUV 400 Shame
58:55 - Wish Chetan Maini did not sell to Mahindra...
01:01:01 - Read the Book on Reva Story
01:01:53 - Auto Media's Fakeness
01:02:59 - XUV 400's Failure 
01:06:40 - Tata Electric Cars
01:08:55 - Software Updates Tata vs Mahindra 
01:09:00 - e2o was ahead of its time
01:10:55 - Bury me with my Reva! 
01:12:18 - Market for small city electric car
01:13:04 - What about Safety for small cars?
01:17:00 - Chinese & OLA Electric 
01:18:06 - Zarryl Needs Funding!

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