With a phenomenal response to its inaugural edition, EVangelise emerged as India’s largest EV innovation challenge. This year, in its second edition, EVangelise has been positioned as a ‘Made for Industry’ challenge that has been built around the industry’s real problem statements.
The overarching theme of EVangelise ’22 is to enable the Indian EV industry with advanced tech solutions developed by start-ups that are indigenously designed, developed and patented. We believe that breakthrough innovation in 2W & 3W EVs must happen at the sub-component level, and this can provide a long-term competitive advantage to Indian manufacturers so that these sub-components are used in EVs manufactured the world over. Catering to Indian pricing requirements and global quality and performance standards, these will be some of the lowest cost, most cutting-edge components in the world. For innovators, too, this throws up a host of opportunities and the prospect of being part of an exciting revolution.
What makes EVangelise’22 a win-win opportunity for both innovators and the industry:
FOR INNOVATORS, it provides them with the unprecedented opportunity and supports to be commercialised at scale. FOR EV MANUFACTURERS, it creates a competitive edge at different levels of the innovation life cycle.
Vehicle Traction – Motor Controller and Motor
This theme relates to various technological products or solutions relating to the enhancement of vehicle traction drives including motor and motor controllers. The technology has to be novel with a significant improvement over the existing market-ready technologies. These may include but are not limited to –
– Usage of Generic chips by reducing supply chain problems
– Modular power electronics and embedded systems to enable variable power delivery through the same embedded hardware
– Enhancement of robustness/reliability through various interventions
– Alternate magnets – Enhancing commonly available magnet tech
– Motor stamping – Innovation in electrical steel stampings
– FPGA-based EV subcomponents (replacing generic processors/controllers/AFEs)
– E Vehicle Control Units – To enhance overall electric vehicle efficiency
– Detailed simulations (thermal, electrical, electromagnetic, mechanical stress, etc.) of various subcomponents – motor, controller, BMS, chassis, frame, etc.
– Other alternate technologies to reduce costs and supply chain problems
Vehicle Energy Storage – Prevention of battery fire
This theme relates to various technological products or solutions relating to the prevention of battery fires. Any type of electronic, electrical, chemical, etc. type of intervention which can be retrofitted or have to be embedded in the battery itself. These may include but are not limited to –
– Rating (SOH/Quality) of cells – Predicting and monitoring the state of health (SOH) or quality of cells
– Detection/Prevention of dendrites (Software-based AI/ML)- Early detection/prediction of dendrite formation by ML
– Battery Management System (BMS) – Novel architectures to reduce costs
– Battery Management System (BMS) – Alternate technologies to AFE
– Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) – Supercapacitor + Battery
– Cooling solutions – Innovative active/passive cooling solutions for battery pack
– HV Battery Disconnect & Fire-off System – STMicroelectronics
– Other alternate technologies to reduce costs and supply chain problems
Vehicle Infrastructure – Communications and Charging
This theme relates to various technological products or solutions relating to the enhancement of existing overall vehicle infrastructure which includes safety, communication and charging infrastructure. These may include but are not limited to –
– AC or DC chargers with some Innovative Component
– Hardware or BMS enablement for Swapping solutions (hot + cool)
– Autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles
– Driver assistive technology
– Accident Detection and prevention
– Vehicle to Vehicle or Vehicle to cloud communication
– Other alternate technologies to reduce costs and supply chain problems
Awards:-
A total of Rs 1.12 Cr Cash prizes will be awarded in each innovation theme (problem statements) in the ‘Tech Development’ Innovation Category:
Winner – Rs 10 lakh
First Runner-up – Rs 7.5 lakh
Second Runner-up – Rs 5 lakh
Five consolation prizes – Rs 3 lakh
Non-Fiscal Incentives
The top 3 winners in the ‘Manufacturing Partnership’ Innovation Category will get the Strategic manufacturing partnerships with EV industry players so that their innovations get the opportunity and support to be commercialised at scale.
Deadline:- 25-09-2022
