Electric vehicles were once being called the Green Revolution and not only in India but globally people were excited and curious about this Green Revolution. aur iss green revolution ke liye ready na sirf iss technology ko adopt karne wale consumers the rather big giants in the automotive industry bhi ready thi and iss Green revolution ko lekar globally na sirf automakers However, Governments ne bhi consumers se isse technology ko adopt karne ki appeal and motivate kiya jisse consumers ke mind mein iss Technology ke liye awareness laye jane and adopt karne ke liye globally governments ne consumers ke liye favorable schemes leke aaye jisse government ko aapne net zero carbon emission goals ko achieve karne aur consumers ko petrol-Diesel se relief mille.
But as time passed, people started adopting EV's and governments globally also kept emphasizing on it, and not only globally in India mein bhi iss Technology ko kaafi emphasize kiya gaya favorable schemes ko introduce kiya Jaise FAME, FAME-2 ( Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) ko country mein Implement kiya gaya jisse consumer iss technology ko opt karein. But as soon as hype for this technology was created in India and people started adopting it, it benefited people but its drawbacks also started getting exposed slowly in India. Jaise Battery explosive, Two and Four wheeler catches fire, lack of charging infrastructure jaise kayi issues consumers ko face karne padhe.
And people who have bought EVs keep talking in the media every other day or year, sometimes about electric vehicles and sometimes about the lack of charging infrastructure in the country. Aur yeh complaints na sirf log rather aab survey ke through bhi pata chali aaj issi survey report ke bare mein hum discuss karenge.
Park+, Jo 1.5 crore users ko host karte hai via own app, Park+ ne kuch months phele somewhere in July ek survey conduct kiya specifically E-car owners par in the states of (Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru) To understand there mindset, it is important to know the perception of an electric vehicle owner. or iss survey mein 500 electric vehicle owners ne participate kiya.
The survey's main conclusions are:
Range anxiety is replaced by charging anxiety (88%): In this survey, most consumers have said that finding charging stations is the biggest challenge. And the fact is India mein 20,000 se bhi more than charging stations actively available hai, Consumers ko jahan range anxiety main concern hona chahiye thi, rather survey mein consumers ne range anxiety main concern na bata kar charging anxiety ko biggest concern problem bataya hai. Because the majority of the consumers says they preferred to driving in the small intercity drives ya 50 km range mein drive karna preferred karte hi most of the consumers.
Maintenance Cost: Electric vehicles maintenance cost were the second highest issue approximetily 73% consumers believe karte hai electric vehicles ki maintenance karna easy nahi because of complex engineering and consumers ne realize kiya ki unki electric vehicle ek black box hai, Even though ICE cars (Internal combustion engine) mein minor mechanic problems ke liye consumers aapne near by mechanics ko check kar wate the or local mechanic bhi uss vehicle ki problems ko analyze kar vehicle go through karne ke baad hi solve kar dete the rather, EV's ke saath yeh situation nahi hai local mechanic vehicle analyze karne ke baad bhi uss problem ko solve nahi kar pate. And not hust that consumers also highlights consumers ko vehicle mein aa rahe issues ke liye service center par jana padta hai or uss issue ko solve karne mein jo cost charge kiya jata hai. uss cost clarity par consumer ne bataya ke wo local mechanic se second opinion bhi nahi le sakte the.
Fall in Resale value: About 33 percent of the owners believed that EV's do not have resale value in the market, due to which consumers are not able sell their electric vehicles. or yeh reason bhi consumers ko EV's lene par first in mind rehta hai. And the surprising thing is that when consumers go to sell their EV, they get less than the actual price of the vehicle. Rather, In the near future EV's ka ecosystem abb mature ho raha hai and jaise-jaise infrastructure strong hoga India mein electric vehicles ki resale value aur better and improve hogi. The evaluation of the ICE (Internal combustion engine) resale is the basis of the lifecycle age and the average of the vehicle jo EV's ke comparison mein fast and easily hota hai. Electric vehicles ki resale value iss liye bhi evaluate nahi ho pati because electric vehicles mein battery is the most important thing and India mein as of now battery quality check ke liye koi certified test facility nahi hai jo vehicle ke running lifecycle par uss battery ko check karke bata sake ki aapki EV's at this time aur kitne lifecycle tak chalne ke legal on the roads. And battery is the most important factor in the resale of EV's because the interesting fact is EV's ki value mein battery 30 percent contribute karti hai, depending the condition of the battery.
