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This would be a hit in all non-developed - Indonesia, Pak., Bangla, Thai etc. countries.
Tractor by day, domestic electric supplier by night. Probably, at no or near nil extra diesel cost.
Bijlee for Fan, Light & TV. Cell-phone's too.
Market adaptation type marginal innovation is nice to see in copycatter India, gr8 4 biz. too.
I say
Indian mass market scooter and bike manufacturers are stupid not to offer this inverter-vehicle option option. Technically speaking, a 5-9 hp engine (scooter, bike , 3-wheeler's run on under 10 hp engines) can comfortably provide 5-9 hrs. of power for given req.'s.
How? Dozens's of youtube videos explain in graphic audio-visual detail, for starters.
Escorts Inverter-Tractor
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An Indian company has launched an ultra-cheap, ‘inverter tractor’ — a multi-purpose vehicle used as a tractor for agri-operations with an in-built battery system to generate electricity, helping farmers light up their homes at night. The inverter can also power other items such as a cell phone charger.
“More than 40% of the Indian population, or approximately 1,250,000 villages have no access to reliable electricity,” said Rohtash Mal, CEO of Escorts Limited Agri Machinery Group — India’s leading tractor maker.Existing energy options such as diesel generator sets and kerosene lanterns are too expensive for rural communities.
“Power is critical to creating a new reality for rural Indians and it is our endeavour to enable rural India by providing technology that not only helps increase agri yields but also provide them with modern energy services that are financially viable,” said Mal.
“Now farmers do not have to dismantle the system to charge the battery as the system enables the batteries to charge automatically when the tractor is in use thus providing comfort, ease of operations and increased performance to the farming community, said Mal.
The inverter tractor also comes with a no-load auto shut down feature which protects power consumption of the battery when not in use. The technology is currently deployed on Escorts’ popular models Powertrac 434 (PT 434) and Powertrac 439 (PT 439) and will be later introduced in other Powertrac and Farmtrac variants, he said.
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JCB launches new Backhoe Loader
Pune, June 20: Construction equipment manufacturer JCB India Limited has launched an all new JCB 3DX Backhoe Loader, a machine that has a loader at one end and an excavator at the other.
The new generation machine is powered by the JCB ecoMAX engine and twin ram steering for easy steer ability. It has also been provided with new brake linkage and new JCB transmission.
JCB India has a network of 57 dealers and over 430 outlets throughout the country, along with a customer service network support. JCB also runs Operator Training Schools and has trained over 18000 young men to be operators till date.
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Tatas working on electric car to be priced less than $20,000
New Delhi, June 20: Diversified business house, Tata group, is developing an electric car that is expected to be priced below $ 20,000 (over Rs 10 lakh) in partnership with France’s Dassault Systemes.
The group’s engineering services outsourcing and product development IT services arm, Tata Technologies has completed the first feasibility study of the electric vehicle using Dassault Systemes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
In a statement, Tata Technologies President (Vehicle Programs and Development Group), Mr Kevin Fisher, said the company is working on with Dassault Systemes to “leverage the talents of a global engineering team to meet numerous designs and cost constraints, as well as create the targeted user experience, including a final vehicle price tag of under $ 20,000.”
The statement, however, did not share other details such as when the vehicle is likely to be launched or how much the company is investing to develop the product.
With the help of Dassault Systemes’ technologies, the Tata group firm had completed its first electric MObility (eMO) study, demonstrating the feasibility of developing an electric vehicle at an attractive price, the company said.
The company said a significant challenge in the development process was the requirement to fit all the vehicle systems into a small footprint, while maintaining spacious seating for four adults.
“To achieve this, Tata Technologies utilised the powerful capabilities within CATIA and ENOVIA applications to quickly develop various studies, allowing global collaboration to rapidly evaluate and converge on optimal solutions,” it added.
The development of the eMO is a global effort, requiring collaboration among over 300 Tata Technologies engineers from different places, including India, the US and Europe.
Commenting on the development, Dassault Systemes Executive Vice President (Industry), Mr Monica Menghini, said: “Tata Technologies is a key business partner for us and we see its innovative and forward—looking project as the perfect example of how our 3DEXPERIENCE platform is critical to collaboration with OEMs for accelerated development cycles.”
Another Tata group firm Tata Motors had announced that it was developing an electric version of its hatchback Indica with a Norwegian firm for launching it in the British, Norwegian and Danish markets by 2011, which has not taken place yet.