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Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Survey
This form is a part of a project conducted by BTech Industrial Engineering Students of Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune. The form is solely intended for analyzing the inputs from different Industry professionals. The data collected would only be used for research work by VIT students.
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Please select your work profile
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EV Company Professional
EV Supply Chain Partner Professional
Electric Mobility Service Provider
Supply Chain Professional (Industries other than Electric Mobility)
Automotive Industry Professional (Other than SCM)
Electrical Industry Professional (Other than SCM)
Electronics Industry Professional (Other than SCM)
Academic/Researcher
Other:
1. According to you when will the EV market be significant with respect to I.C engine vehicles?
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2030
2040
2050
Never
2.
What are the major hurdles for development of EV adoption in an automobile market like India?
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Range Anxiety among customers
Lack of Charging Infrastructure
Slow Charging Speed of EVs
High buying cost & Lack of subsidies
Lack of service/repairing stations
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3.
Please rate the following components/technical aspects based on the severity or criticality of use in EVs. (1 = Very Uncritical, 2 = Uncritical, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Critical/Significant, 5 = Very critical/significant )
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2
3
4
5
Battery packs
Motors & controllers
Battery management systems
Power electronics
Battery cooling system
Mechanical components (Suspension, Brakes, etc.)
Chargers
1
2
3
4
5
Battery packs
Motors & controllers
Battery management systems
Power electronics
Battery cooling system
Mechanical components (Suspension, Brakes, etc.)
Chargers
4.
What is the cost contribution (in %) of following components in the total manufacturing cost of an EV? (Scale: 1 = Very low, 2 = Low, 3 = Moderate, 4 = High, 5 = Very high)
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2
3
4
5
Motors & controllers
Battery management systems
Power electronics
Battery packs
Battery cooling system
AC/DC converter
Chargers
1
2
3
4
5
Motors & controllers
Battery management systems
Power electronics
Battery packs
Battery cooling system
AC/DC converter
Chargers
Clear selection
5.
If you are related to an EV company or its partner, which of the following parts are outsourced or developed in-house by your company or partner?
In-house manufactured
Outsourced
Both
Battery cells
Battery packs
Motor
Motor controller
AC/DC converter
Wiring harness
Chargers
Chassis
Mechanical components (Suspension, Brakes)
In-house manufactured
Outsourced
Both
Battery cells
Battery packs
Motor
Motor controller
AC/DC converter
Wiring harness
Chargers
Chassis
Mechanical components (Suspension, Brakes)
Clear selection
6. According to you, which among the following are the significant challenges that EV manufacturers are currently facing?
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Procuring battery cells
Motor manufacturing
Supplier/Vendor development
Logistics of fragile parts like battery & the associated costs
Storage facilities for batteries
Meeting the fluctuations in demand & managing supply
Dependency on 1 or 2 suppliers of battery cells & Bargaining power with suppliers
Other:
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7. For Lithium-ion batteries, what are the bottlenecks? Rate them based on severity. (Scale : 1 = Very Low, 2 = Low, 3 = Moderate, 4 = High, 5 = Very High)
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2
3
4
5
Geo-concentration of Li reserves
Lithium refineries
Lithium lead time (Extraction to Manufacturer)
Logistics of Lithium (Mines to Manufacturer)
Limited number of Li-ion battery cell producers (high competition)
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2
3
4
5
Geo-concentration of Li reserves
Lithium refineries
Lithium lead time (Extraction to Manufacturer)
Logistics of Lithium (Mines to Manufacturer)
Limited number of Li-ion battery cell producers (high competition)
Clear selection
8.
In future which of the following can act as potential threats or obstacles for development of a robust supply chain?
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Geological concentration of Lithium
Political changes & government policies in mining nations
Cobalt reserves & mining
Competitive market of Lithium cell producers
Location of cell manufacturing in China
Lead time of battery cell manufacturing
Other:
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9.
Which of the following can help to build a strong inbound supply chain for future?
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Changing suppliers
Helping existing suppliers to change for new demand
Add new supplier
Partial outsourcing of manufacturing
Creating new ventures
Partnering with 3PLs for better logistics
Developing own network for transportation of material/components
Other:
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10.
Which of the following is required by EV manufacturers for developing a strong outbound supply chain?
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Developing charging infrastructure
Dealers to improve facilities for maintenance
Providing incentives to dealers for increasing sales
Training dealers & their workforce
Other:
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11.
For meeting increasing demand in future & gaining competitive advantage, EV manufacturers would be required to invest on a large scale. Select following based on the cost to be invested in next 5 years (Increasing to Decreasing order).
In-house R&D
Skilled labour
Increasing production capacity
Developing alternative battery technology
In-house manufacturing of motors, controllers & other major components
Developing charging infrastructure for customers
New vendor development
Developing new after sales service network
Technology development for remote monitoring & troubleshooting of final products
Other:
12.
Can recycling of EV batteries be an alternative resource to satisfy the surge in demand of EVs in future?
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Yes
No
13.
If your above answer is YES, for which type of batteries it is possible?
Lead Acid batteries
Nickel Hydride batteries
Lithium-ion batteries
Other:
14.
Which of the following can prove to be a threat to EV supply chain in future?
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Development of alternate battery technologies
Development of Hydrogen fuel cell technology
Incorporation of new mode of transport
Other:
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15.
If any of the above situation/s comes true in future then what should be the major steps required to be taken to be prepared for such situation/s?
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R&D on the future technologies.
Setting up the manufacturing plant according to the need of the future
Restricting the investment on EVs to a certain limit
Other:
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16.
Government incentives for manufacturers & customers would help to accelerate EV adoption by people. To build a strong supply chain should the incentives be discontinued once the demand rises?
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
17.
For which of the following, Government should provide incentives to encourage EV manufacturers?
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Tax incentive on import of Lithium-ion battery cells
Reducing import duty on import of minerals like Nickel, Cobalt & Graphite
Incentives for battery cell producers
Incentives for land acquisition & setup of manufacturing plants
Tax incentive for first 5 years to a newly setup manufacturing plant
Incentive supporting technology development in auto ancillary industry (Buying machines)
Incentives for building company owned battery infrastructure
Incentives to new dealers wishing to open EV franchise
Other:
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18.
If employees of the government and EV manufactures start using EVs for official use then how it will affect EV demand ?
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It will help people to gain trust on EVs.
Use of EVs for official work will help to improve service network and charging infrastructure.
It will promote EV related businesses.
None of them as we are not ready for such a huge step.
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19.
What are your thoughts about the battery assembly of electric 2 wheelers?
Too heavy and complicated design
Better design and assembly will promote battery swapping charging stations.
Easy access to batteries will compromise safety of the customer.
Current assemblies are good and there is no need to improve.
Other:
20.
If we consider a battery network regulated and recorded by the government how it will affect the market?
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Recorded and regulated battery network will help to reduce pollution.
Battery swapping charging stations are possible due to stored data of batteries and customers.
Better prediction of sales is possible due to the data and efficiency can be improved.
It won’t that much affect the market.
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