The world is moving towards ‘Net Zero Carbon Footprint’ with an aim to cut Greenhouse gases emissions near to zero, the need for green technology is increasing with different countries working on alternate sources of energy. We have seen a paradigm shift in adoption of solar power, wind energy, nuclear energy in power generation as an alternative to thermal power.
Automobile sector is a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions and there is a need
for vehicles which work on alternative energy sources. Use of Electric Vehicles is one of the emerging technologies in the quest for ‘Net Zero Carbon Footprint’. With the necessary push given by Hon’ble Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari ji, he stated recently that the number of electric vehicles in India will touch 3 crores in 2 years.
With the central government and state governments working on increasing EV adoption with new EV policy, there are already 250+ startups in the EV 2-wheeler segment only in India. Indian Electric Vehicle market is set to reach a sales volume of 10.8 lakh units by 2025 and it may go upto 30% of total vehicles in India by 2030. But to achieve this, The EV ecosystem has to fight with some of the major challenges which are a roadblock in EV adoption particularly in tier 2-3 cities and villages. Some of them are:
● Battery Life
● Battery Durability
● Battery Charging Time
● Temperature and burning issues
● Unavailability of parts in India
● Logistical issues related to establishing of EV charging stations
● An extra power consumption means extra load on power grid
To solve these problems, WUElev8 – Where yoU Elevate in association with E-Cell, IIIT-Delhi is inviting the young talent, startups to showcase their talent at ‘DecodEV’ hackathon on 10th-11th September, 2022 at IIIT-Delhi. The hackathon is sponsored by Telio EV. Electric One is a Green Partner for this hackathon and has sponsored an ‘Electric Bike’ for the winning team.
The hackathon is covered by ‘Parliamentarian’ magazine, which is read by the central and state government policy makers across India.
Universities like IIIT-Delhi, IIT-Kanpur, Bennett University, VIT, GIET University, IIMT etc. are academic partners in the hackathon.
A 22 hour hackathon will be focused on solving some of the pressing issues in the Electric Vehicles ecosystem using the power of data and AI. The hackathon is aimed at increasing the accessibility of Electric Vehicles in India and will be attended by 100+ founders and technology professionals, policy makers, angel investors, renowned professors from top universities across India.
Some of the problems which can be solved using the power of data and AI includes:
● EV adaptability in different regions by studying the demographic, geospatial data which will help companies plan their services in the region
● Logistical problems like detecting charging stations, availability on the fly, emergency charging services etc
● Real time planning for EV ride hailing, food and grocery deliveries using EV and how this can be enhanced
● Grid regulation using AI based upon the demand of power in the regions for charging
● Fast charging solutions
● Battery swapping solutions
● Reducing burning of vehicles using AI
The hackathon prize money is of INR 2.5 lacs with an Electric Scooter as a special prize and will include various key notes, panel discussions, networking sessions etc. The event is expected to have a reach of more than 10 lacs eyeballs and approximately 500+ participants will be joining the event.
Interested in participating, sign up on WUElev8 platform and apply for the DecodEV hackathon. Here are the important links:
Hackathon Page: https://wuelev8.tech/drills/decodev
LinkedIn Event Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/events/decodevhackathon6946346244281618432/comments/