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07/07/22 06:13 AM IST

Indigenous technology developed by IIT Kharagpur for BLDC motor

In News 
  • An Indigenous, Efficient, Affordable and Certified BLDC motor and smart controller for e-Rickshaws has been developed by IIT Kharagpur.
Significance 
  • It is a fact that more than 90% of the components and its technology for Electric Vehicles (like motor/controller/ converter/Battery Management System/ Charger) are being imported in our country which are not suitable as per our environment, road and traffic conditions.
  • Therefore, to address this challenge and to increase the local manufacturing, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has initiated a programme for Indigenous Development of Electric Vehicle Sub-systems.
  • Initially, technology development  for 2W/3W has been taken up as it contributes to more than 80% of the vehicles on our roads.
Source- PIB 

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