Most people in India travel less than 50 km daily on their two-wheelers. We conducted a market survey that revealed that most of the popular electric two-wheelers (E2Ws) sold today have a real-world range of at least 55 km. So why don’t we see more E2Ws on the road?
While there are reasons such as cost and battery life, concerns about charging infrastructure were glaringly evident in our survey. In urban settings, most people live in buildings with limited access to safe parking spaces or restrictions on installing charging sockets and infrastructure. Meanwhile, standalone public charging stations are not popular because of high land costs, equipment costs, and low revenue incurred by charge point operators. Research suggests that over 25% of people in Bengaluru use two-wheelers for their commute, of which we estimate at least 5 lakh two-wheelers travelling to IT offices daily. These two-wheelers spend about 8 hours in the parking lot of an office building. Considering most E2Ws take only 6 hours or less to fully charge using their portable chargers, could these parking spaces help make the most of the idle time?
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The article has been republished by The Times of India.
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