Unhappier than ICE vehicle owners: In this survey 51 percent 4 wheeler EV owners believed that they are not satisfied and unhappy with their EV's compare to the ICE vehicles owners. 51 percent consumers ne bataya he doesn't want to own second electric vehicle owner. Rather wo again ICE (Internal combustion engine) vehicles purchase karna passand karenge, the biggest reason behind is consumers first time electric vehicles ko sell kar rahe hai and used car market mein EV's ko sell karne ka experience karna padh raha hai jo ki consumers ne pehle kabhi nahi kiya.
Choice of the people: Now the last one is what's best choice of people in the electric vehicle brand, consumers ne most of the votes jis brand ko diye hai jo consumers ki perfect and trusted choice hai wo hai home grown automaker Tata motors jo passenger Electric vehicle segment mein consistently dominate kar rahi hai and they lead in the market share in passenger EV segment is massive approx.70 - 71 percent of the market share holds to Tata motors. Jo vehicle model consumers ki first choice raha none other than Tata Nexon EV jo electric vehicle segment mein best seller hai since its launch, In this survey 61% consumers ne nexon ko aapni best choice bataya hai or Iss survey mein second EV model jisko consumers ne aapni preferred choice mein rakha wo thi Tata Punch EV, In the survey, 19% consumers have given Punch as their second best choice jo again at this time best seller car hai in the market and in the and this car not only made it to the top 10 list of cars sold between January to June this year, rather iss list mein decades tak king rahi wagon R ko bhi beat kar first rank achieve kiya hai. Also consumer believed Tata motors has become people's first choice brand in the survey in terms of design, durability, and safety aspect. Surprising thing is survey participants ne BYD (Build your dreams) brand ko bhi highly rate kiya hai and consumers ke according BYD bhi best brand hai in EV space or iss BYD ne bhi aapne products se impress kiya hai consumers ko, they feel that this brand has grained maximum attention. However, pricing and limited numbers of the showrooms these are the two major reasons jise consumers ne iss brand ko big hurdle bataya hai Indian market ke liye.
At the time of this survey, Park+ jisne yeh survey conduct kiya Unke founder and CEO Amit Lakhotai ne iss survey par kaha "Park+ main objective car ownership experience mein happiness wapas lana. And this survey is a big welcome move in the direction of EV owner in India. Indian 4 wheeler EV's ke through aapni achievements story likh rahi hai bas agar need hai toh wo hai strong and smart charging infrastructure in our EV ecosystem. Jis tarha iss survey mein consumers ne range anxiety se zayyda charging anxiety ko big problem bataya. As the biggest EV charger installer in the country, Park+ consumers ke liye aapne EV car ownership experience ko consumers tak lane ke liye aapni energies and experience invest karte rahenge. Throughout the life cycle of their car, hum collaborate karte rahenge with other external stakeholders to achieve their goals.
Amit Lakhotia, founder and CEO, Park+, said, "At Park+ our main business objective is to bring delight back to car ownership. This survey is a step in the same direction to understand the mindset of the e-car owners in India. The Indian 4W EV story is still being written and the need of the hour is to build a robust and smart EV charging infrastructure embedded in our current vehicular ecosystem. Charging anxiety has overtaken range anxiety by a huge margin. As the largest EV charger installer in the country we will continue to invest our energies in enhancing the EV car ownership experience for them, throughout the life cycle of their car and look forward to partnering with other external stakeholders to support us in this endeavour." (Eng Trans)
News Source: ET Auto